Handbook of offshore surveying. Vol. 2: Acquisition & processing

This publication was founded to provide vocational training to professionals who are affiliated with the offshore survey industry. Because of the demand for training in general, courses are now also given to personnel who have minimal offshore survey exposure. The training is focussed on providing the individuals with knowledge fitting their professional competencies through a series of multi-level and multi-skilled courses, based on the industries own requirements and verifiable standards. Hydrographic Surveyors and Geo-Scientists, each with a specific field of expertise, have written this Two-Volume Handbook. All examples detailed in the books are derived from situations encountered in their years as Surveyors.

Part 1: Physics. Sound. Creating and receiving sound. Sound velocity. Geology and geophysics. Magnetism. Tides. Part 2: Acquisition systems. Mechanical depth measuring systems. Singlebeam echo sounder. Multi-channel echo sounder. Scanning sonar/profiler. Multi-beam echo sounders. Airborne laser swath sounders (lidar). Side scan sonar. Shallow seismic systems/sub-bottom profiler. Deep seismic systems. Magnetometer. Pipeline and cable tracking systems. Geotechnical techniques. Tide and current. Part 3: Processing. Preparation. Processing of data. Data validation. Tidal correction. Interpolation. Digital terrain models. Presentation. Volume calculations.