Remote Hydrography 2024 Conference & Exhibition – Programme

18:00 – 21:00 | Monday 26 February 2024

The Old Storehouse, Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. D02 CX67

Sponsored by Exail, join us for an evening of networking and live music in the final run-up to the start of the Remote Hydrography 2024 Conference & Exhibition.

Please note, should you wish to have dinner at The Old Storehouse (not included in the Icebreaker event), last orders are taken at 21:00 in the main pub – for more details please visit their website.

08:30 – 10:00 | Registration and Exhibition

10:00 – 10:30 | Welcome & Keynote Speaker

• AI & Geospatial – looking beyond the hype, Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist, Google

10:30 – 12:00 | Session 1 : Extending Platform Capability – Chaired by Mark Poole, bp Solutions

• Fulfilling the potential of USVs will require an evolution of mindset – but everyone will benefit, Michael King, Sulmara
• Enabling USVs to use the same equipment as traditional vessels, Shepard M. Smith, Joe Wheeler, XOCEAN
• Developments in mini-MASS to conduct Hydrographic and Geophysical surveys for offshore energy, Kerry Beckwith, Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS)
• Streamlining shallow water pipeline survey with Unmanned Surface Vessels, David Rennie, Unique Group

12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch

Catering stations will be situated within the main exhibition area and the Remote Operations room, please use both stations to avoid long waiting times.

13:00 – 14:30 | Session 2 : Technology – Chaired by John Dillon-Leetch, Port of London Authority

• Cortix, a vessel automation solution enabling remote operations, Adrien Barral, Exail
• Remote surveying with real-time situational awareness from shore, Terje Haga Pedersen, Colleen Peters, Jose Cordero, Kongsberg
• Compute, Cloud and Storage – challenges and solutions to next-generation offshore acquisition, Darren Briggs, Jon Moore, ET Works
• How developments in simultaneous technology strands have enabled the barriers to wide scope USV operations to be overcome, Andre Fabik, L3Harris

14:30 – 15:00 |Refreshment Break

Catering stations will be situated within the main exhibition area and the Remote Operations room, please use both stations to avoid long waiting times.

15:00 – 16:50 | Session 3 : Regulations & Risk in Remote Hydrography – Chaired by Cathal Leigh-Doyle, Stephenson & Harwood LLP

• Opening presentation by Session Chair, Cathal Leigh-Doyle, Stephenson & Harwood LLP
• Autonomy and regulating the future, Gwilym Stone, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
• UK legislation on mini-MASS – one size fits all, James Williams, Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS)/FAST Cluster
• The regulatory and risk environment around USVs – an operators perspective, Nicolas Gracieux, Exail

17:00 – 19:00 | Remote Hydrography 2024 Exhibition Area, The PrintWorks

Join THS:UKI, INFOMAR and all the Remote Hydrography 2024 exhibitors for an evening of networking and socialising within the Main Exhibition area and Remote Operations Room. Visit participating stands to sample different Tastes of Ireland and see if you can crack the anagram to be in with the chance to win a prize.

08:30 – 09:00 | Registration and Exhibition

09:00 – 10:30 | Session 1 : Academia / Early Experience – Chaired by Cassandra Nanlal, University College London

• Utilising an Uncrewed Survey Vessel to investigate Tonga’s Hunga-Tonga Huna-Ha’apai submarine volcanic eruption, Aileen Bohan, Kevin Mackay, INFOMAR, GSI & NIWA
• Innovations in subsea autonomy and low-carbon remote operations as a student founder, Aryan Shah, Andrew Boyd, Imperial College London
• The sustainability of Unmanned Survey Vessels within port engineering applications, Oliver Foulds, University College London
• Taking navigation off your hands: enabling autopilot capabilities outside of USVs, Graham Christie, Daniel Neville & Ian Church, University of New Brunswick

10:30 – 11:00 | Refreshment Break

Catering stations will be situated within the main exhibition area and the Remote Operations room, please use both stations to avoid long waiting times.

11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2 : Operational Experience Part 1 – Chaired by Becky Conway, THS:UKI/OceanWise

• Satellite and drone based multispectral analysis of shallow waters – new innovations, Knut Hartmann, Mona Reithmeier, Kim Knauer, Manfred Stender & Carlos R Videira Marques, EOMAP, Fugro & Instituto Hidrográfico
• The Port of London’s use of remote platform technology for interdisciplinary topics – A Surveyor’s Perspective, Tom Ford & Tom Ochman
• Ping to Bridge: Joining Cloud technology and Remote Operations to Improve Navigation in Dynamic Channels, Travis Hamilton & Leonardo Fiqueroa, Teledyne CARIS & Kongsberg
• Exploring the boundaries of uncrewed surface vessels for ocean mapping and scientific assistance, Avery Munoz, Val Schmidt, Airlie Pickett, University of New Brunswick

12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break

Catering stations will be situated within the main exhibition area and the Remote Operations room, please use both stations to avoid long waiting times.

13:30 – 15:00 | Session 3 : Operational Experience Part 2 – Chaired by David Parker, UK Hydrographic Office

• Our journey to simplification: MASS pilot in Nigeria, Olajide Fagbewesa, Awotiwon Olusola & Steve Keedwell, Shell Nigeria
• Applying the Appropriate Tool for the Job: How the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Coast Survey has Optimized their Autonomous Platform Toolbox, Michael Stephens, Robert Downs & Megan Greenaway, NOAA
• Satellite Bathymetry: Empowering hydrographers for future workforce diversity & opportunities, Kyle Goodrich, TCarta
• Using USV operational experience to inform innovation strategy within a port environment, Niall Mason, Peel Ports

15:00 – 15:30 | Refreshment Break

Catering stations will be situated within the main exhibition area and the Remote Operations room, please use both stations to avoid long waiting times.

15:30 – 17:00 | Session 4 : The Future – Chaired by Gordon Johnston, Venture Geomatics

• Remote Hydrography – impact and opportunities for hydrographers, Brian D. Connon, Saildrone
• INFOMAR for Policy, Research and Development – Technical evolution of a national mapping programme, Tommy Furey, Sean Cullen, INFOMAR
• Automation and unmanned solutions in hydrographic surveys with the use of smart tools, Martin Wikmar, Clinton Marine Surveys

17:00 | Conference Close