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Overview

Fugro offers professional multibeam hydrographic survey services using advanced systems to provide exceptional bathymetric detail of the seafloor. Fugro's multibeam systems:

  • Provide turn-key solutions from project design to deliverables.
  • Comply with Corps of Engineers Class 1 and IHO Special Order requirements.
  • Offer a proven track record.
  • Are deployed from a fully equipped, trailerable vessel.
  • Are available as portable systems designed for vessels of opportunity.
  • Are performed by highly qualified and experienced multibeam personnel.
  • Provide real-time seafloor imagery.
  • Deliver high quality data products.

Multibeam System Features

The following are features of Fugro's multibeam system:

  • Swath coverage up to 150 degrees.
  • Update rates up to 30 times per second.
  • Beam geometry of 1.5 x 1.5 degrees.
  • Range capable of 300 meters.
  • Lightweight, portable system.

Advantages of Fugro's Multibeam System
Fugro's multibeam system provides many advantages over other systems including:

  • Increased detail of seafloor (100% coverage).
  • Confidence all features and hazards are mapped without voids.
  • Ability to map inaccessible areas (eg., under jetties, structures, vessels; near breakwaters, shoal areas, retaining walls).
  • Fewer survey lines requiring less survey time.
  • Highly accurate volumetric computation database.
  • Optimum seafloor detail for route & dredge programs.
  • Comply with highest order International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic standards.

Representative Multibeam Projects

The following are representative projects of Fugro's multibeam system:

  • Carpinteria abandoned platform site survey
  • Lake Bard Pipeline Alignment
  • Bon Tempe Lake HDPE Pipeline Installation survey
  • Lanai Harbor breakwater survey, Hawaii
  • Port of Anchorage harbor post dredge survey
  • Pearl Harbor outfall route survey
  • Ventura Harbor survey
  • Port Hueneme Harbor survey

 

 

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