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

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

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

AML expanded the reach of our premium service offerings via the addition of a calibration and service facility in the Netherlands. This addition is designed to decrease the costs associated with maintenance for our customers who are further away from AML Pacific.

AML turned 50 years old in 2024! We celebrated with our community in the UK and again with our entire team of AMLers from both coasts of Canada.