Lidar Helps to illuminate the Future of Oceans
unique, Boreland explained, is that it uses a green la-ser. “The light penetrates the water column and can return seafloor data to 3× Secchi depth, which means three times the penetration depth of natural sunlight in a given water column.”RAMMS can also be combined with other remote sensing technologies for variety of imaging needs, bathymetric or topographic. Additional applications include nautical charting, coastal and marine engineering, coastal zone management, and storm modelling. Fugro hopes their work with DAERA is only the start: “The implications of this could be the roll-out
Oil Spill Detection: Remote Sensing Equipment Tested
The latest in satellite, airborne and in-water surveillance and communications equipment were recently put to work off the coast of England for an exercise aiming to determine how remote sensing technologies can help identify and monitor oil spills at sea more effectively. The exercise took place on June 13, 2017 in open sea off the southern coast of England, showcased through Oil Spill Response Ltd.’s (OSRL) Southampton-based Visualization Center, which provided a ‘Common Operating Picture’, integrating data from each of the technology partner’s equipment as well as
BSEE Targets $7 Million Investment in Oil Spill Response Research
; • scientifically based planning standards for dispersant effectiveness and usage rates; • scientifically based planning standards for burn boom effectiveness and usage rates; • oil spill detection and analysis using remote sensing technologies; • subsea oil spill detection sensors; • mechanical recovery capability of chemically treated oil; • solidifying the scientific capabilities of Ohmsett - quantifying mixing energy; • solidifying
Statewide Underwater Bridge Inspections by Fenstermaker
;s statewide underwater bridge inspection project as the state is currently in the final phase of evaluating the substructure of 69 bridges and three tunnels. The company said this premier project denotes the first time the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved the use of remote sensing technologies in the inspection of submerged bridge structural elements; and LA DOTD is the first state transportation agency to use these advanced measures to comply with FHWA’s requisite inspection of bridges every five years. In the picture: Fenstermaker's Underwater Acoustic and transportation