Fugro Expands Survey Services and Satellite Imagery Capabilities
Fugro has extended its integrated survey services to help improve efficiency in coastal management and enable more informed decision making. A new agreement with global specialist EOMAP enables the creation of integrated bathymetric survey products that comprise elements from Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB), Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB) and traditional acoustic survey technologies. The integrated data and product solutions will provide clients with outstanding value and unmatched coverage.
According to hydrogrpahic business development manager Don Ventura, teaming with EOMAP augments Fugro’s survey and satellite imagery capabilities and will allow a timely and cost-effective nearshore bathymetry review facility for clients whose own bathymetric holdings are either very old or very sparse - or both. This service is expected to help coastal zone management and engineering teams, environmental scientists and hydrographic agencies to focus on their immediate needs and to make more informed decisions on subsequent, efficient data acquisition and management.
EOMAP’s technology platform can process satellite images and deliver global bathymetric and benthic habitat data over the full range of temporal and spatial resolutions through its proprietary, sensor-independent Modular Inversion Processor (MIP). This both complements and augments services already provided by Fugro, to provide even more spatial data solutions to suit a wide variety of budgets and purposes.
Image: Seafloor reflectance draped over Satellite Derived Bathymetry. Image courtesy: EOMAP 2014, including copyrighted material of DigitalGlobe.
