EIVA news

19 August 2024

This containerised ROTV solution enables hydrographic surveys with multiple acoustic survey sensors and instruments to be performed from many different host platforms with very short deployment time.

1 July 2024

Have you wondered what the difference between VSLAM (visual simultaneous localisation and mapping) and photogrammetry is? Dive into the details of these computer vision technologies.

13 May 2024

Anchoring in their experience with NaviSuite, supporting offshore oil and gas, as well as civil engineering construction projects.

7 March 2024

Voyis’ Discovery Stereo camera now comes with NaviSuite VSLAM software – transforming high-quality stills in real-time to 3D point clouds for quality control, situational awareness and on-the-fly visual metrology.

23 January 2024

EIVA has implemented several solutions that focus on the challenges of efficiently leveraging large datasets. These are made available in EIVA’s data visualisation and analysis solutions NaviModel 4.8 (and consequently also the bundles including this product) and NaviSuite Cloud Viewer.

18 October 2023

NaviSuite users can automatically clean datasets using customisable tools. Dive into the what, why and how of EC-3D.

12 October 2023

For USVs to become useful platforms for target detection in autonomous operations, one possible setup is actively towing a sensor platform behind the USV. The ViperFIsh ROTV serves as a building block for autonomous systems capable of UXO surveys, MCM and critical infrastructure monitoring.

3 October 2023

EIVA’s new Chief Executive Officer Christian Thomsen comes with an excellent track record, working in multiple technology companies across a range of market sectors

28 September 2023

For two days, EIVA hosted guests from around the world to showcase our latest developments, such as ViperFish, and to network with our customers and partners. It was a great success and in this log, we share some highlights.

15 September 2023

EIVA has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a total value of approximately €3.8 million (£3.2 million). The contract entails the delivery of a containerised remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) solution displaying data in NaviSuite software.

24 August 2023

Did you know that when you purchase a remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) system, ScanFish or ViperFish, from EIVA, our expert team can provide advice and components for the total system?

19 April 2023

NaviSuite users can now deliver their data in a web browser, so end clients can use advanced visualisation tools without needing to download third party software. You can now view and share projects from a web browser!

18 April 2023

It’s official! EIVA has launched a new rotv into the market waters. Viperfish is tailored for autonomous USV operations with high-resolution sensors.

3 April 2023

To ensure a sustainable future for ecosystems and the aquaculture industry, data collection systems like the ToughBoy data buoy are vital. Dive into new system setups for aquaculture data monitoring with in situ sensors.

27 February 2023

Jeppe Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer of Danish maritime survey software and equipment manufacturer, EIVA, is stepping down as CEO on medical grounds with immediate effect.

1 February 2023

In this article, we answer the question ‘what happens if an accident befalls your ToughBoy data buoy?’. In short, backups, spares and alarms eliminate the risk of data loss.

4 January 2023

In the latest update to NaviPac, EIVA's navigation and positioning software solution, we've released a new automated ScanFish ROTV steering mode that uses your vessel’s echo sounder data as an early warning system to avoid obstacles.

16 December 2022

In the latest update to NaviSuite Kuda, version 4.6.2, EIVA added new vehicle control buttons in the software interface to provide NaviSuite Kuda – Autopilot users with more powerful control than ever.

1 November 2022

By leveraging EIVA’s ROV control and inspection software, NaviSuite Mobula, ROV manufacturers are freed up to focus on core competencies, such as building ROV models to be more maintenance-friendly or robust, while EIVA provides cutting-edge software tools and support for your users!

13 October 2022

In this third article in our series on the ToughBoy, we showcase the web portal and firmware behind the data buoy: ToughBoy Onshore. This lets you easily take control of your buoy’s data collection – online from wherever you are!

28 September 2022

In this article, dive into the recent collaborative demonstration of a solution for identifying MLOs... Covelya sister companies EIVA, Voyis and Sonardyne all came together for the ANTX demo! NaviSuite Mobula, EIVA's ROV inspections software, provided data acquisition, display and processing, as well as automated steering modes.

