Chevron Australia receives Fledermaus Training

Acoustic Imaging held a 3-day Fledermaus training course for Chevron Australia between March 2-4, 2010. The course covered the basics of the Version 7 release of Fledermaus, DMagic, Route Planner, Image Editor, and Movie Client as applied to typical O&G projects. A preview of new features available in the next release of Fledermaus was also provided, including integration with Arc workspaces and a new Interpretation tool.

Swathe Services Leases POS MV for Port Hedland Project

Swathe Services has leased the Acoustic Imaging POS MV 320E for a hydrographic survey project in Port Hedland. The POS MV will be interfaced with a Reson 7125 multibeam echo sounder to monitor and assess recent dredging operations within the harbour and approach channel.

Acoutic Imaging Director Douglas Bergersen notes "One of the reasons we purchased a POS MV for use in Australia was for the very purpose of making the task of conducting a multibeam echo sounder survey that much easier. The POS MV has consistently shown that the quality of bathymetry data is substantially better than through the deployment of individual GPS antennas, a motion sensor, and a gyro. The integrated system offered by the POS MV eliminates all of the time-stamping issues that typically cause artefacts in multibeam data, and hence reduces the amount of time required for final product generation."

Expanded Fledermaus Usage by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NZ)

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research of New Zealand (NIWA) has recently purchased a FM Viz4D bundle. This new purchase compliments their existing FM Pro packages, and represents further usage of the visualisation and analysis capabilities offered by Fledermaus by increasingly diverse research groups.

IVS3D continue to play an important role in national research organisations like NIWA. Their client base includes groups like GNS Science, Geoscience Australia, CSIRO, USGS, and many others. The ability to view multiple data types within a single visualisation environment is crucial to fully understanding how geological and ecological systems function. The temporal support offered in the V7 release of the software makes the package increasingly attractive to oceanographers and biologists who need to track information through time.

POS MV, Fledermaus, and SonarWiz Lease to DOF Subsea for Gorgon Project Survey

DOF Subsea leased the Acoustic Imaging POS MV system along with Fledermaus and SonarWiz software to support a Geoswath and subbottom profiler (SBP) survey associated with the Gorgon project on the NW Shelf. The positioning and motion reference data from the POS MV helped produce some of the best Geoswath data seen to date for this project. SonarWiz was used to process SBP data from an Edgetech 512i towfish, with all information (bathymetry, backscatter, and SBP) brought into Fledermaus for final data analysis and interpretation.

Acoustic Imaging provides Fledermaus Courses for DOF Subsea and Woodside

Acoustic Imaging conducted FM Hydro and FM Viz4D courses for DOF Subsea and Woodside Petroleum during late November.

The FM Hydro course for DOF Subea was in preparation for a Geoswath survey on the NW Shelf. Course participants were presented with the IVS Hydrographic Workflow as well as an overview of other modules within the Fledermaus software suite (e.g., Route Planner, Vessel Manager).

The FM Viz4D course for Woodside Petroluem was designed to assist GIS and data processing personnel understand the workflow for building DTM grids, draping imagery on top of DTMs, and collating other data types into a 3D/4D scene for visualisation and interpretation.

Acoustic Imaging Awarded Geophysical Processing Contract

Acoustic Imaging has secured a geophysical processing contract through the Alkimos Water Alliance for a pipe lay project north of Perth, WA. The geophysical data being acquired and interpreted include multibeam bathymetry from an Odom ES3 and subbottom profiler data from an Innomar SES-2000.

Senior Geophysicist Dr. Douglas Bergersen notes "The Alkimos Water Alliance were keen to take advantage of the advanced processing, interpretation, and presentation skills our consulting business offers. We have used a combination of Hypack, SonarWiz, and Fledermaus to fully validate all data sets and identify problems with acquisition procedures early in the project. The client has been extremely satisfied with the turn-around in products during the early stages of this project, and most of the work has been done remotely by exchanging raw data for final products via the internet. This arrangement has saved the client considerable money by not having to pay on-site rates for selected personnel....really the wave of the future for the offshore industry as data transfer rates improve."

Sydney Ports receives Fledermaus training

Acoustic Imaging conducted a 3-day FM Viz4D course for Sydney Ports between Oct 27-29. The course was designed to assist Sydney Ports in the processing and presentation of multibeam bathymetry data from their recently acquired 7125 system as well as all other data types in their archives.

