Bathymetry mapping
Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB) and terrestrial laser scanning offer highly efficient and cost-effective solutions to hydrographic surveying, riverine mapping, coastal zone and engineering projects. Our BOAT-MAP technique combines the benefits of multibeam bathymetry with above-water laser scanning to produce a seamless image of the coastal zone, both above and below the water line. Habitat and reef mapping are amongst the features of our environmental services.
For UNCLOS claims, our EEZ mapping services include bathymetry and seismic data acquisition as well as expert advice on maritime boundaries and workshops and seminars tailored to your specific requirements.Our range of services includes:
- Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB)
- Cable route surveys
- Burial assessment
- Desktop studies
- Global ‘Law of the Sea’ services
- Fisheries habitat
- Hydrographic mapping
- Support for engineering projects
- Hazard surveys
- Underwater infrastructure inspection
Our multidisciplinary marine consultants and environmental specialists provide consultancy on a wide range of topics including:
- Marine consenting
- Environmental impact assessments (EIA) and appraisals
- Zonal and regional assessments
- Habitat regulations appraisal (HRA) and appropriate assessments
- Environmental policy and legislation
- Characterisation and feasibility studies, desktop studies, site selection and appraisal
- Management plans (construction, environmental, spill mitigation)
- Licensing
- Marine ecology
- Marine geology
- Physical processes
- Water quality
- Fisheries
- Environmental management
- Geographical information systems
As a leading provider in offshore and coastal marine ecological survey and analysis we provide a range of services including:
- Subtidal benthic sampling
- Intertidal and terrestrial survey
- Seabed video and imaging
- Habitat/biotope mapping
- Protected habitat surveys
- Fish and shellfish ecology
- Deepwater ecology surveys
- Post-drill and decommissioning surveys
- Marine mammal and seabirds
- Desk-studies to characterise development area and inform survey design
- Data acquisition and monitoring to generate pre-, during and post-construction data
- Ornithological survey
- Visual marine mammal survey
- Passive acoustic marine mammal survey
- Marine mammal protection plans
- Data storage and management, data analysis and interpretation, environmental statements (ES) and environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Specialist capabilities at our environmental laboratories include:
- Chemistry analytical services
- Macrobenthic taxonomy
- Sediment tracer studies
- Sediment analysis
- Microbiology analysis
- Microbiological tracer studies
- Oil spill forensic services
- Water and sediment quality
Our GIS capabilities include:
- Site selection, feasibility studies and risk mapping
- Spatial analysis and interpretation
- Mapping and charting
- Spatial data management
- Interactive GIS
- Data management