14 September 2022

In this article, dive into the software capabilities remote inspections with USV, ROV and AUV require. EIVA has developed NaviSuite tools to help with high degrees of automation, customisable real-time data displays, data fusion sensor support and more.

5 September 2022

EIVA a/s is delighted to announce that we recently acquired SensorSurvey a/s, an experienced Danish hydrographic survey company, to strengthen EIVA’s product development and testing.

2 September 2022

EIVA is designing a new active towed sensor platform for UXO surveys, which can be towed by USV. In this video, you can get a sneak peek at how the development is going!

25 August 2022

In this second article in our series on the ToughBoy, we sum up the possibilities for sensor integration. The ToughBoy has you covered, whether you want to measure wave, current, weather, tide or any manner of oceanographic or environmental sensors.

11 August 2022

In this article, you can take a peek at the ViperFish, a small UXO survey ROTV taking shape in EIVA’s workshop for safely scanning narrow, hard to reach areas – with sensors close to the seabed. The ViperFish ROTV will provide the same high degree of automation as our ScanFish ROTV range.

3 August 2022

In this first of a series of articles on the ToughBoy, we sum up the benefits of this buoy as a sensor platform… The low total cost of ownership; web portal for remote configuration and real-time data monitoring; secure, uninterrupted data collection; and many sensor options (including custom integration).

26 July 2022

Depending on the type of operation, the requirements for the ROV’s hardware and software differ. To help you navigate the decision, the ROV software experts at EIVA have created a list of factors to consider!

13 June 2022

EIVA has identified the software capabilities needed for enabling effective remote surveys, through developmental projects and working closely with our customers. Our NaviSuite Kuda hydrographic survey software reflects this – and in this article you can see how.

13 April 2022

When EIVA released our new entry-level hydrographic software variant, NaviSuite Kuda Core, we reached out to freelance surveyor and consultant Rich Lear to ask him to try it out. In this article, he dives into the impact of this new software variant's simplified user interface, capabilities and pricing options.

30 March 2022

The EIVA team has developed new autopilot, along with an extended autopilot interface, providing more control for efficient and safe surveys with a wide range of USVs.

8 March 2022

The EIVA team has integrated our NaviSuite Mobula software with Defender ROVs, providing the platform with many advanced features for automatically and efficiently planning and performing inspections, as well as enabling powerful data processing so operators can easily create high-quality, comprehensive data deliverables.

14 February 2022

The recent update to NaviSuite Perio, our software solution for virtual navigational aiding, makes virtual buoys easier to use than ever – by ensuring an uninterrupted signal, letting you import buoys from a .csv file, automatically defining AIS signal settings and expanding support for more AIS devices.

10 February 2022

By integrating our advanced AI software solutions with the latest hardware platform, we unlock the software’s full potential onboard AUVS... Providing tools for autonomous navigation, automatic eventing and real-time quality control (QC).

25 January 2022

The new software variant NaviSuite Kuda Core has a simplified software setup with a single frontend for data QC, logging control and sonar control. The changes made for this variant are a major step forward in executing our vision of a streamlined user experience.

13 January 2022

The NaviSuite Kuda software bundle supports hydrographic surveys every step of the way... from survey planning to data delivery. We are releasing new variants with advanced features for automation, optimisation, remote control and multi-beam calibration.

6 December 2021

The EIVA software team recently added new improvements such as import formats, options, enhancements and more to solutions for navigation, visualisation, catenary modelling and quality control!

29 November 2021

EIVA contributed to the revision of GIGS by IOGP, which will help reduce the risk of dangerous errors by ensuring geospatial data integrity in geoscience software.

25 October 2021

In this article, Ole Kristensen looks back on his decades at EIVA. Learn about his journey developing EIVA software solutions since 1993.

18 October 2021

EIVA, together with sister companies Sonardyne International, Chelsea, Voyis and Wavefront, is owned by a parent company, which is now changing its name from Sonardyne Group to Covelya Group.

7 September 2021

EIVA welcomes a new representative: Vikingegaarden to sell our virtual buoy software solution, NaviSuite Perio, as part of their web-based system solutions for ports.