Recent development and expansion of facilities at Port Botany will benefit from the data analysis capabilities of the baseline Fledermaus product including surface differencing and volume calculations. In addition, the movie generation and unparalleled 3D visualisation capabilities of the product will be used to inform stakeholders of project progress.

IVS 3D conducts Fledermaus Version 7 workshops in Japan

IVS 3D conducted a series of workshops for Japanese agent and clients in Tokyo between October 12-16. The workshops were designed to introduce existing customers to the new feaures associated with the Version 7 release of the software including full georeferencing support, the IVS Hydrographic Workflow, and time-based registering of data.

Acoustic Imaging participates in DOF Subsea survey for Chevron Australia.

Senior Geophysicist Dr. Douglas Bergersen assisted DOF Subsea on a series of surveys conducted off the Northwest Shelf of Australia. The purpose of the surveys was to assess locations suitable for cyclone moorings for vessels involved in the Gorgon project for Chevron Australia. Dr. Bergersen provided guidance on the editing and validation of Geoswath bathymetry data using the IVS Fledermaus product suite and interpreted all geophysical data associated with the survey.

Geophysical consulting along with project planning and implementation remain a core service offered by Acoustic Imaging.

Acoustic Imaging conducts workshops and training courses for Australian Hydrographic Organisation, Geoscience Australia, and RAN LADS.

Continuing a series of workshops being conducted across Australia in coordination with the Version 7 release of the IVS 3D Fledermaus software suite, Acoustic Imaging provided 1-day short courses to the Australian Hydrographic Organisation in Wollongong, NSW and to Geoscience Australia in Canberra, ACT. Both of these organisations are important clients to IVS 3D because of the role they play in national mapping programs states course instructor Douglas Bergersen. The overwhelming response to the Version 7 release of the software has been very positive, with the ability to efficiently and easily assemble complex data sets into coordinated 3D and 4D scenes having improved markedly.

A 5-day training course was organised through the Fugro LADS group as part of the system acceptance for the new RAN LADS Mark II system. The course covered the preparation of historical data for use during data validation, CUBE as a data cleaning tool for LIDAR data, and the IVS 3D hydrographic workflow. Over 12 RAN personnel attended the training held in Cairns, QLD.

University of Sydney, NSW and Department of Environment and Heritage, SA purchase Fledermaus bundles.

IVS 3D continues to show strong growth in organisations conducting geological studies and habitat assessments. Recent software bundle sales include the University of Sydney (FM Viz4D) and the Department of Environment and Heritage, South Australia (FM Hydro).

For the University of Sydney, immediate use of the license will be on a large-scale study of the Queensland margin, although existing licenses are being used on a number of other projects. A 3-day training course accompanied this most recent sale, with good attendance from both lecturers and graduate students.

The FM Hydro license purchased by the Department of Environment and Heritage will be used for cleaning / validating swath bathymetry data and assembling all information associated with their habitat mapping operations into consolidated scenes. Acoustic Imaging Director Nicole Bergersen notes: "Based on our experience working with the DECC NSW group, who have a similar swath mapping system and organisation mandate, we anticipate a fair degree of cross-fertilisation between the two groups in terms final data products and presentation material released to the various stakeholders. We are excited to be involved with yet another major state-based mapping department in Australia."

National Mapping and Resource Information Agency, Republic of the Philippines receives Fledermaus Professional Training

A Fledermaus Professional course was given to the National Mapping and Resource Information Agency (NAMRIA), Republic of the Philippines between May 18-22, 2009. A total of sixteen personnel participated in the training course, with content ranging from basic Scene building to advanced multibeam bathymetry editing and validation.

Course instructor Dr. Douglas Bergersen noted that "the personnel involved in the training were quite diverse in terms of fields of expertise. We had hydrographers and engineers and geologists and cartographers. The course content and sample data sets allowed each of these groups to walk away with a thorough understanding of how the FM Pro product suite might be used to more easily create the data deliverables expected from NAMRIA by their clients. I look forward to continued discourse with the organisation and an increase in the number of licenses owned by NAMRIA as their skill levels grow."

