Below are links to the presentation abstracts and speakers’ biographies.
Session 1: Satellite Derived Bathymetry
- Latest developments in the inversion of ocean wave velocity into bathymetry and validation at four test sites, Ron Abileah, jOmegak
- Optimisation of the sentinel-2 mission for SDB in coastal areas, Dr Noelia Abascal-Zorrilla, ARGANS
- SDB time lapse and showcase of recent innovations on algorithms and software, Dr Knut Hartmann, EOMAP
Session 2: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Operationalising a Machine Learning-based Enhancement of an Established Method for Extracting Bathymetry from Lidar Point Clouds, Kim Lowell, University of New Hampshire
- Deep Learning for Noise Segmentation in 3D Point Clouds, Burns Foster, Teledyne CARIS
- Real-time Filtering of Phase-Measuring Bathymetric Sonar Data using Artificial Intelligence, Francisco Gutierrez, GeoAcoustics
Session 3: Coastal
- Mapping the Norwegian coastal zone using airborne lidar bathymetry, Charles de Jongh, Terratec
- Remote hydrography with X-band radar, Paul Bell, National Oceanography Centre
- INFOMAR – Mapping Ireland’s Marine Resource, Sean Cullen, Geological Survey Ireland/INFOMAR, Thomas Furey, Marine Institute/INFOMAR
Session 4: Innovation (in the Field)
- Unmanned survey platforms – A bright future for geospatial data acquisition in dredging and land reclamation?, Adam Howell, Alan Ingham Award winner
- Automation & Unmanned solutions in Geophysical & Hydrographic Surveys – using smart technology, software & competence, Martin Wikmar, Clinton
- The need for innovation in remote survey techniques to meet the evolving global oceans agenda, Ian Davies, UK Hydrographic Office