Who We Are
We are manufacturers of high performance oceanographic and hydrographic equipment.
At AML Oceanographic, customers are the focus. We are willing to go to the ends of the earth to achieve results. Whether the priority is rapid mobilization, pristine data quality, responsiveness, or increasing profitability, we are ready to provide support. When buying AML, it’s not just about purchasing a product. Gain a team of knowledgeable sales staff, engineers, and technicians who are invested in the success of your mission. AML Oceanographic provides you with a top quality, personable experience unrivaled by other companies.
"AML is an excellent company to work with. The expertise and knowledge of the staff and their willingness to assist goes far beyond my expectations. The work I am trying to implement (Arctic community forage fish monitoring and Inuit student environmental training) is hindered by limited funding. AML has shown compassion and understanding of our long term goals to build a system that can add on sensors, withstand harsh conditions and withstand introductory multi-users. I highly recommend this company for the quality equipment and long term staff relations."
FISH ECO-PHYSIOLOGIST & OCEANOGRAPHER
SHELQUIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING
"With the incredible results of the AML Oceanographic CTD and UV anti-biofouling system in our technology demonstration program we are very pleased to be deploying these systems across coastal BC as part of the Smart Oceans™ program. High biofouling areas in the coastal zone create a huge challenge in ongoing operations and maintenance costs for any observatory, especially in remote locations. After 15 months and still going, at our worst bio-fouling site, the sensors remain clean and operating fine. We are all absolutely amazed. AML Oceanographic has really made a revolutionary advance in anti-biofouling technology with this new product."
DIRECTOR OF OCEAN NETWORKS CANADA
INNOVATION CENTRE (ONC)
"We have been utilising our AML MVP 30-350 systems on offshore wind farm projects for the last two years where we have found the systems to be robust and reliable, delivering accurate profiles multiple times a day. The ability to perform real-time underway SV profiles from a fully independent system significantly increases productivity and survey efficiency. In additional to this, the technical support we have received to date has been excellent."
PROJECT ENGINEER
GARDLINE LIMITED
AML Oceanographic's mission is to raise industry expectations.
When standards are raised it breeds innovation and growth that is not only beneficial for AML, but for the whole ocean community. Who knows what could be accomplished if more was expected of suppliers.
That’s why we challenge customers' perceptions of the status quo in the oceanographic manufacturing industry. Start elevating your experience by choosing AML Oceanographic.
History of AML Oceanographic
AML Oceanographic (then Applied Microsystems Ltd) was established in Sidney, British Columbia. Originally, AML manufactured only CTDs for the oceanographic industry.
In 1995, AML Oceanographic pioneered time-of-flight sound velocity. Today, we are the vendor of choice for sound velocity measurement for a wide range of marine survey organizations and manufacturers of multi-beam, single-beam, intrusion detection, and USBL / LBL positioning systems.
In March of 2008, AML Oceanographic launched the market’s first – and only – field swappable sound velocity sensor, SV•Xchange™. By listening to our customers, we realized that returning instruments to the factory for recalibration was a significant pain. We are now known for our field-swappable Xchange™ sensors, which assemble to create modular SVP, CTD, and multiparameter X•Series instrumentation.
In 2013, AML Oceanographic introduced a game-changing technology for in situ deployments with UV•Xchange. The award-winning UV biofouling control is proven to retain consistent data quality for years, and reduce maintenance requirements of long term deployments by preventing marine growth on critical surfaces. Today we have expanded biofouling control options with Cabled UV and Streetlamp UV. Learn more about our antifouling solution here.
Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, AML Oceanographic opened its Dartmouth, Nova Scotia location in 2016 to provide customers with extended support hours, stronger deployment support, and custom engineering capabilities.
In 2017, AML Oceanographic acquired the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) from Rolls-Royce, enabling us to further help our customers remove unpredictability from their surveys, both technically and financially. MVP is the market leader in underway profiling systems. The world's only automated, real-time solution is backed by 20 years of experience and thousands of successful surveys. Get information on the MVP here.
Orange Line arrives! In September 2020, AML Oceanographic debuted the long awaited next generation for our X2•Series Instruments. Learn about our new line of instrumentation here.
