Jake Palmer 11/22/24 Jake Palmer 11/22/24

FarSounder receives ISS’s Excellence in Technology Award

FarSounder has been awarded the prestigious Excellence in Technology Award by the International Superyacht Society during their Design & Leadership Awards Gala. Held on October 30th at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, this annual event celebrates remarkable achievements throughout the superyacht industry, across areas such as ship design, crew leadership, yacht of the year, and groundbreaking technology.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 8/9/24 Cassie Stetkiewicz 8/9/24

FarSounder Launches the CSB Data Explorer Platform in Partnership with The International SeaKeepers Society, the International Hydrographic Organization, and Seabed 2030

This web-based platform enables contributors of CSB (crowdsourced bathymetry) data to easily see where they’ve made contributions and gauge their support of the CSB community. This tool provides a visualization of where your vessel or vessels are making a difference in the daunting task of mapping the world’s oceans.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 12/21/23 Cassie Stetkiewicz 12/21/23

FarSounder and The International SeaKeepers Society Announce Partnership in Ocean Science

The International SeaKeepers Society (SeaKeepers) and FarSounder proudly announce their strategic alliance. They are collaborating on the goal to propel ocean conservation, research, education, and sustainability through the DISCOVERY Yacht Program. This dynamic partnership seeks to leverage FarSounder’s cutting-edge technology and cloud-based services to generate survey data that will, in turn, bolster a groundbreaking Citizen Science program for SeaKeepers.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 11/7/23 Cassie Stetkiewicz 11/7/23

FarSounder joins Seabed 2030 in Mapping the World's Oceans

FarSounder is partnering with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project to work together to advance the collective understanding of the ocean floor in pursuit of the complete map of the entire seabed. This partnership coincides with FarSounder’s recent Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant awarded by NOAA.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 10/18/23 Cassie Stetkiewicz 10/18/23

NSSLGlobal expands product portfolio with FarSounder’s innovative 3D Forward Looking Sonar

FarSounder and NSSLGlobal have joined forces to introduce FarSounder’s Argos product line to their defense, commercial, and leisure clients. These innovative Forward Looking Sonars (FLS) are used for safe navigation and obstacle avoidance.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 9/7/23 Cassie Stetkiewicz 9/7/23

NOAA Awards FarSounder SBIR Grant

FarSounder has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant. This award provides FarSounder funding for the research and development of a project entitled: Enabling Expanded Crowdsourced Bathymetry Contributions With High-Quality Metadata via Commercially Sustainable Incentives to Contributors.

Pamela Lelli 6/20/23 Pamela Lelli 6/20/23

FarSounder Received Its 8th Patent

FarSounder, the leading developer of 3D Forward Looking Navigation Sonars, has expanded its IP portfolio with the issuance of its 8th Patent, number 11,609,316. This US patent expands the company’s patent portfolio for its unique sonar system and its 3D processing.

Guest User 1/27/23 Guest User 1/27/23

FarSounder's Cheryl M Zimmerman Receives MOTN Leadership Award

FarSounder’s Chairman of the Board, Cheryl M. Zimmerman, has been honored with the Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network’s (MOTN) Annual Steve Withrow Award.

Guest User 1/19/23 Guest User 1/19/23

Turkish USV’s integrated with FarSounder’s Argos Forward Looking Sonar

FarSounder Argos 3D Forward Looking Navigation Sonars have been included in the navigation control system for two Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) built in Türkiye.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 8/30/22 Cassie Stetkiewicz 8/30/22

Innovative Enhancements to FarSounder’s Local History Mapping

FarSounder has announced new enhancements to their SonaSoft™ Software featuring an expansion of their Local History Mapping™ (LHM) application. All models of the Argos™ Forward Looking Sonar system now have the ability to recall unlimited user collected data (limited only by amount of available hard drive space). LHM is an advanced, innovative software feature that allows users to generate a map of the seafloor as they navigate.

Guest User 7/26/22 Guest User 7/26/22

FarSounder Partners with Propspeed for Biofouling Solution

FarSounder has approved Propspeed FoulFree as an acceptable coating for the Argos sonar array face to limit biofouling. As a result, the companies have come together to offer the first application of FoulFree at no charge with each new Argos purchase.

Guest User 7/5/22 Guest User 7/5/22

FarSounder’s Sonar Cable Advance Program

FarSounder has implemented the Sonar Cable Advance Program. They are offering advance delivery of their wet-mateable sonar connection cables at no charge for any qualified new build project. This program reduces the cost of installing an Argos Sonar and will make it easier for the owner's team to include the sonar system when they are selecting the rest of the navigation electronics.

Guest User 6/9/22 Guest User 6/9/22

FarSounder Announces European Patent

FarSounder, the leader in 3D forward looking sonar, is pleased to announce the issue of their first European Patent.

Cassie Stetkiewicz 5/18/22 Cassie Stetkiewicz 5/18/22

FarSounder Announces Leadership Changes

Matthew Zimmerman, the company’s former Executive Vice President of Engineering, is taking the helm as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Their former CEO, Cheryl M. Zimmerman, is continuing her role as Chairman of the Board as well as taking on the position of Market Development Strategist.

Matthew Zimmerman 10/26/21 Matthew Zimmerman 10/26/21

FarSounder New Release with NAVTOR Integration

FarSounder and NAVTOR are proud to announce a new partnership. FarSounder now includes support for NAVTOR official ENC chart data in their base software package to its customers.

Matthew Zimmerman 4/21/21 Matthew Zimmerman 4/21/21

FarSounder Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

2021 marks two decades that FarSounder has been dedicated to developing their unique 3D Forward Looking Sonar technology (3D FLS). Back in 2001, the founders saw a need for a solution to answer the question of what is in front of my vessel underwater right now. This real world issue has since been mitigated with their innovative Argos navigation sonar systems.

Guest User 1/27/21 Guest User 1/27/21

FarSounder Releases End User Training

The online End User Training for FarSounder’s Argos Systems has been released. It is the second in a series of training’s being released by FarSounder this year. The curriculum covers the technology, system operations, interpretation of the sonar data, and system maintenance. This training is free to all who are interested and recommended for all bridge crew and operators.

Guest User 1/18/21 Guest User 1/18/21

FarSounder Launches On-Line Training

FarSounder is proud to announce the launch of their on-line training platform. The team has put in countless hours gathering the content to get this system up and running, and it is now available to the public. The first training program to be released in the series is the FarSounder.

Guest User 8/12/20 Guest User 8/12/20

QPS Adds Direct FarSounder Integration to Qinsy

Quality Positioning Services (QPS), the experts in maritime geomatics software and services, has integrated FarSounder’s Argos Forward Looking Sonars (FLS) into their Qinsy survey software package. Argos sonar users are now able to display their FLS bathymetric data in the Qinsy platform along with the rest of the survey data they are capturing.

Guest User 7/22/20 Guest User 7/22/20

FarSounder on Largest Motor Yacht Built in Canada

FarSounder’s Argos 500 Forward Looking Sonar system is set to be fitted on the largest recreational motor yacht ever built in Canada. At 164-feet (50m), the groundbreaking Danzante Bay is being built by Crescent Custom Yachts near Vancouver. The vessel is slated to launch in 2021 and will be fitted with some of the most advanced navigation technology available.

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