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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 53 UK Hydrographic Office Acquires SevenCs The UK Hydrographic Office recently acquired SevenCs, a German navigational software supplier. Dr. Williams, Chief Executive of the UKHO said "We are delighted to incorporate the skills set of SevenCs into the UKHO family. This is a nat- ural alliance for us, and the opportu- nity to work with a very capable ECDIS supplier will be key in devel- oping new products for the mariner in the future.” SevenCs will continue to operate out of the Hamburg base, with the technical directorate of the UKHO ensuring full compatibility across the production systems involved." NOC Receives Coda GeoSurvey System The National Oceanography Center in Southampton, U.K. (NOC) recently took delivery of a Coda DA200 Geophysical Acquisition System for use with their numerous existing sensors including boomer, chirp sub-bottom and sides- can sonar systems. Destined for a wide range of applications from teaching through to academic research, the DA200 will be the prime acquisition system for much of NOC's inshore work. CodaOctopus has further boosted the center's order with the sponsorship of a further two full Coda GeoSurvey post-processing suites worth over $90,000. Together with the three Octopus 360+ seismic acquisition systems and Octopus 361 processing software delivered last year and installed on NOC's larger research vessels, this recent order marks a significant milestone for Coda GeoSurvey. Sabeus Wins $1.56M NAVSEA Contract Sabeus Inc., a developer of fiber optic sensing technology for military undersea surveillance and perimeter security applications, won a $1.56 million contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the development of an All Optical Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensor Array. Exploration Agreement Signed National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz Ukrainy (NAK) and Shell Exploration and Production signed a Cooperation Agreement covering licenses, agreed work program levels and the main terms of joint activities at a ceremony attended by President Victor Yushchenko of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chairman of the Board of NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy Olexiy Ivchenko and Shell's Executive Director for Exploration and Production, Malcolm Brinded. This is the first important milestone after the two companies previously agreed to carry out joint studies in an area of over 31,000 sq. km. in the Dniepr-Donets Basin, located in central-eastern Ukraine and thought to contain resources of natural gas. The agree- ment involves a total initial invest- ment by Shell of around $100m. C&C Technologies Buys a Third Octopus F180 With the purchase of a third unit, C&C Technologies has adopted the Octopus F180 as its primary GPS aided attitude and positioning sys- tem. The F180 is compatible with all hydrographic survey systems includ- ing Simrad multibeam systems used by C&C. With standard data outputs including EM3000 motion and head- ing strings in addition to TSS1 motion and standard NMEA heading and positioning formats, the Octopus F180 interfaces easily to all multi- beam sonars. people & companies Dr. Justin Dix and Stephen Auld. MTR#1 (49-64).qxd 1/9/2006 3:48 PM Page 53
