Bathymetric Surveying Services
Services
Underwater / Waterbed Surveys
Get a model of waterbeds and other underwater surfaces. Our bathymetric surveying services provide your team with data for architecture, engineering, and construction projects involving bodies of water.
Using a manned or unmanned watercraft equipped with a combination of SONAR with GPS, we remotely collect measurements of these difficult-to-access spaces.
- Lakebeds / riverbeds
- Bridge piers
- Water retention / detention ponds
- Docks and marinas, ship hulls
- Other underwater objects, obstructions, and assets
Bathymetric Survey Use Cases
Providing you with remote access to underwater assets so you can effectively plan for maintenance and construction projects, such as:
- Building water crossings (bridges, docks, pipelines)
- Analyzing water retention – new construction, preventing failures
- Flood plain mapping and analysis (includes above and underwater topography information)
- Planning for dredging and dock maintenance
- Riverbed monitoring
- Bridge scour monitoring
Deliverables
Tell us what type of deliverable works for you – from AutoCAD drawings to a simple PDF plan set.
Client Frequently Asked Questions
Can you do ocean floor mapping?
Technically, yes. Though our expertise is with smaller bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and ponds.
How accurate is your data?
Because we use SONAR (not laser scanning) for underwater mapping, this type of surveying is less precise. Generally, this type of surveying has a point density of 10–20pts/m2.
Additionally, there are some circumstances that can impact absolute accuracy – e.g., muddy waterbeds, lots of vegetation.