New support and engineering colleague!

In response to our ever growing business activities Ben de Groot has joined our team to provide customer support and on-site installations. With a rich history in various maritime and related sectors Ben provides valued knowledge to further boost our business opportunities.

Ben will also be part of our research and development team assisting in current and future endeavours.

Europort Exhibition 8-11 November Rotterdam

Visit us at the international Europort exhibition in Rotterdam from 8 to 11 November in Rotterdam. You can find us in hall number 3, stand number 3.408.

For a free entrance ticket please click here.

Visit us at the Offshore Energy 2011 Exhibition

On Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th October 2011, the fourth edition of Offshore Energy (OE) will take place at the Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands.

Offshore Energy focuses on the international offshore, oil & gas energy market. And this year the exhibition will host more than 300 international operating companies showing their products, services and innovations. We would like to invite you to visit us in HAL 8 - stand 218.

Arwest Dealership Awarded

As of March 24th 2011 CT Systems has been officially awarded the full dealership of the ArWest Communications Corporation.

About Arwest:
ArWest Communications Corporation was formed in 2001 to design narrow-band radios utilizing DSP technology. The founders of the company and the development team have more than 185 years combined experience in the Design, Manufacture and Marketing of Telecommunications products. Within the ArWest Engineering Group are four PhDs in Physics and Applied Mathematics helping us push our technology beyond previously commercially available products.

Visit us at the Construction & Shipping Industry exhibition 2011

On 10, 11 and 12th of May 2011 we are exhibiting at the Construction & Shipping Industry trade fair in Gorinchem.

For more info on the event please visit:
Construction & Shipping Industry

Visit us at the On & Offshore exhibition in Gorinchem

On March 29th to 31th we will be exhibiting on the On & Offshore trade fair in Gorinchem.


For more information please see the link below: Evenementenhal Gorinchem

Visit us at the Offshore Energy 2010 Trade Fair

On Thursday the 7th of October 2010, the third edition of Offshore Energy will take place at the Old Navy Yard Willemsoord in Den Helder, The Netherlands. The exhibition, which focuses on the international offshore energy industry, is the only event in The Netherlands which combines an extensive exhibition with a conference program on the latest developments and latest markets in offshore.

The online pre-registration for Offshore Energy 2010 is now open!

You can get our free entrance ticket here.

Advanced printing feature added to Viking Process

A complete and easy to use printing feature has been added to the Viking Process software. It is now possible to directly print any data type using an easy to use print preview screen.

A scale factor, custom grid ticks and drawing information can be added and adjusted on the fly using the left hand sidebar.

Renewed Ceeducer Pro Echo Sounder

The hydrographic all-in-one echo sounder Ceeducer Pro has been upgraded with a number of DGPS and RTK solutions. The new Ceeducer Pro also features a renewed battery technology and a highly improved internal DGPS receiver from Hemisphere GPS.

In addition to the built-in DGPS it is also possible to integrate an RTK GPS receiver and to receive and process the Omnistar GPS correction signal.

Also, as of 2010 all Ceeducer Pro units will be supplied with a rugged and waterproof Peli Case for transportation of the Ceeducer unit and the GPS antenna.

Renewed Viking Dredge software released!

All new Viking Dredge software officially released! Viking Dredge is specifically designed for use on a wide range of dredging vessels, ranging from a small cutter dredger to a large seagoing hopper dredger.

With Viking Navigation as a rock solid base Viking Dredge makes use of the same ease of use and extended navigation functions. Besides the existing Navionics and Autocad DXF support, Viking is expanded with support for 3D DTM, XYZ matrix, and XYZ ASCII data. With direct support for a wide variety of sensors such as angle sensors, depth gauges and pressure sensors, Viking Dredge can visualize and register the entire dredging process.

Besides the use on dredging vessels, Viking Dredge can also be deployed on grab dredgers and hydraulic excavators. Using an RTK GPS, inclinometers and an optional wire-length measurement Viking Dredge can work on earth moving machines with centimetre precision according to a 3D terrain model.

With the arrival of Viking Dredge, the Viking software is significantly expanded. The lightweight Target version, the Navigation version for advanced positioning, and the all new Viking Dredge enables Viking to be deployed on a diverse number of ships, dredging vessels and earthmoving machines.

CT Systems feautured in Offshore Industry International Magazine

CT Systems is featured in an in-depth article in the professional magazine Offshore Industry!

The full article can be found in our news section.

