A system for exploration comprising: a remote operated vehicle, wherein said ROV comprises a video camera for acquiring a live video feed; a networked operating system comprising a visualization engine, wherein said visualization engine further comprises: a database module of 3D elements representing objects disposed in an operation environment of said remote operated vehicle; a virtual video generating module for generating a virtual video feed incorporating said 3D elements; a synchronizing module for synchronizing an angle and position of a virtual camera with an angle and position of the video camera mounted to the vehicle, wherein the virtual camera defines a field of view for the virtual video feed, wherein the field of view is between about 45 and 144 degrees from a central point of view; and a superimposition module for superimposing said virtual video feed and said live video feed, wherein said superimposition module is configured to modulate the transparency or opaqueness of a region of lesser interest in one of the virtual or live video feeds (20, 21) based on a luminance threshold, such that a corresponding region of the other video feed is more visible, said superimposed virtual and live video feeds (20, 21) comprising hybrid 3D imagery; and a navigation interface configured to display said hybrid 3D imagery, said navigating interface comprising at least one networked monitor, characterised in that, synchronizing the angle and position of the video camera comprises the steps of: calculating an angle between a heading of the vehicle and a direction of a field of view of the video camera; calculating an angle between a vertical orientation of the vehicle and the direction of the video camera field of view; and calculating an angle between the vehicle and a geographic horizon. a remote operated vehicle, wherein said ROV comprises a video camera for acquiring a live video feed; a networked operating system comprising a visualization engine, wherein said visualization engine further comprises: a database module of 3D elements representing objects disposed in an operation environment of said remote operated vehicle; a virtual video generating module for generating a virtual video feed incorporating said 3D elements; a synchronizing module for synchronizing an angle and position of a virtual camera with an angle and position of the video camera mounted to the vehicle, wherein the virtual camera defines a field of view for the virtual video feed, wherein the field of view is between about 45 and 144 degrees from a central point of view; and a superimposition module for superimposing said virtual video feed and said live video feed, wherein said superimposition module is configured to modulate the transparency or opaqueness of a region of lesser interest in one of the virtual or live video feeds (20, 21) based on a luminance threshold, such that a corresponding region of the other video feed is more visible, said superimposed virtual and live video feeds (20, 21) comprising hybrid 3D imagery; and a database module of 3D elements representing objects disposed in an operation environment of said remote operated vehicle; a virtual video generating module for generating a virtual video feed incorporating said 3D elements; a synchronizing module for synchronizing an angle and position of a virtual camera with an angle and position of the video camera mounted to the vehicle, wherein the virtual camera defines a field of view for the virtual video feed, wherein the field of view is between about 45 and 144 degrees from a central point of view; and a superimposition module for superimposing said virtual video feed and said live video feed, wherein said superimposition module is configured to modulate the transparency or opaqueness of a region of lesser interest in one of the virtual or live video feeds (20, 21) based on a luminance threshold, such that a corresponding region of the other video feed is more visible, said superimposed virtual and live video feeds (20, 21) comprising hybrid 3D imagery; and a navigation interface configured to display said hybrid 3D imagery, said navigating interface comprising at least one networked monitor, characterised in that, synchronizing the angle and position of the video camera comprises the steps of: calculating an angle between a heading of the vehicle and a direction of a field of view of the video camera; calculating an angle between a vertical orientation of the vehicle and the direction of the video camera field of view; and calculating an angle between the vehicle and a geographic horizon. calculating an angle between a heading of the vehicle and a direction of a field of view of the video camera; calculating an angle between a vertical orientation of the vehicle and the direction of the video camera field of view; and calculating an angle between the vehicle and a geographic horizon.