Impact Subsea Releases seaView Hydro Survey

seaView Hydro Survey has been released by Impact Subsea, providing an easy-to-use and cost-effective hydrographic survey solution. The Hydro Survey application operates with the Impact Subsea ISA500 altimeter, using the unit as a singlebeam echosounder. Aimed at basic hydrographic survey applications such as sediment monitoring in ports and harbours, the seaView Hydro Survey application provides a new generation of hydrographic software.

Each range reading is synchronised with a GPS input, allowing data to be logged and plotted in real time on screen. seaView Hydro-Survey is intended to provide a method of conducting basic underwater surveys using the ISA500.  The seaView Hydro Survey software is being provided free of charge to industry.

Alastair Mclennan-Murray, technical director, commented that the long-range, high-accuracy capability of the ISA500 unit makes it suited for basic hydrographic survey purposes. Building on the capabilities in the seaView software package, the company wanted to provide a capability to conduct basic hydrographic surveys quickly and easily.