IVS 3D conduct Version 7 Workshops in Perth, Australia

IVS 3D Asia-Pacific Regional Managing Director Douglas Bergersen conducted a series of four workshops in Perth, Australia covering the FM Viz4D, FM Hydro, and FM Offshore software bundles. The objective of the workshops was to provide an overview of software capabilities and to assist existing users in transitioning from Version 6 of the Fledermaus software to the major upgrade encompassed by Version 7.

Participants were impressed with the new features including full coordinate system support, an integrated time reference system, simple wizard-based importers of data, FMGeocoder, project management capabilities, updated Vessel Manager, and the upgraded free viewing application iView4D.

IVS 3D introduces Fledermaus Version 7 to New Zealand clients

Asia-Pacific Managing Director Douglas Bergersen conducted a series of demonstrations, workshops, and training seminars to select clients in New Zealand (University of Otago, NIWA, GNS, LINZ). The goal was to introduce new groups to the capabilities of the forthcoming release and to transition existing clients to Version 7.

Dr. Bergersen noted that establishing a working relationship with the University of Otago is essential for growth of the software product line in the region because of the important role the Survey Department plays in training new marine scientists and hydrographers in the Austral-Asia region.

In addition, teaching a new group of researchers at GNS and NIWA on the expanded capabilities of Version 7 will open exciting new fields where the software might be used. These alternative applications undoubtedly lead to new ideas on where the software could and should develop.

Nautilus Minerals purchases FM Pro Bundle

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce the sale of a FM Pro software bundle to Nautilus Minerals for use on their forthcoming mineral exploration survey on the Southern Surveyor. The software will be used both offshore and onshore. Offshore usage will include monitoring of vessel position relative to a CTD device measuring water column properties as well as establishing a seabed sampling program to follow the geophysical / oceanographic survey. Onshore usage will include bathymetry data editing / validation, backscatter processing to create mosaics, and seabed characterisation / classification efforts.

Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, University of Western Australia purchases FM Pro bundle

IVS 3D's continued growth in the Oil and Gas Industry developed along a new path with the recent sale of an FM Pro bundle to the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at the University of Western Australia. COFS brings together one of the largest teams of researchers in offshore geomechanics anywhere in the world, and we look forward to Fledermaus assisting in the development of international design guidelines for the oil and gas industry.

Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria purchases FM Viz4D bundle

The Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria (DSE VIC) has purchased the FM Viz4D software bundle to assist in their assessment of LIDAR surveys being conducting along sections of the Victoria coastline. Nathan Quadros, Coastal LIDAR Acquisition Manager, was impressed with the capability of the software to merge different formats of data to provide an integrated view and the simplicity of determining offsets between different data sets. The ability to easily assess point density within cells (to ensure contract requirements have been fulfilled) and to modify older data sets to match more accurate new data sets were also strong points to the software.

Acoustic Imaging welcomes the opportunity to work with another major state organisation involved in habitat assessment and monitoring.

IVS 3D conducts Fledermaus Version 7 Workshop in Singapore

IVS 3D Regional Managing Director Douglas Bergersen conducted a series of workshops in Singapore to introduce clients to a beta release of the new Fledermaus software suite. The workshops covered the FM Viz4D, FM Hydro, and FM Offshore bundles. Attending companies included ST Marine Ltd, Geometra, Swift Surveys, Orogenics, Marine Survey Services, HydroSkill, PT Pageo, Fugro Survey, Coastal Diagnostics, and Offshore Geo-Surveys.

Although still in pre-release form, introducing clients to the new capabilities of Versoin 7 in this growing region of business for IVS was deemed essential. The favourable response from participants showed that the workshops were a great success.

Discovery Marine Ltd contracts Acoustic Imaging for Hydrographic Services

Discovery Marine Ltd (DML) of New Zealand contracted Acoustic Imaging to assist in the acquisition and processing of multibeam bathymetry data in the Halfmoon Bay and Golden Bay areas of Stewart Island, New Zealand. Part of a major survey initiative awarded by LINZ, Acoustic Imaging provided software (Hypack, Fledermaus) and technical expertise throughout the program. This included training of DML personnel on the acquisition software, establishing a processing / validation workflow, confirming system accuracy after completion of the Patch Test, and creating final data deliverables.