Visit us at the Construction & Shipping Industry exhibition

On 27, 28 and 29th of April 2010 we are exhibiting at the Construction & Shipping Industry trade fair in Gorinchem.

For more info on the event please visit:
Construction & Shipping Industry

Magellan Professional renamed to Ashtech

As of 2010 Magellan Professional will be known as Ashtech. Following a line of mergers the renowned name of Ashtech was chosen for representation of the GNSS professional products.

Renewed Viking Dredge installed on first dredger!

Offshore Energy 09 Trade Fair

On October 8th 2009 we will be participating at the Offshore Energy 09 trade fair in Den Helder.

This new event is held on the old premisses of the Royal Dutch Navy in it's historic buildings. The event is targeted at offshore related company's, and will this year also target the dredging industry.

A free visit can be obtained using the registration link below. We hope to see you there!

Offshore Energy 09 Registration

Europort Maritime 2009

Visit us at the Europort Maritime 2009 exhibition from 3 to 6 November 2009, located in the Ahoy in Rotterdam.

We will be exhibiting our new and updated Viking product range, consisting of Viking Navigation, Viking Dredge, Viking Offline & Viking Process. Along with all our related hardware products and solutions.

For a free visit you can register using the link below:

Europort Registration

CT Systems featured on www.offshore-technology.com website

A full company profile of CT Systems has been placed on one of the most comprehensive offshore websites. On www.offshore-technology.com all offshore related companies are listed along with related offshore projects.

See our online profile: CT Systems

Viking Dredge Trials

After the release of the new Viking Navigation software, work immediately started on the new Dredging version. Together with the dredging company Schilder BV this new version is being tested on a local dredging project in the 'Waardkanaal'.

Viking Dredge can be connected to sensors on the suction tube to calculate and measure the exact dredging depth. This data combined with an accurate DGPS receiver and GPS compass results in full 3D data of the dredger and the suction tube.

Together with two different Dynamic Terrain Model's, the first based on survey data and the second based on a theoretical model, a top and side view is shown.

The data of the suction tube is combined in real-time with the DTM data to give the dredge master a full overview of the dredging process.

New Viking Navigation software products released!

After many long years of development and testing, we have finalized the first production ready version of the new Viking software products!

The new Viking Navigation products come in two versions: The first being a lightweight version featuring all necessary functions called Viking Target. Where the second is the fully featured Viking Navigation edition supporting many special features and advanced navigation options.

For more information please visit the Viking Target and the Viking Navigation pages.

Modules Support
New in the new Viking software is also support for special modules, the first module produced and tested is the anchoring module. This module is mainly used on offshore and dredging vessels who need to plan ahead complex anchoring plans.

For more information please visit the Anchoring Module's page.

Completion of large North Sea Survey project

Over the course of May til November 2008, we have carried out an extensive hydrographic survey along the dutch coast.

This survey involved the depth measurement and recording of the coastal areas from Petten, Den Helder and the island of Texel. The survey was carried out using our Viking and DTM2000 software, Ceeducer Pro and a Magellan Aquarius RTK/LRK unit.

New Colleague for new Processing Software

For the development of a completely new program for both pre- and post processing of numerous types of data. A new programmer called Bas Koppe had joined CT Systems.

The new program to be called 'Viking Process' will be a new application which will act as a support application to the new Viking Navigation programs.

Many functions will be included such as Viking Log data analysis, XYZ Import and editing, advanced interpolation routines, matrix generation tools, PDF dredging rapport generation, and many more...

Javad GNSS Dealership

On Juny 26th 2008 CT Systems has been officially awarded the Javad GNSS dealership for The Netherlands. The dealership includes the sale and full support of the new Javad GNSS product range.

The new Javad GNSS product range is based on the revolutionary Triumph chipset. This new chipset has the ability to receive 216 channels simultaneously! And can produce an ouput rate of up to 100 hertz.

Beta testing of new Viking Software

After many years of development the first testing fase of the new Viking Navigation software package has commenced. The goal of the first 'real world' tests is to work out any potential problems and to receive user feedback.

A number of renowned offshore and dredging companys selected from our customer base will constantly be supplied with the latest beta testing versions.

Ceeducer dealership

As of November 2007 CT Systems is appointed by Bruttour International as the official dealer for their Ceeducer, Ceestar and Ceetide hydrographic survey systems.

New Colleague!

To speed up the development of the next version of the Viking program, we have deprived the open source community of one of it's excellent programmers called Sjoerd van der Berg. Having a great track record in the development of complex IO projects and heavy 3D systems he is a great addition to the CT Systems team.

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