1 September 2021

P formats are the best practice standards for survey data, as defined by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). To match our customers’ needs, it was natural for the EIVA crew to implement support for these formats, providing a fleet of benefits for our NaviSuite users.

19 August 2021

Software Engineer Brian Justesen has been in the EIVA crew for 25 years, contributing to the NaviPac Helmsman's Display and more! Find out how EIVA has changed over time.

16 August 2021

John Ramsden steps down as CEO; Fasham will assume the role effective 1st September 2021, with Ramsden remaining on the board until the end of the year

21 June 2021

Streamlining ROV operations and customising software configurations to fit your needs… These are the main themes for the many new features in this new update to our complete software solution for ROV operations, NaviSuite Mobula (BlueROV2).

16 June 2021

EIVA is bringing the new joint venture Zediment to the water utilities market using subsea survey methods together with Aarhus Vand, a Danish public company responsible for water resources.

9 June 2021

At EIVA, we are working towards autonomous hydrographic operations by developing software tools, which provide automatic, real-time data processing and navigation-aiding. Machine learning is enabling this transformation.

9 April 2021

We have recently updated NaviEdit, our software tool for editing of survey data, and NaviModel, our software for high-performance digital terrain models in 2D and 3D. Improvements include faster 3D object rendering, new data cleaning and modelling tools, running on cloud services and supporting bin grid data.

15 February 2021

In order to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions, we have migrated our classroom training to a virtual platform, holding both fixed and tailored courses – and attendees have been positive about the learning experience.

1 February 2021

Rig move and tug management is now implemented in NaviPac 4.5, the latest update to our positioning and navigation software. Features include anchor handling, remote control tugs, calculating bargelines, exclusion zones and more.

14 January 2021

NaviPac, our navigation and positioning software, has a new and improved update with one especially exciting development: you can now remotely control your vessels in NaviPac.

4 January 2021

NaviPac is our software solution which provides positioning and navigation features for surface and/or subsea vehicles. Over the past year, we have developed an update to NaviPac which includes features such as Rig move and tug management, remote control and real-time data-cleaning.

8 October 2020

My EIVA is a new self-service licence administration and purchase portal which is designed to save time for new and existing NaviSuite software customers.

23 September 2020

EIVA is part of the new European Horizon 2020 research project REMARO. The project focuses on underwater robotics and some of the activities currently encompassed by EIVA today: deep learning and VSLAM, in relation to subsea operations.

10 September 2020

We are seeing more and more applications of our ROV topside software, NaviSuite Mobula, especially for surveys in hard-to-reach places. Tunnel inspections are one of the more challenging, and for several reasons...

20 August 2020

Ready-to-sail USVs are now performing shallow water surveys in EIVA’s rental pool. The USVs come as standard with our NaviSuite software and autopilot function, an MBE system, and a high accuracy positioning solution. They ship operationally ready.

27 May 2020

The new features allow for cleaning filters to be applied to sonar data in real-time as it is being acquired and displayed in NaviPac Helmsman’s Display. The full version will be included as part of the upcoming NaviPac Pro release.

29 April 2020

The software development team have been working on a thin client version of NaviSuite. It is a big feature expected to have an even bigger impact on the way our software is used by our customers. How will it affect your operation?

1 April 2020

Drones are replacing people in offshore operations. Read about how EIVA is providing the software that makes autonomy a living, breathing reality.

27 March 2020

Together with some of the crew from Sonardyne and Wavefront, EIVA equipped the ScanFish with the Solstice sidescan sonar and navigation equipment from Sonardyne for the first time. Read about the results of the trial and what it means for the future of the ROTV.

23 March 2020

The owners of Sonardyne have formed a new parent company to increase the breadth and capabilities available to customers across the organisation’s growing family of independent subsidiaries: Chelsea Technologies, EIVA, Wavefront Systems, Voyis and Sonardyne International. The parent company is named Covelya Group as of October 2021.