Acoustic Imaging provides Fledermaus Professional Training Course to DECC NSW

The Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW contracted Acoustic Imaging to provide training on their Fledermaus Professional software. The training focussed on establishing an optimised workflow for their Geoacoustic Geoswath data and integrating the bathymetry with other data being used to define / monitor Marine Parks in NSW (e.g., CTD profiles, bottom samples, video transects, bottom photography). A preview of Version 7 changes was also provided.

Acoustic Imaging secures Fledermaus AMA renewals with major Australian clients

A number of major Australian clients (Royal Australian Navy, Geoscience Australia, James Cook University) renewed Annual Maintenance Agreements with IVS 3D for their Fledermaus software suite. These renewals signify continued satisfication both with the existing product capabilities and with the direction the product line is heading for future projects. All groups look forward to the release of the FMGeocoder product to assist in the mosaicking and characterisation of acoustic backscatter data.

Chevron Australia receives Fledermaus Professional Training Course

Acoustic Imaging provided a Fledermaus Professional course to selected Chevron Australia personnel, highlighting the integration of bathymetry data with deep seismic data. Editing and quality control capabilities of the Fledermaus software suite for bathymetry data (both single beam and multibeam data) were covered, and a preview of the Version 7 upgrade was provided.

Acoustic Imaging participates in DOF Subsea DOMGAS Survey

Acoustic Imaging's Dr. Douglas Bergersen assisted DOF Subsea mobilising and commencing survey operations on the DOMGAS pipeline route survey for Chevron on the NW Shelf. The survey spread consisted of a Geoacoustics Geoswath system for swath bathymetry and backscatter data, and a Geoacoustic GeoChirp subbottom profiler.

After completion of the survey, Dr. Bergersen assisted in the final interpretation of the route data.

IVS 3D Announces Australian Hub to Support Asia- Pacific Region

IVS 3D announced the opening of its second regional office to be directed by Dr. Douglas Bergersen. Located in Sydney, Australia, the new location will serve as a distribution, training and support facility for Fledermaus clients and resellers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Bill McKernan, VP of Sales and Marketing for IVS 3D stated, “Our clients in Asia- Pacific were among some of the earliest adopters of our award-winning Fledermaus suite and we are excited to be able to expand our support to become a 24/7 resource for them. We have been anticipating this step with Dr. Bergersen because he not only understands the capabilities of the entire Fledermaus suite, he also has the experience in the ocean industry that will enable him to anticipate our client’s needs and understand their goals. His expertise is exactly what our clients and resellers in the Pacific region are looking for. We look forward to continued growth in this region due to this expansion.”

The full press release can be viewed on the IVS3D website:

www.ivs3d.com/news/IVS%203D%20Announces%20Australian%20Hub.pdf

Acoustic Imaging enters into Human Factors Engineering contract with Paul Spencer Consulting

As part of its expanding portfolio of services, Acoustic Imaging has entered into a contract with Paul Spencer Consulting to provide analytical support for their work in the field of Human Factors Engineering.

Human Factors Engineering is the understanding of human capability properties and the application of this information to the design and development of systems and services.

Acoustic Imaging Geophysicist, Nicole Bergersen notes: "With the increasing sophistication of Hydrographic Survey Systems and explosion of data volumes the cognitive load on operators becomes a critical element in the success of a survey. Identifying potential problems in the configuration of equipment and layout of work areas is essential to ensuring a smooth transition from the system build stage to system acceptance. I look forward to working with the psychologists and scientists associated with Paul Spencer Consulting in applying this knowledge to systems and scenarios beyond the current Royal Australian Navy project."

Acoustic Imaging provides Fledermaus Professional training course to DPI WA

As part of a multi-license purchase for the editing and validation of their multibeam bathymetry data, DPI WA contracted Acoustic Imaging to supply a Fledermaus Professional course to assist in streamlining their data workflow. Participants were impressed with the implementation of the CUBE seabed modelling within Fledermaus, and how the CUBE surface can be used as a data cleaning tool in addition to a final data deliverable.

Acoustic Imaging continues to work closely with DPI WA to ensure their data processing efforts are as optimised and accurate as possible. Both groups look forward to the introduction of FM Geocoder to their processing flow for the management and assessment of backscatter data.

