Tappan Zee Constructors ‘See’ Below the Hudson
. The flow of the Hudson River, wide tide ranges, and water clarity and visibility were also major issues.“As soon as the excavator bucket, clam shell bucket, cutter head on a dredge goes under the water you can no longer see it, so you really don’t know what’s happening,” said Lou Nash, president of Measutronics Corporation, an integrator of Trimble Marine technology.Tappan Zee Constructors consulted with Nash, the Measutronics team and Trimble to overcome these challenges. The positioning and guidance systems used included Trimble and Teledyne components – Trimble software
Teledyne BlueView Partners with Measutronics
for distribution in the Americas, adding expertise in marine positioning, guidance, mapping and underwater imaging to the Teledyne Marine portfolio. “We’ve been watching the evolution of the BlueView product line since their acquisition by Teledyne a few years back,” said Lou Nash, President of Measutronics. “Their ability to provide a complete solution of hardware, user interface and final deliverables has allowed us to offer more advanced solutions to our customers.” Teledyne BlueView noted it has timed the new partnership with Measutronics to
D-Day Mapping Mission
modeling and also provided side scan planimetric imagery to aid in target identification. Measutronics Corporation, Trimble’s leading U.S. Marine dealer, was chosen for this project because of its experience in the field of marine guidance, mapping, imaging and equipment holdings. Lou Nash, Measutronic’s founder, explains that the GNSS heading bundle is critical to the bathymetric systems because, “without accurate positioning, you essentially don’t have a reference point or know where you are in relation to anything else; as a result you can’t accurately and
February 2025
