ODIM Brooke Ocean has received multiple orders for delivery, installation and training of its Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) MVP300-3400.

Recent orders have arrived from Fugro-Geoteam (www.fugro.no), Acergy (www.acergy-group.com) and Geoconsult (www.geoconsult.no). All companies are conducting varying ocean mapping and seismic surveying activities on a worldwide basis.

The MVP300 is one of a family of MVP products that uses a computer-controlled smart winch and deployment system that allows an instrumented Free Fall Fish to be deployed while a survey vessel is underway. The system is automated and can be controlled by computer without the requirement for personnel on deck. The MVP300, for example, will allow the collection of water column information (e.g. SV&P, CTD) to depths of 300m while the vessel is traveling at 12 knots and as deep as 2000m at 3 knots.

Accurate knowledge of the water velocity, as a function of depth, at the time of data acquisition efficiently facilitates the removal of discontinuities in multibeam and seismic data caused by velocity variations in the water column. This is particularly important in deeper water and where velocity values are expected to vary over time.

An added benefit is that the MVP300, which enables the collection of water column information while the vessel is underway, significantly reduces the cost of stopping a survey vessel, or deploying a chase vessel to collect this data in the case of seismic operations.

ODIM Brooke Ocean is a subsidiary of ODIM AS (www.odim.com). ODIM Brooke Ocean manufactures advanced data collection systems including: Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP), SeaHorse wave-powered profiler, Free Fall Cone Penetrometer (FFCPT), Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC) and supplies launch/recovery systems for various payloads including unmanned vehicles, towbodies and oceanographic systems.