Acoustic Imaging introduces new client base to consulting services and IVS Fledermaus product at Coast to Coast 2008 Conference in Darwin, NT

The recent Coast to Coast Conference held in Darwin proved to be an excellent forum for gaining insight to habitat mapping and coastal management issues being addressed by all levels of government around Australia and in Asia. Acoustic Imaging sponsored a booth at the conference to introduce attendees to the IVS Fledermaus product and CEO Douglas Bergersen gave a talk summarising an ongoing project with the Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW that has implications for many similar organisations operating in Australia.

"Efficiently managing data and effectively presenting final products to operators, managers, local councils, and the general public remains the achilles heel of successful climate change management" stated one conference participant. The combined expertise of IVS and Acoustic Imaging represents one possible solution.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce the sale of a Fledermaus Professional bundle to the Department of Geography, Macquarie University, NSW

The license will be used within the Climate Risk Concentration of Research Excellence (CORE). Further expansion of usage is planned as the software is incorporated into the teaching curriculum of the Department of Geography.

Acoustic Imaging will be assisting in these efforts by providing free training tutorials for students and staff members, as well as providing data processing services where required.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce the sale of a Fledermaus Standard bundle to the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

This sale marks an expansion of IVS3D in India and follows on from more government and university groups acknowledging the need for high-end visualisation products to promote their capabilities. The Fledermaus product suite is widely used within the academic community, and when combined with iView3D provides a powerful platform for the exchange and understanding of combined information.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce the sale of another Fledermaus Professional license to the Australian Hydrographic Service

The new license will be used in the Wollongong office to assist in data quality control efforts prior to chart creation. With the soon to be completed LADS and SML system upgrades and consequent increased data volumes, AHS personnel are being proactive in their efforts to keep pace with the increased work load.

The unrivaled visualisation capabilities of Fledermaus, innovative implementation of CUBE seafloor modelling algorithms, and ease of final product output make Fledermaus the tool of choice for modern hydrographers.

Acoustic Imaging purchases Hypack Office to accommodate increased data processing requests.

Due to increased demand for processing services Acoustic Imaging has purchased Hypack Office 2008. This package will be used in combination with the Fledermaus Professional product suite to correct, clean, and validate multibeam bathymetry data sets according to an optimised workflow developed by Acoustic Imaging personnel. Combined with FM Geocoder for backscatter processing, clients are being presented with a set of data products that can be explored with the IVS3D free viewer iView3D and can be easily imported to their in-house GIS packages. All delivered in a time-efficient manner.

Current clients include government organisations responsible for habitat mapping, offshore engineering firms, and survey companies. Contact Nicole Bergersen for more information.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce a second Fledermaus Professional license sale to Geoscience Australia

Increased usage of the Fledermaus product suite is helping Geoscience Australia personnel visualise and interpret a wide variety of data sets (multibeam bathymetry, backscatter imagery, sediment samples, etc.), particularly in the habitat mapping field. The new license is scheduled to go offshore for a collaborative survey with AIMS on Ningaloo Reef.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce that the Royal Australian Navy has purchased a further 5 IVS3D Fledermaus Professional licenses for their hydrographic operations.

This sale brings the total number of Fledermaus bundles operational within their organisation to sixteen. The licenses are spread between their hydrographic, LADS, and quality control groups in Cairns, Sydney, and Wollongong.

Further Fledermaus purchases are expected in support of the RAN SML upgrade program, with the first deployment scheduled for later this year.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce the sale of an IVS3D FM Offshore software bundle to JP Kenny of Perth, Australia.

The software will be used for the planning of pipeline routes for various clients in the O&G industry. JP Kenny is an existing client of IVS and we welcome the opportunity to further our assistance in their operational efforts.

Acoustic Imaging is pleased to announce the sale of IVS3D Fledermaus software suites to CSIRO offices in Hobart and Perth.

A FM Habitat bundle was sold to the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Centre in Tasmania and a FM Viz bundle was sold to CSIRO Australian Resources Research Centre in Western Australia. Acoustic Imaging will be working closely with these groups to assist in their data visualisation efforts.

Acoustic Imaging participates on hydrographic survey around the Shetland Islands.