21 February 2020

An Academic Licence is available to students and teachers, for PhD project support, and to non-profit survey operations. Read about how EIVA is giving back to the industry by providing NaviSuite software for free. Could your educational programme benefit from an Academic Licence?

14 February 2020

We just filled the rental pool with new positioning equipment from Sonardyne. Take the plunge and read about what we have available to rent for subsea survey operations and much more.

12 February 2020

EIVA has entered into a partnership with ROV-specialist BlueLink, which allows for the integration of NaviSuite Mobula when producing BlueROV2 and SARbot™.

28 January 2020

NaviPac and NaviModel now have extended support for WMS (Web Map Service), which is more powerful than the existing Tile Map Service used in our software. Read about the extra features and how they can benefit your operation.

4 November 2019

Did you know that you can vastly increase the positioning accuracy of your subsea survey vehicles by applying the Sonardyne Micro-Ranger or Mini-Ranger 2 USBL system?

21 October 2019

With new sidescan sonar functionalities to be introduced NaviSuite-wide, support for the Sonardyne Solstice sonar is naturally also included. NaviModel and NaviEdit are receiving a Solstice file importer, enabling complete post-processing of Solstice sonar data.

1 October 2019

We have now hosted EIVA Days Denmark for the fifth time, and we are pleased to share some news on several fine outcomes and highlights of the occasion.

17 September 2019

New water column data features are making their way into NaviPac and NaviModel, enabling you to view the full sonar wedge in 3D, enabling the extraction of features of interest.

11 September 2019

Preparation for EIVA Days Denmark takes many forms, some of which are a little unexpected. Here we have placed ArUco markers on a cardboard box to demo the automatic tracking of visible markers in EIVA NaviSuite.

27 August 2019

Two years after the new ScanFish ROTV motor design and thousands of hours of testing later, the oil-free motor housing of the active flaps shows excellent performance and stands the test of time.

22 August 2019

Advanced rig move and tug management functionality to reach safe mooring in NaviPac 4 Helmsman’s Display, especially in terms of remote control. The update will be available for NaviPac Tug licences or Rig move and tug management options.

20 August 2019

A new group of functionalities has been implemented into NaviModel for the verification of station networks such LBL, enabling the user to view and verify the confidence levels for each station position based on the acoustic observations made between stations, thus improving quality control.

2 August 2019

At the Grand Scuttle of Scapa Flow, Germany’s remaining WWI fleet intentionally sank itself off Scotland’s Orkney Islands to avoid handing over the High Seas fleet as part of the peace terms. The day was recently re-examined by Dr Innes McCartney in his book 'Scapa 1919: The Archaeology of a Scuttled Fleet'. EIVA NaviSuite was part of this archaeological work as the software used to process the multi-beam data and model the wrecks thereafter.

5 July 2019

EIVA will be introducing new sidescan sonar functionalities NaviSuite-wide; with additional sonars supported, live displays in NaviPac and NaviModel, full resolution magnification function, as well as target detecting eventing.

3 July 2019

NaviSuite Perio, EIVA's virtual marker buoy solution, now transmits 250 buoys from a single transponder compared to the previous 25. NaviSuite Perio utilises AIS AtoN to broadcast the position of virtual buoys, resulting in increased deployment efficiency and providing greater deployment accuracy than what is possible with physical buoys.

29 May 2019

One of the greatest challenge when designing sea-going equipment is always having to have them withstand whatever the elements throw at them. A wave buoy moreover has to be robust and self-sufficient, even years on end, however none of this can come at the expense of functionality. See how the ToughBoy Panchax achieves this.

21 May 2019

Upon being acquired by leading subsea technology and systems provider Sonardyne International Ltd., EIVA is joining the Sonardyne Group whilst remaining an independent business and brand (as of October 2021, the Sonardyne Group is called Covelya Group).

15 May 2019

EIVA's latest representative agreement is with Nav Global Systems, who are joining our fleet of representatives as distributors of EIVA's entire suite of hardware, software and training solutions.

9 April 2019

NaviSuite Mobula is a new software product from EIVA, which offers advanced steering capabilities to ROV owners at a cost matching most budgets.

