Kraken Sonar Named to MTR 100
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – AUGUST 19, 2013— Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. a leading marine technology company, announced today that it has been named to the 2013 Marine Technology Reporter (MTR) Top 100 list. Kraken was one of thirteen Canadian companies listed and the only firm selected from Newfoundland and Labrador. Marine Technology Reporter is the world’s […]
AquaPix – A Low-Cost Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar for AUVs:Sea Trials and Results
David Shea, Peter Crocker, Jeremy Dillon, Sean Chapman Kraken Sonar Systems50 Harbour Dr, St. John’s, NL, A1C 6J4, Canada Abstract— Kraken Sonar Systems Ltd, based in St. John’s, Canada, produces an Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (InSAS) system, suitable for integration on a wide range of AUVs and towed platforms. In 2012, Kraken entered into a […]
Seeing With Sound: Why Sonar Resolution Matters For Seabed Mapping
By: Dr. Jeremy Dillon, Senior Sonar Scientist, Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. Seabed mapping is a key activity for many underwater applications such as offshore oil and gas exploration, pipeline surveying, ocean science, mine warfare, and hydrography. For each application, an increasing demand for high-resolution imagery arises from our desire to literally see beneath the ocean […]
Kraken Announces DataPod™
Removable Data Storage Module for Subsea Marine Applications ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – AUGUST 01, 2013 – Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. today announced DataPod™– a removable data storage module for subsea marine applications. The rugged unit combines the ease of use of Network Attached Storage with the reliability of a RAID array and solid state storage […]
Kraken Delivers Synthetic Aperture Sonar to DSTO Australia
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – MAY 30, 2013 – Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. announced today that the sea acceptance testing of its AquaPix® Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (InSAS) with Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) was a success. The AquaPix® system was integrated and tested onboard DSTO’s REMUS 600 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). DSTO is […]
Kraken Completes Successful Sonar Trials with U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – MAY 17, 2013 – Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. announced today that a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, Rhode Island was a complete success. NUWC Division Newport is one of two divisions of the U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center. […]
Triton Imaging and Kraken Announce OEM Agreement
February 8, 2013 – Triton Imaging, Inc., of Capitola, California and Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. of St. John’s, Newfoundland announced today that they have signed an OEM agreement under which Kraken will offer Triton Perspective™ software bundled with their AquaPix® Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS). With this arrangement, AquaPix® users can have the advantage of using […]
Kraken Secures Government of Canada Funding to Support Development of Acoustic Velocity Sensor
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – JANUARY 21, 2013 – Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., a leading marine technology company, announced today that it has signed a Contribution Agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). The funding will be applied to the development of AquaTrak™ – a new Correlation Velocity Log […]
Kraken Awarded AquaPix® Sonar Contract by Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – JANUARY 14, 2013 – Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., a leading marine technology company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract for an AquaPix® Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar system by Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). DSTO is the Australian government’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology […]
Kraken Acquires Synthetic Aperture Sonar Intellectual Property from Marport
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – JANUARY 07, 2013 – Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. announced today that it has acquired all Intellectual Property (IP) rights to the AquaPix® Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) technology platform from Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc. Kraken was recently spun-out from Marport and is headquartered in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Kraken’s senior management team […]