Geophysicist and co-director Nicole Bergersen joined NetSurvey operations for an MCA-UKHO Hydrographic Survey of the Sheltland and Orkney Islands.

Survey Equipment used included a newly upgraded Reson 7125 Multibeam with 200kHz & 400kHz transducer arrays, POSMV, Hypack Acquisition, CARIS processing and IVS3D Fledermaus data validation and editing.

25 February 2008

Subject: Meet with Acoustic Imaging at Oi2008


Acoustic Imaging is pleased to be participating in the upcoming Oceanology International Conference in London, UK.

Considered one of the most respected meeting places for the marine science and ocean techniology community, the conference takes place from March 11-13 2008.




For details on OI in 2010 see www.oceanologyinternational.com

Make better decisions faster with the award winning Fledermaus Software suite

• Improve your decision making through Area Based Editing tool, allowing you to see all of your data in a certain area, not just a subset.

• Automate and reduce your processing through CUBE implementation (Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator) by using statistics to calculate depths at any point on the surface.

• Improve data quality with the Fledermaus Cross Check. Compare point to surface data through a statistical and quantitative assessment of survey quality.



To learn more about the training workshops offered, or to schedule customised training for your company, click here.

Visit us: Delegates from both Acoustic Imaging and IVS3D will be at the conference and you can find us in the trade hall in booth #4.

There, you will discover the full suite of Fledermaus “Smart Tools” for Hydrography including:

· CUBE from batch-processed data files

· Re-CUBE areas of interest (post-editing)

· Using the CUBE surface to do automated filtering

· Fusion of soundings with contacts / targets for data validation

· Allocation and export of common charting products (contours, Fair Sheet soundings, “golden” soundings, BAG, and Navigation Surface)

Hydro 2007 will take place in Cairns, Australia from 21-24 November and this years’ conference topic is “Focus on Asia – Meeting the challenges of the Littoral Zone”. Organisers anticipate that the event will attract well over 300 delegates and be an opportunity for comparable maritime industries to exchange ideas on common business challenges and become informed of developments in industry and technology.

We look forward to meeting you and your colleagues at Hydro 2007. For further details visit the Australian Hydrographic Website or contact mary@con-sol.com.

Acoustic Imaging and IVS3D are pleased to be participating in the upcoming Hydro 2007 conference in Cairns, Australia.

One of the highlights of the conference program is a complimentary workshop presented by Lindsay Gee and Rob Spillard on Wednesday 21st November. The workshop focus will be on optimized work flows for hydrographic data validation and the generation of chart products.

Lindsay Gee, General Manager of IVS 3D Inc., has over 20 years experience with hydrographic and ocean mapping surveys. The IVS3D flagship product, Fledermaus, has been at the forefront of interactive 3D visualization for hydrographic validation and Lindsay will present practical workflows in use by many organizations throughout the world.

Rob Spillard, Hydrography Manager of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), will provide case examples of how the Fledermaus product suite has been incorporated into their production flow, and how affiliated organizations are using Fledermaus-derived products for the monitoring of channel migration.

Workshop Brief: The vast increase in data from swath sonar surveys presents many challenges in managing, interacting, presenting and particularly verifying that the data is “good” and suitable for the intended purpose or client - hydrographic, geologic, engineering, geo-hazard or site surveys.
Instead of sparse data that must be interpolated, we now have near complete and often overlapping coverage of the seafloor, and the combination of data density and 3D visualization provides a greatly enhanced understanding of seafloor processes. This provides the redundancy to help reduce the uncertainties involved with the measurements and also an environment and workflow for efficient data analysis and quality control.
The workshop will explore the use 3D visualization in the hydrographic data processing workflow for analysis validation.
Examples of methods and procedures will be presented.

Workshop Details: Fledermaus: 3D Visualization Techniques for Quality Control and Processing
Presenters: Lindsay Gee, CEO IVS3D & Rob Spillard, Hydrography Manager of MCA.
Workshop session: 9:00am, Wednesday 21st November.
Registration: For complimentary registration see the Hydro 2007 link on the Australian Hydrographic Society website.

If you would like more information, please contact us at info@acousticimaging.com or call our office on +61 2 4360 1496.

Acoustic Imaging Director Dr. Douglas Bergersen will be presenting a paper on the Triton AUVSuite™ software package at the AHS / SUT AUV Seminar in Perth, Australia on November 1, 2007.