4 April 2019

The EIVA annual report 2018 shows it was a very successful year for EIVA with significant growth of all product areas and strong EBITDA and net results.

5 March 2019

EIVA hosted a demo event in Brazil along with L3 ASV and NORBIT, showcasing the possibilities within unmanned/autonomous shallow water bathymetric surveys, particularly for the oil and gas sectors.

28 February 2019

To provide our customers with a better support experience, EIVA is introducing a new support system – Freshdesk – for improved workflow efficiency and ease of use.

6 December 2018

EIVA is delivering business-changing training in Brazil for DOF on advanced autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) data processing in NaviSuite.

26 November 2018

NaviPac 4.2, the NaviSuite product for navigation and positioning, has enhanced its weighted dynamic positioning of a vehicle. This new tool allows for the individual weighting of transponders on a vessel, giving greater control and flexibility over how transponders are utilised within your ROV setup.

15 November 2018

At Marintec South America L3 ASV controlled and monitored their multipurpose C-Cat 3 autonomous vessel as it ran a survey 5,694 miles away in Southampton, UK with the help of EIVA NaviScan and Helmsman's Display.

2 November 2018

The VideoRay Mission Specialist Series (MSS) Pro 5 is launched as the latest small ROV solution built for speed and efficiency.

25 October 2018

Stronger, more compact, and with greater robustness – the new design for ScanFish 3D is now available.

27 September 2018

In response to popular demand, we are excited to announce that EIVA will be hosting a unique training course for ScanFish operators in February 2019.

25 September 2018

This year marked the fourth occurrence EIVA Days Denmark, and we are pleased to share some news on several fine outcomes and highlights of the occasion. Across two days we enjoyed the company of some 100 guests who joined us in Aarhus from across Europe, and as far away as Korea, Nigeria and Canada to help make the annual event one of our most successful yet.

5 September 2018

Returning to sea with hardware refinements, the ScanFish XL demonstrates its capability to deliver faster, cheaper surveys than work class ROVs.

1 August 2018

EIVA is hosting a two-year post-doc project in collaboration with Aarhus University and Innovation Fun Denmark, which seeks to deliver cutting-edge deep learning solutions to AUV operations.

30 July 2018

EIVA is pleased to welcome Geological and Biological Team (GBT) as our latest representative for sale of hardware and software solutions.

25 July 2018

Half a year has passed and EIVA is thriving in Brazil. Read on to see how.

5 July 2018

We are extremely pleased to share that as of November 2018, the University of Gothenburg in Sweden will be incorporating EIVA NaviSuite’s NaviPac, NaviEdit and NaviModel software into its hydrography syllabus.

25 June 2018

EIVA is boosting the production of its ScanFish ROTV range thanks to the record levels of demand.

20 June 2018

EIVA NaviModel Viewer is freely available to download from eiva.com. NaviModel Viewer has the ability to flexibly adjust visualisation settings over multiple parameters, display models with external data from a variety of sources to enable you to you to create engaging and highly dynamic fly-through videos of your 3D data.

8 June 2018

We are pleased to announce that soon you will be able to use OBJ and FBX files in two of our NaviSuite products.

24 May 2018

The same year we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are excited to publish our 2017 annual report showing strong results.

4 May 2018

We are pleased to say that since the initial release, NaviModel now also supports more types of SEG-Y files.

20 April 2018

Here at EIVA, we are celebrating our 40th anniversary with our first new representative of the year, Uni-One Ocean Technology Ltd., who are joining us as our first representatives in Taiwan.

12 April 2018

When an EIVA NaviSuite licence reaches the computer of a new user, you get more than just software code.

4 April 2018

With the release of version 4.2 of NaviModel, the NaviSuite software product dedicated to advanced modelling and visualisation of data acquired with subsea and above-water sensors, the list of data cleaning options now includes the new EC-3D (EIVA Cleaning 3D). This bundles a number of tools developed with the purpose of handling not just 2D but also 3D data, such as laser scans of structures, water column data from sonars, and the like.

