Selection of ASV company

The C-CAT3 catamaran from the ASV company (now L3Harris ASV) was selected for the PAMELi project following a public procurement procedure launched in May 2017 (submission of tenders in July 2017).

Sea bottom geodesy campaign

GNSS/Acoustics positioning campaign in Brest bay, in collaboration with IUEM and iXBlue.

Bathymetric measurements & DroneEduc project

Bathymetric measurements were carried out in the port of La Rochelle. This demonstration also allowed La Rochelle University students to discover how PAMELi works as part of the DroneEduc project.

Water sampling system test

Validation of the water sampling system concept at the Angoulins nautical base.

Water sampling in Aytré Bay

As part of a study on the sources of faecal contamination in the Aytré Bay, water samples were made with PAMELi and then analyzed at the LIENSs laboratory. Samples recovery in the drone.

Drone consumption test

Drone consumption tests at the Angoulins nautical base : navigation along a profils at different speed to analyze PAMELi consumption data.

Model validation campaign

A PAMELi mission was organized at the end of July 2020 in the "Coureau d'Oléron", offshore Fouras near La Rochelle in France. The aim of this mission is to test a methodology for hydrodynamic model validation. Drone consumption tests were also carried out, as well as in-situ measurements on the Sentinel 3A satellite track. All […]

Water sampling in Aytré Bay

As part of a study on the sources of faecal contamination in the Aytré Bay, new water samples were taken at the same points as during last April mission.   Water sampling with PAMELi   Piloting system and control PC

PAMELi’s team interview

Reporters of the program "NOA Sur Mer" for the French channel France 3 interviewed the LIENSs researchers and engineers about the research questions developped in the laboratory. The show will soon be broadcast online and on France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine channel ...

PAMELi on France 3 NOA !

LIENSs laboratory and PAMELi project are in the spotlight in this episod of "NOA sur Mer". More informations here 👉  https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/charente-maritime/la-rochelle/noa-sur-mer-la-recherche-et-la-mer-1970743.html

Field work with Master students

The students of the Master of Engineering program of La Rochelle University discover how PAMELi works during a field session in Aytre Bay.

Field mission on the slopes of Etna

First geodetic mission for PAMELi on the slopes of Mount Etna to study the deformation of an underwater fault by combining GNSS and underwater acoustic signals (GNSS/A). This mission, FOCUS-G1, in which Thibault Coulombier and Denis Dausse took part, is being carried out on the N/O Tethys in collaboration with the LGO Brest, in the […]