Swathe Airborne Surveys Ltd has brought together aviation services, equipment manufacturers and ten years hands on experience of LiDAR bathymetric surveying to provide a unique and cost effective solution to our clients allowing them to expand their operations into new and otherwise inaccessible areas of marine survey.
LiDAR bathymetry is widely recognized as being the most cost efficient and effective way of carrying out detailed bathymetric surveys in shallow water, reefs and complex coastal zones.
Applications:
- Shallow water and complex coastal zones including reefs
- Environmental assessment of Coral reefs and marine parks (especially if combined with other sensors such as Hyperspectral)
- Ports and Harbours
- Monitoring of coastal erosion and movement
- Pre and post near shore construction and development
- Coastal inlets
- Large shallow water area survey for sub -sea construction including wind farms, cable lays and pipelines.
Swathe Airborne Surveys Ltd is uniquely placed to offer support to potential users of the Hawkeye II Bathymetric LiDAR system. This is the only Bathymetric LiDAR system available for rental in the world, thus enabling survey companies and customers to carry out their own surveys without the need for massive capital investment in their own system. The availability of a Bathymetric LiDAR system for short term rent, combined with Swathe Airborne Surveys support, makes Bathymetric LiDAR surveying even more flexible and cost effective. Typical production rates that can be achieved are of the order of 50-100 square KM with two flights (or sorties) per day.
Services we offer
- Developing Initial requirement managing client expectations and experience
- Desk study environmental information indicating likely conditions to be encountered and the potential for success of the bathymetric LiDAR survey
- Reconnaissance and review of existing data in the area
- Aviation consultancy assistance and advice on sourcing aircraft, permits and operational aspects
- Flight planning to maximise aircraft efficiency and performance
- Logistics planning preferably involving field team
- Processing Field QA / QC and coverage checking. Office based cleaning and data processing
- Client representation-Monitoring of the performance and quality of Bathymetric LiDAR surveys
Swathe Airborne Surveys Ltd can provide LiDAR project managers, LiDAR experienced CAT A hydrographic surveyors for on or offline QA and QC, flight navigators, system operators, aviation consultants and a range of supporting survey staff.
Our LiDAR team brings a wealth of experience to your projects having participated in roles from project management to system operation on projects around the world including Australia, The Indian Ocean, France, Italy and the USA.
Swathe Airborne Surveys Ltd makes bathymetric LiDAR operations accessible to the smallest survey company without the massive capital investment normally involved. Our rental packages include all mission planning and data processing software and with our network of aviation contacts we can source the nearest most suitable aircraft for your survey.
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