Storm Geomatics is a surveying company based in England and specializing in water-based survey projects. Storm combines knowhow on hydrography, topography, and environmental surveys to deliver their clients great variety of services. The company was founded in 2006 and in the ensuing years have encountered all kinds of surveys in, on, or near water environment….
For surveyors, it’s likely been a busy summer in the field gathering data from seabed, port structures or with other survey projects. Now the hard drive is full of data, and the processing is about to start. The rest of the year looks busy, as all the deadlines are getting closer, and the clients are…
Easy delivery and utilization of survey data adds value to the workflow for surveyors For over 17 years, Swathe Services has excelled in supporting surveyors, contractors, ports, harbours, dredging and construction companies to achieve the best possible value from their surveys. Swathe Services provide not only high-end technology but also their expertise in consulting…
Point clouds gathered from real-life structures or environment represent the current state of the surveyed object. Sometimes the object may change rapidly in time, sometimes it pretty much stays the same for decades. Regular surveys ensure the information of the structure stays up to date. The amount of point cloud data gathered worldwide is on…
Fast development of remote sensing technology has increased the supply and decreased the price of survey equipment. This means the amount of survey data is increasing in an accelerating pace. Too much of the data is still underused, and we think the survey industry should take an action to change this. In this article, we…
USGS (the science agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior) describes remote sensing as “the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance”. Remote sensing allows us to survey large areas in short time, and to draw clear picture of our…
ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) have been around for decades, especially in military use. The advancements in technology have enabled and increased the commercial use of the ROVs. Now different underwater and surface vehicles are surveying seabed and underwater assets all over the world. The advancing technology facilitates ROV use for different purposes Both, the surveying…
Surveyors usually do the whole workflow of hydrographical survey, from the field work to post-processing, in the same software. But what happens after processing the hydrographic data? This is usually where plenty of valuable information included in the survey data gets lost, as many surveyors lack the ability to easily deliver the large 3D point…
The cloud technology is becoming more widely used in every industry. The benefits of cloud are obvious, starting from affordable storage space to easier access and sharing. Surveyors are used to traditional desktop software, but cloud service providers have often invested in easy-to-use user interface and therefore, the deployment of cloud platform is effortless. Benefits…
The quality of hydrographic survey data is dependent on many aspects. The top-notch data requires constant alertness to the changing environment and thorough knowledge of the technology. In this article, we examine three common sources of error when doing 3D hydrographic surveys. 1 Positioning error The survey vessel’s positioning system uses satellites to get the…
