High Frequency Sonar Is Key to Unmanned Marine Survey

An unmanned system runs survey lines in the Bahamas following the destruction of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019: Breakthroughs in robotics and sensor technology offer a safe and efficient means of charting hard-to-reach and potentially hazardous waters. (Photo credit: Morgan & Eklund)
An unmanned system runs survey lines in the Bahamas following the destruction of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019: Breakthroughs in robotics and sensor technology offer a safe and efficient means of charting hard-to-reach and potentially hazardous waters. (Photo credit: Morgan & Eklund)

EdgeTech started out as a division of EG&G Marine Instruments and, in 1995, adopted its current name as a tribute to the late Dr. Harold Edgerton, a marine technologist who, besides being one of the founders of EG&G, was a pivotal figure in the development of sonar technology and underwater imagery.

This story was featured in ON&T October 2020.

By Richard Hill, International Business Development, EdgeTech

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