Work Flow Design

Geomatics Data Solutions can design a work flow to enable you to process all of your marine data using the latest industry standard software.  In addition, we have the programmatic capability to customize solutions and bridge seamlessly between various third party software applications.

Bathymetric Lidar

With more than 13 years experience working with bathymetric lidar, Geomatics Data Solutions is able to acquire and process data from AHAB’s HawkEye II system or Optech’s SHOALS system.  Today’s bathymetric lidar systems are usually combined with other sensors, such as a topographic lidar and digital camera.  Our highly technical personnel can process data from all sensors within these systems, providing a one-stop-shop for your project needs.

GDS has a great deal of experience merging bathymetric and topographic datasets on to a single vertical datum (tidal, orthometric or ellipsoid) to provide a seamless dataset which can then be used for coastal modeling.  This can be done in locations where datums are already well defined (e.g. in areas of the US using VDatum) or alternatively we can define a process to derive the necessary shifts.

Along with software specific to each lidar sensor (e.g. CSS for HawkEye II and GCS for SHOALS), we can use the following software packages to process HawkEye or SHOALS data.  The actual software and work flow used will be dependent on project purpose and required final products. We are always reviewing new software, to ensure we are using the most efficient process possible.

Marine Solutions


BATHYMETRIC LIDAR

  1. Over 13 years experience

  2. HawkEye II / SHOALS

  3. Vertical Datum Expertise

  4. Processing & Integration with:

  5. Topographic Lidar

  6. Digital Camera Imagery

  7. Multibeam Bathymetry

  8. Reflectance Imagery










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  1. Applanix POSPac

  2. Applied Imagery’s QT Modeler

  3. ERDAS Imagine / Leica Photogrammetry Suite

Sample products include (but are not limited to):

Multibeam Sonar

Geomatics Data Solutions employees have over 25 years combined experience working with multibeam echosounder sensors and data.  We have experience operating and processing data from shallow, medium and deep water systems from many manufacturers, including Reson, Simrad, SeaBeam and GeoAcoustics.  Our personnel are also proficient with deep water interferometric systems.

GDS has the expertise to process data for any purpose, whether it be volume calculations for a critical dredging project, or full hydrographic processing meeting IHO standards, producing TPU for each sounding, along with attributed grids and S-57 files. 

We can process data using traditional tide files, or are capable of processing inertially aided PPK (IAPPK) heights to the ellipsoid.  Ellipsoid heights can then be transferred to orthometric or tidal heights depending on your project needs. Ask us for advice on how to collect data to meet the accuracy specifications for your job.

Many multibeam sonars not only produce bathymetry, but are also capable of providing backscatter (snippet) data or even full water column information. Geomatics Data Solutions is capable of working with these data, using the latest software, such as Geocoder (originally developed out of the University of New Hampshire) to produce backscatter mosaics of the seabed. In addition, we can use the bathymetry and backscatter imagery to provide value-added products, such as interpretation of the seabed geology or habitat, in either chart or GIS format.

Geomatics Data Solutions is equipped to handle large volume datasets and keep your valuable data secure.



Sample products include (but are not limited to):

  1. Novatel Waypoint GrafNav/GrafNet

  2. CARIS HIPS

  3. OrthoVista

  1. TerraSolid Software Suite

  2. IVS Fledermaus

  3. ArcGIS


MULTIBEAM SONAR

  1. Over 25 years experience

  2. Bathymetry & Backscatter

  3. Multiple Manufacturers

  4. Tides or IAPPK

  5. Processing & Integration with:

  6. Lidar

  7. Backscatter Imagery

  8. SSS

  9. SBP