28 March 2018

EIVA has reached a milestone, which we are quite excited about: In March, the number of members on the NaviSuite eLearning site surpassed 1,000.

26 February 2018

The new NaviSuite Perio system solution provides harbour and other waterway authorities with the possibility of replacing marker buoys with virtual buoys that are managed via a software user interface and never actually deployed – yet, they are still displayed to AIS users as actual buoys at a given location in the water.

6 February 2018

The EIVA rental team has been preparing for the upcoming season by expanding the list of equipment available for rent.

31 January 2018

The beginning of 2018 also brings a new beginning for EIVA in Latin America, as January saw the establishment of a business development team in São Paulo, Brazil.

25 January 2018

The EIVA NaviPac software can now use the actual coverage of acquired sonar data to continuously adjust the sail route by generating the next line to sail via an autopilot function.

16 January 2018

The EIVA ToughBoy Panchax wave buoy is the newest buoy in the class of EIVA sensor platforms offered to the maritime industry. We shipped some of the first units a couple of years ago for a project focusing on infrastructure improvements through the construction of a new coastal highway.

10 January 2018

Automation of data processing with the NaviSuite Workflow Manager tool results in an increasing amount of data processed in shorter time.

21 December 2017

EIVA now has the capability to repair G-882 magnetometers. The necessary training has been received at Geometrics’ headquarters in San Jose, California, and we are ready to receive units for repair.

13 December 2017

Ocean-Tec Systems becomes EIVA representative, with great expertise in cable lay.

30 November 2017

Voyis (formerly 2G Robotics) uses EIVA NaviSuite software to survey and model shipwrecks from the Battle of the Atlantic.

17 November 2017

It is now possible to fully process data acquired with HYPACK using the processing tools available in not only NaviEdit, but also NaviModel.

2 November 2017

As a consequence of big data entering the maritime survey and construction industry, NaviModel and NaviPac Helmsman’s Display can now handle infinitely large point clouds – without reducing the performance level.

27 October 2017

We are happy to say the NaviModel , the NaviSuite product for the data modelling and visualisation, now able to handle multiple SEG-Y files when working with sub-bottom profiling data.

19 October 2017

EIVA sees five decisive trends resulting from new and improved technologies applied in the maritime industry - the fifth of which is the application of deep learning technologies.

11 October 2017

A wide selection of data cleaning tools is available in the EIVA NaviSuite software products to help remove the noise, now we decided to create a new set of cleaning tools designed to handle not just 2D but also 3D data — EC-3D (EIVA Cleaning 3D).

10 October 2017

The EIVA ScanFish remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) is designed to function as platform for subsea sensors. When PanGeo Subsea (now Kraken Robotics) contacted us to discuss the possibility of using the ScanFish together with their Sub-Bottom Imager (SBI) unit, the EIVA R&D team took up the challenge in May 2017 and four months later, a ScanFish XL was introduced. The ScanFish XL has a payload of 400 kg and has already undergone its first sea trials with promising results.

28 September 2017

You can now connect NaviSuite (NaviModel and NaviPac) to multiple live cameras. We have now added the possibility of not only showing, but also recording live video.

7 September 2017

EIVA now offers the ScanFish Cable Telemetry Kit as an OEM product for integration with subsea sensor and sonar systems.

29 August 2017

Read about the new features added to our QuickStitch software, such as the possibility of working in multiple 3D views, a new noise removal filter, and a new shading technique.

3 August 2017

Recently, this multi-beam echo sounder (MBE) survey technology for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) has made tremendous progress. Researchers are also increasingly using such technology to their advantage. In 2015, nautical archaeologist and historian Dr Innes McCartney of Bournemouth University joined a dedicated marine survey of the Jutland battlefield, using EIVA NaviSuite software to survey and model the wrecks.

17 July 2017

With the upcoming release of NaviModel 4.2, the software will include a new set of functionalities for working with error budgets and uncertainties of the sensor spread. These errors / uncertainties are typically called TPU (Total Propagated Uncertainty). Take a look into the theory behind TPU, as well how it is applied in NaviModel.