The Triton AUVSuite™ is an assemblage of software applications designed for efficiently and accurately processing AUV data. The package is built around Triton’s new Perspective™ map application that supports the display of all data associated with a survey operation. Emphasis will be placed on describing and demonstrating the new mosaic engine developed by Triton that simplifies the processing of backscatter data from either sidescan sonar or multibeam echo sounder sensors. In addition, improved data management techniques allow direct linkages to be established between the geo-rectified imagery displayed in Perspective™ and the raw data stored in native sensor formats.



For further information on Triton products, contact: sales@acousticimaging.com

DETAILS: November 26 to 1 December 2007
Rydges Esplanade Resort,
Cairns, Australia

Highlights: • World recognised course of excellence, including 36 course lectures and approx. 2000 double sided pages lecture notes;
• Lectures provided by four world renowned swath specialists;
• Based on a track record of over 40 previous successful (oversubscribed!) courses run worldwide;

Topics covered:
• Review of underwater acoustics and overview of acoustic seabed mapping systems;
• Multibeam principles and multibeam calibration methods;
• Positioning and motion compensation for multibeam surveys;
• Multibeam survey planning;
• Data structures and multibeam data processing;
• Seabed acoustic backscatter and characterization;
• Visualisation methods and quality control.


More Details and Registration:
Lindsay Gee Naomi George
Tel: +1 603 431 1773 Tel: +61 (0)2 4221 8649
Fax: +1 603 766 0485 Fax: +61 (0)2 4221 8657
Email: lgee@ivs3d.com Email: naomi.george@defence.gov.au

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IVS 3D LAUNCHES CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTER

Acoustic Imaging Pty Ltd as newest Certified Training Center for Pacific region


Portsmouth, NH USA- April 1, 2006- IVS 3D announced the certification of Dr Douglas Bergersen, Director of Acoustic Imaging (AI), as their certified instructor in the Pacific region for the award winning Fledermaus software suite.
IVS Director of Sales and Marketing, Bill McKernan, stated, “As technology advances our clients require a knowledgeable resource that not only understands the capability of the entire Fledermaus suite, but also has the experience in the ocean industry that enables them to understand the clients needs and goals. This combination is essential for any of our certified support and training centers. The combined expertise at Acoustic Imaging is exactly what our clients in the Pacific region are looking for. We look forward to accelerated growth in this region due to partners like Acoustic Imaging.”
Acoustic Imaging’s mandate is to offer innovative solutions to marine geophysical projects active in Austral-Asia region. The company, along with QSea Innovations Pty Ltd, introduced the Triton Isis product to the Australian oil and gas market, and were one of the first groups to extensively use digital high resolution marine geophysical data to view and understand the seabed (i.e., in the form of mosaics and fused imagery from the seabed and subsurface). Dr. Bergersen graduated from the University of Hawaii with a MSc. and Ph.D in Marine Geology and Geophysics, and then migrated to Australia where he has worked in the offshore industry since 1995. Of the new relationship with IVS, he stated, “Acoustic Imaging continues to expand on our mission statement of introducing innovative solutions to the Austral-Asia market. The powerful data visualization, analysis, and processing capabilities of Fledermaus compliment the extensive knowledge base of marine operations obtained from participating and managing offshore surveys for the past 20 years. Acoustic Imaging offers a practical blend of offshore experience with industry-leading tools for total survey / system solutions. Our highly qualified staff and consultants look forward to moving the industry in exciting new directions.”
Acoustic Imaging is located in Pretty Beach, NSW, Australia, approximately 1 hour from the Sydney CBD. For more information visit their website at www.acousticimaging.com


Interactive Visualization Systems' (IVS3D) Fledermaus software suite provides users with a powerful set of interactive 3D visualization tools for data preparation, analysis and presentation. Fledermaus allows users near real-time, interactive 3D display of very large complex scenes at their full resolution. Users rapidly gain insight and extract more information from their combined data (data sets such as multi-beam, LIDAR, magnetic and gravity, in fact any surface data that has an x, y, z, variables format).

If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule a training session, please contact Nicole Bergersen at (02) 4360 1496 or email: info@acousticimaging.com.