HMS Hydro

Our Mission

MAPPING & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS commitment to its clients is to provide quality survey services at a highly competitive cost. This commitment is backed by a policy of embracing the latest technology in positioning systems, sensors and software.

Company Profile

MHS expertise has been gained over thirty years of rigorous survey practice. Today, the company is a well balanced mix of long practical experience and tertiary educated professionals, with the ability and commitment to build upon the company's strong foundation. Experience has been gained over a broad spectrum of hydrographic surveying disciplines, with expertise available in the following areas:

global positioning systems GPS: Real Time Differential Global Positioning Systems with onboard MHS developed computer navigation software.
offshore surveys: Survey services supporting all facets of the marine engineering, (including submarine pipelines and cables), and offshore oil and gas industries.
side scan sonar surveys: State of the art high resolution side scan sonar with MHS developed digital interface for seabed mapping.
environmental monitoring: Long and short term monitoring programs to assess the impact of coastal developments and mining on the environment.
charting and mapping: Bathymetry and charting services for all navigation, development, and reconnaissance purposes.
seismic surveys: High resolution marine reflection seismic profiling and sub bottom profiling.
seabed coring and sampling: Grab samples, shallow cores, vibro coring, boreholes, sediment and core analysis.
current metering: Current profiling, short and long term fixed and profiling impeller meters, ADCP systems and drogue tracking.
tidal studies: Short and long term gauging for the establishment of tidal planes.

Company development engineers are dedicated to enhancing the performance and portability of all systems and software.

A fleet of specialised survey launches is maintained for harbour and coastal deployment. Vessels of opportunity are utilised where necessary.

Data acquisition and processing is highly automated and rigorously quality controlled.