7 July 2017

Read a short introduction of some of the many features and improvements to be included in the upcoming NaviModel 4.2 (the NaviSuite product dedicated to data modelling and visualisation) and NaviPac 4.1 (dedicated to navigation and positioning) in terms of eventing.

21 June 2017

Two years ago we published NaviSuite eLearning. Today we have more than 500 members working their way through the long list of content now available on the site – with new content being developed on a continual basis.

16 June 2017

In the following piece, you can not only learn the basics of what a Kalman filter is, but also how EIVA uses Kalman filtering in the NaviSuite software products to deliver the most precise calculations when tracking direction and placement, both online and offline.

6 June 2017

In the following piece, you can learn about the latest software available for pipeline inspections, including examples of how the latest 3D and 4D technologies have been used in a number of customer cases to assess the site development over time across many surveys.

24 May 2017

We have added additional units of several items to the list of equipment available for rent from EIVA as many customers choose this option, and some products in the rental pool have proven to be in especially high demand.

17 May 2017

EIVA sees five decisive trends resulting from new and improved technologies applied in the maritime industry - the fourth being increased application of autonomous and unmanned systems and the subsequent need of data processing automation.

5 May 2017

Customers often dismiss cost-effective solutions such as buoys as wave and current data acquisition platforms. However, this can be avoided if the acquired wave and current data is processed on site by the internal CPU of the wave buoy - which is exactly what the ToughBoy Panchax does.

28 April 2017

We decided to look into just how much a difference specifications and computer performance make in your workflow efficiency. We tested this via the performance statistics gathered within the NaviSuite software product for data modelling and visualisation, NaviModel. The statistics proved to hold valuable information, and the answer is: a huge difference.

12 April 2017

With the launch of NaviModel generation 4, with a vastly expanded feature list, including the possibility of combining multiple, synchronised views.

30 March 2017

EIVA has developed an easy and effective way to modify existing ScanFish ROTV models with ‘3D’ steering – that is, the ability to not only swim up and down, but sideways as well during subsea survey operations.

22 March 2017

EIVA sees five decisive trends resulting from new and improved technologies applied in the maritime industry - the third being the emergence of large data and autonomous systems.

24 February 2017

Today we released the newest addition to our eLearning content - a module on the basics of geodesy.

16 February 2017

EIVA sees five decisive trends resulting from new and improved technologies applied in the maritime industry - the second of which is the spread of lasers in surveying.

10 February 2017

To suit the busy schedules of maritime professionals, EIVA is offering blended learning — advanced classroom courses that build on basic training via eLearning.

8 February 2017

A newly signed representative contract makes Casco Antiguo Oceanografía the local point of contact for maritime professionals in Spain and Portugal interested in the EIVA software and hardware products. The contract expands on the already existing partnership with Casco Antiguo Oceanografía representing EIVA in Chile.

23 January 2017

EIVA sees five decisive trends resulting from new and improved technologies applied in the maritime industry - the first of which is the transition from 2D data to 3D and 4D data.

16 January 2017

In a recent demo EIVA's NaviSuite Kuda software proved it allows for time-efficient harbour inspections, allowing you to combine several different high-quality data types during both acquisition and post-processing.

12 January 2017

A summary of Geraud Naankeu Wati's highly interesting paper on error budget estimation in hydrography.

3 January 2017

We have customers that identify as many as 150,000 events during a single survey. Every event is outlined, measured and categorised – and all by NaviModel, our post-processing software product.

24 May 2016

A key element to minimising cost when using data buoys on offshore construction or survey projects is ensuring that the buoy is operational as long as possible by prolonging the intervals between maintenance and, of course, changing the battery. The EIVA ToughBoy Panchax was therefore designed to be operational for a minimum of 12 months between battery change under low sun energy conditions.

17 September 2014

EIVA and VideoRay have taken their partnership to the next level as EIVA is officially appointed as an authorised VideoRay Service Centre, having been a long-standing authorised representative of VideoRay, selling numerous underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROV) of the worldwide leader in portable, reliable and easy-to-use inspection class ROVs.