HMS Hydro

Australia: P.O. Box 7144 East Brisbane QLD 4169
Telephone: 07 3399 8566 International:617 3399 8566
FAX: 07 3899 1515 International:617 3899 1515
E-mail: mhs@mhshydro.com

Capabilities

The scope of Hydrographic Surveying Services provided by MHS encompasses a broad range of activities to supply the needs of the maritime, coastal engineering and offshore petroleum industries.

MHS has a recognised capability in precision positioning and navigation based on its dedicated well maintained positioning systems and navigation software. Sub metre accuracy is attainable for real time navigation using the latest in GPS technologies. Fully automated data acquisition and processing, which is rigorously quality controlled, enables rapid processing capabilities for bathymetry allowing day to day management surveys for dredging contractors.

Geophysical Surveys for maritime engineering investigations and design, foundation and dredging assessments, submarine pipeline/cable route and monitoring surveys, and offshore structures/platforms/drill-rig locations are carried out using MHS high resolution seismic (boomer) system and 'state-of-art' dual frequency high resolution side scan sonar system digitally interfaced for post processing interrogation and storage.

Tidal studies include datum transfers, establishment of tidal planes and tidal constituents from thirty day data collection and analysis. Tidal stream and current studies include the use of fixed and profiling impeller systems and ADCP monitoring capabilities.

Environmental Surveys embrace a range of measurements and monitoring techniques for dredge plume monitoring, outfall monitoring, spills, river system discharge, seabed differentiation and sand resource investigation for reclamation, estuary and river management, channel and port siltation studies, coastal erosion and management, and tailings dam capacity and monitoring surveys.