Cadden, a company specialised in electronic measurement systems for positioning, orientation and navigation, widens its multibeam echosounder offer with R2Sonic brand of equipment. Available since 15th of May 2009, Sonic 2024 is the first R2Sonic high quality multibeam echosounder dedicated to coastal and river survey.

Sonic 2024 multibeam echosounder : spearhead from the brand
R2Sonic (Santa Barbara - USA) has designed an innovative multibeam echosounder brand. Sonic 2024 is the spearhead from this new product family. Following demonstration during Ocean Business in March 2009, this equipment offers specifications which class it at the top of the multibeam echosounder product family : wide swath sector (160°, 11x water depth), very high resolution (1°x0,5°), frequency user selectable (on the fly) and low consumption (< 50W).
The processor, projector and receiver module embedded in the sonar head permit to obtain these performances.

River and marine road-show
Compact, lightweight, easy to install, Sonic 2024 is a perfect tool for ROV and AUV. With the 3000m depth immersion option, this multibeam echosounder match all possible hydrographic applications (cartography, dredging, environmental survey, R&D...).

Unique French dealer for R2Sonic multibeam echosounder brand, Cadden has begun demonstrations in various environment (river and harbour), in several French cities.
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Directions Magazine Français, 06/2009
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Intelligent GEOD antennas for harbour guidance of vessels
Launched about a year, Geod PPU is a portable system to pilot with high accuracy huge vessels in and out harbours. This intelligent GPS dual-antenna met the needs of several pilots organisations. The last to choose our system : Rouen (France) and Nouadhibou pilots (Mauritania). Their feedback about the use of Geod PPU confirm the ease of use of the system, and its installation in seconds.Confident about the interest of Geod PPU for pilots, Cadden is creating its dealer network worldwide. We are pleased to welcome our first partners, 2 for Europe - IH-Marine (Danemark) and Hydroacoustics (Spain) -, and 2 outside Europe - Transas Méditerranée (based in Valbonne) and ElektronikLab (India)-. The agreement covers Geod PPU and also Geod Bali (a complete lightweight bathymetric system).

To learn more about our new partners :
http://ih-marine.dk/
www.elektroniklab.com
www.hydroacoustics.com
www.transas.com
Lidar, sonar : state-of-the-art technology news
Lidar DYNASCAN. Following an agreement finalised by the end of May with MDL company (based in UK), manufacturer of the Dynascan, Cadden widens its products offer to the LIDAR technology : DYNASCAN is an all-in-one system, including a scan laser, an IMU and a GPS receiver.
For land surveyors and GIS specialists : installed on the roof of a vehicule, DYNASCAN modelise the landscape in 3D. It can be used in combination with Trident (Geo 3D), an integrated system for large scale inventories based on video.
For hydrographic surveyors : installed on a ship, the scan laser is combined to a multibeam echosounder in order to provide a global view, under and up the water in a single image. Data acquisition is processed by the software QINSy, the best way to save time in data post-processing.
This system will soon be available through our rental pool.
To learn more about DYNASCAN and MDL : http://www.mdl.co.uk/

Sonar 3D. Three months after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, experts called by TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) are still working hard. It is a 3D profiling sonar manufactured by Marine Electronics, and supplyied by Cadden to Areva in June, that will permit to the French nuclear specialist help the japanese authorities in measuring the radioactive elements in the storage tanks.
New Ashtech range of GNSS receivers : very good feedback from end users
Launch by Ashtech in October 2010, ProMark 200 and MobileMapper 100 have quickly built a good reputation among first users. Nine months later, all testimonials are enthusiastics and confirm the high quality level of these GNSS receivers. Combining ProMark 200 with network RTK corrections via GSM/GPRS, surveyors have a very easy of use RTK positioning system available everywhere in France.
Ease of use design MobileMapper 10 too. Presented mid-April, this lightweight GPS receiver is offered to GIS users and promises to meet the same success.