Sonar specialist FarSounder is partnering with the Seabed 2030 project, which aims to completing a map of the entire seabed by the end of the decade. Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between The Nippon Foundation and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), which aims for complete mapping of the oceans by 2030. […]
Sonar specialist FarSounder has expanded its IP portfolio with the issuance of its eighth patent. This US patent (number 11,609,316) expands the company’s patent portfolio for its sonar system and its 3D processing. Farsounder, a developer of 3D forward-looking navigation sonars, says the invention provides a sonar system that includes a forward-looking sonar device that […]
Cheryl Zimmerman, chairman of the board at sonar specialist FarSounder, has received the Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network’s (MOTN) annual Steve Withrow award. The MOTN award is given to individuals who show leadership in advancing the marine and oceanographic technology industry. The award was presented to Zimmerman on 25 January at the Blue Innovation Symposium […]
FarSounder has announced new enhancements to its SonaSoft Software featuring an expansion of its local history mapping (LHM) application. All models of the Argos Forward Looking Sonar system have the ability to recall user-collected data – limited only by the amount of available hard drive space. LHM is an advanced, innovative software feature that allows […]
FarSounder and Navtor have announced a new partnership, with FarSounder now providing support for Navtor’s electronic navigational chart (ENC) data in its own base software package for customers. Navtor creates e-Navigation tools and FarSounder’s Argos 3D Forward Looking Sonar is designed to provide safe navigation by detecting ocean obstacles. The companies say the partnership brings […]