Official dealer
Olex seabed mapping systems, installed and serviced
Olex turns the vessel's own echosounder into a mapping instrument: every passage is logged and added to a seabed model that belongs to that hull alone. NAVION supplies, licenses and services Olex in Busan and its ports, Vladivostok and China, with engineers working across Gamcheon fishing port, the Yeongdo repair yards and Busan New Port, and travelling to other yards on request.
- Service base
- Busan, Korea
- Service
- Olex
Message us on TelegramOlex builds a seabed map from the vessel's own equipment. Depth from the echosounder and position from GPS are logged continuously, and every passage adds to a three-dimensional model of the bottom the vessel has actually worked over. Nothing is bought in. The map is the record of where that hull has been, at the resolution its own sounder produced, and on grounds that are thinly charted it is often the most accurate bathymetry on board.
Equipment we work with
- Olex base system
- 3D module
- Water Column module
- ITI module (trawl instrumentation)
- Seabed hardness module
- Multibeam interface
- Hardware key and licence
- Seabed database
What we do on this brand
- Supply of new Olex systems, licences and hardware keys
- Sale and activation of feature modules: 3D, Water Column, ITI, seabed hardness, multibeam interface
- Hardware replacement and PC or disk renewal with the vessel's accumulated seabed database carried across
- Backup of the seabed database to external media, verified and left on board
- Software upgrades and licence transfer between units, including units moved within a fleet
- Interfacing and fault-finding on the depth, position and heading feeds that Olex maps from
- Onboard training at the chart table and inclusion of Olex in the annual check
Documents issued
- Commissioning report listing the sounder, GPS and heading inputs connected to Olex
- Licence record: hardware key identity and the modules enabled on it
- Seabed database backup record with date, size and the media the copy was left on
- Service report for the annual check, with faults found and settings changed
- Bridge handover note in Russian, English or Korean
About the manufacturer
Olex AS is a Norwegian company based in Trondheim. Its system builds a seabed chart from the vessel's own data: depth from the echo sounder and position from GPS are logged continuously and assembled into a three-dimensional model of the area. It is used in fishing, aquaculture, harbour work and pipe laying.
- Company
- Olex AS
- Country
- Trondheim, Norway
- Purpose
- Seabed survey and mapping
Source: olex.no
- OLEX Full version: navigation, plotting and seabed mapping.
- LINO / LT Lighter version for navigation and plotting, and an office version for route planning and data processing.
- HT Seafloor discrimination by hardness.
- SB Water current mapping.
- ITI Trawl and ROV positioning.
- MBES · SEAPIX · ATEC · WASSP Interfaces to multibeam sounders.
- HGPS Exact singlebeam mapping using GPS height.
- AIS · GRIB AIS reception and weather forecasts.
Frequently asked
If the Olex computer is replaced, do we lose the seabed map the vessel has built up?
Not if the data is handled before the hardware. The database is copied off and verified first, then restored onto the new unit and checked against ground the crew knows before the vessel sails. If the original disk has already failed, a backup held on board or ashore is what makes recovery possible, which is why we write one at every attendance.
Can modules be added to a system that is already installed and in use?
Yes. Modules such as 3D, Water Column, ITI, hardness or the multibeam interface are enabled on the hardware key. The licence on the key is updated and the software is set up for the new function. The accumulated map is not affected by adding a module.
Olex supply, licences and service inside the port call
Send the vessel's ETA, the Olex version and hardware key, and the work required: module, upgrade, hardware replacement or backup. [email protected] или в Telegram.