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Multibeam Surveys

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:

Richmond-SanRafael multibeam
Bridge abutments at Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, San Francisco Bay.
Carpenteria multibeam
Abandoned platform site, Carpinteria, California.
Lanai harbor multibeam
Harbor breakwater survey, Lanai Harbor, Hawaii.

Harbor post dredge survey, Port of Anchorage, Alaska.
Pearl Harbor multibeam
Coral reef at proposed outfall route at entrance of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Ventura Harbor multibeam
Ventura Harbor.
 
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