Software Technology
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- Skantek Announces SK-401, An OCR Software Technology Breakthrough Maritime Reporter, May 15, 1985 #34
—Literature Available After a year of intensive development, Skantek Corporation, Warren, N.J. has announced the SK- 401, the first commercially available optical character recognition (OCR) software to decipher and reproduce hand-lettered characters on engineering drawings.
The first step in the development was to build a "knowledge base" of individual draftsmen's block lettering styles and machine printed characters. The SK-401 software refers to this knowledge base to identify hand lettering styles and common drafting typefaces.
The result was a cross section of more than 60 personal lettering styles. Combined with the two most common block lettering styles, Leroy~ Modern and VarityperB, a knowledge base was assembled that could correlate block machine lettering as well as standard drafting letter styles.
The next step was to speed up the three algorithms at the heart of the OCR software. Skantek engineers integrated the algorithms for locating and converting the text allowing the software to process 2,000 characters in 15 minutes. The result was the SK-401^ OCR package which enables the SK-1010 automatic digitizing scanner to recognize and convert alphanumerics and many other symbols frequently used on engineering drawings.
The SK-401 OCR software classifies characters by assigning a unique code to each character or symbol.
The receiving CAD/CAE system can then immediately recognize and handle the data. This automatic coding of characters by the scanner reduces the editing time required on each scanned drawing file transferred to the CAD/CAE system therefore operator productivity during the drawing conversion process is increased. In addition, the space required within the CAD/CAE system's memory for storage of text can be reduced.
For complete information on the SK-401 from Skantek, Circle 36 on Reader Service Card
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- MTR10 '13: Triton Imaging Marine Technology, Jul 2013 #43
exceed today’s demanding accuracy, speed, and data volume requirements. The Tech: Triton’s new Perspective software incorporates the latest in software technology in a unique application that supports the processing, visualization, and fusion of the three main sonar types: sidescan, multibeam, and subbottom
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- Editorial: software ... is it ‘evolution’ or ‘revolution’ ... Maritime Reporter, Aug 2014 #6
Annual’ edition. When it comes to software solutions, you can call it an evolution, you can call it a revolution, but advances in computing and software technology are arguably the number one technological innovation that has made the business of designing and building ships more efficient, cost-effective
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- Scanner Gives Peterson Builders Edge In Navy Shipbuilding Project Maritime Reporter, Apr 1985 #98
drawing." He looked for some straight answers from the people at Skantek. The SK-1010 system was explained. No commercially-available software technology can transform manually-prepared drawings into perfectly accurate computer files. But Mr. O'Keefe learned that the SK-1010 could help make
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- Marco Shipyard: Rolling With The Changes Maritime Reporter, Nov 2001 #51
from 10 years ago, Marco Shipyard has parlayed its marine expertise and built a company with the facilities, the personnel, the hardware and the software technology that have enabled it to command a reputation of one of the finest builders of tugboats and pilot boats in the United States. According to
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- Subsea’s Future is Blowin’ in the Wind Marine Technology, Jul 2018 #62
wind turbine inspections it is often challenging to collect consistent image quality across the largest offshore turbines. That’s where robotics and software technology solutions provider SkySpecs comes into play.SkySpecs cofounder and chief technology officer Tom Brady said information gathered through his
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- Coast Guard Auxiliary Supports Research Efforts Maritime Reporter, May 2020 #50
;s on-going effort to thwart drug smuggling. Devices were designed to drift with contraband jettisoned by fleeing drug smugglers, using integrated software technology for tracking and recovery. The Concept of Operations: Assets (surface or air) drop the devices among the jettisoned cargo during a pursuit,
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 48Index page MTR MarApr2024:MTR Layouts 4/4/2024 3:19 PM Page 1 Advertiser Index PageCompany Website Phone# 17 . . . . .Airmar Technology Corporation . . . . . . . . . .www.airmar.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(603) 673-9570 9 . . . . . .Birns, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45ronments. The new agreement will address speci? c techni- cal gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 44surface vessel (USV) Teledyne Geospatial brought its latest advancements in that provides survey grade range and accuracy. ocean mapping hardware and software solutions to Oi ‘24. In addition, featured were the HIPS & SIPS 12 release, with Featured were Optech CL-360 Marine, a 360-degree long- new work
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43digital and features a va- already available on board the vessel. Essentially, the EM SBP riety of waveforms unavailable with the previous generation of software “borrows” the EM 124/304 hardware to transmit the GeoPulse Pinger. The GeoPulse 2 is available in 4, 9 or 16 trans- downward-looking sub-bottom signals
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 42crafted for seamless mating and prevention of anti-seizing. SUB BOTTOM PROFILERS Image courtesy GeoAcoustics Kongsberg Discovery introduces EM SBP software system offering sub-bottom pro? ling capability for Kongsberg’s deep- water multi beam echo sounder (MBES) systems EM 124 and Sub Bottom Pro? lers EM
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 All photos courtesy MTR unless otherwise noted NEW TECH, PARTNERSHIPS LAUNCH IN LONDON With Oceanology International now one month in the rear-view mirror, MTR takes a look at some of the interesting technologies launched before, during and after the London event.
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 38Test result labels can be printed to put on the tested batteries. CHARGING Dependable performance and long battery life depend upon The CBA’s intuitive software is designed to protect both the proper battery charging. Use a charger designed for the batter- CBA and the batteries being tested, providing automatic
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer returning from HT-HH caldera in Tonga. © SEA-KIT International data and further assess ecosystem recov- ery. What is known, noted Caplan-Auer- bach, is that the impact of submarine vol- canoes on humans is rare. “The HT-HH eruption was a tragedy, but it was very unusual. It let us
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Kevin Mackay, TESMaP voyage leader and Center head of the South and West Paci? c Regional Centre of Seabed 2030. Kevin in the seismic lab at Greta Point looking at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano 3D map completed with data from the TESMaP voyage
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 202024 Editorial Calendar January/Februay 2024 February 2024 March/April 2024 Ad close Jan.31 Ad close March 21 Ad close Feb. 4 Underwater Vehicle Annual Offshore Energy Digital Edition ?2?VKRUH:LQG$)ORDWLQJ)XWXUH ?2FHDQRJUDSKLF?QVWUXPHQWDWLRQ 6HQVRUV ?6XEVHD'HIHQVH ?6XEVHD'HIHQVH7KH+XQWIRU ?0DQLS
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 19FiGS sales, marketing and management in data is combined with detailed CP models developed using the sector since 2001. FORCE Technology’s SeaCorrTM software, it’s possible to easily identify issues such as hotspots including areas of un- tion based on condition of CP system, Current drain (from der-protection
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18TECH FEATURE IMR There are also weaknesses in terms of accuracy because of FiGS Operations and Bene? ts signal noise and the ability to detect small ? eld gradients. In Conventional approaches to evaluating cathodic protection this process there is a risk that possible issues like coating (CP)
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 16TECH FEATURE IMR Image courtesy FORCE Technology OPTIMIZING CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15sensor options for longer mission periods. About the Author For glider users working in ? sheries and conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did