“The future of conducting Hydrographic surveys is changing, and we are meeting those changes by working with Swathe Services to offer training using the latest autonomous vessels and innovative MBES technology. Unmanned Survey Solutions provided the remotely operated Unmanned Surface Vessel for the training and it all worked perfectly.”

”ĭirector of USS, James Williams said: “We are proud to be involved with providing a world first right here in the UK. It’s changing the way we survey ports and harbours. Pierre Mezerette from SBG Systems in France said: “I have been training with HYPACK which is a fantastic software programme for Hydrographic Surveying, and to see the USV operating remotely in the harbour was just amazing. I’ve learnt so much in such a short time.” Kordula Schwarzwalder, A Researcher from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, said: “This course is invaluable for me as a researcher as we use these USV’s to map rivers in Norway, so having hands-on training on remotely operating these vessels is very useful. The USV was remotely operated from Swathe Services offices nearby using dedicated survey data acquisition software from HYPACK. Mapping a harbour remotelyĪs part of the training, the delegates mapped Hayle Harbour in Cornwall using the USS Inception Class USV fitted with Multi-beam Echo-Sounder technology. People came from as far afield as Norway, France, Slovenia, UK and the USA to attend the intensive 5-day course. Qinertia, SBG Systems PPK software now supports third-party IMUs and offers a GNSS post-processing license covering all major GNSS receivers Qinertia, SBG Systems PPK software now supports third-party IMUs. This course aims to change the way surveying is done, using remotely operated USV’s. You will also find 30 of the industrys leading companies exhibiting at the HYPACK 2019 Training Event. Hydrographic Surveying is usually done with a manned survey vessel and takes many hours to complete. Unmanned Survey Solutions sister company Swathe Services ran the world’s first commercial MBES training course using a remotely operated Unmanned Surface Vessel provided by USS.

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