Network corrected real-time is a technological approach to high precision GPS/ GNSS positioning that has been theorized about, studied, experimented with, and implemented in various academic, scientific, and commercial forms for nearly a decade.
Click Here to begin the series,
or view the Article PDF's Here
Test Yourself
Got Answers?
Test your knowledge with NCEES-level questions. Start HERE
Meet the Authors
Check out our fine lineup of writers. Each an expert in his or her field.
HomeNewsEquipment SHOALS-3000 Accepted in US Navy CHARTS Upgrade The American Surveyor
SHOALS-3000 Accepted in US Navy CHARTS Upgrade
Written by Optech
Tuesday, 21 March 2006
Toronto, ON, March 2006 – Optech Incorporated, the global leader in the development and manufacture of laser-based survey instruments, is pleased to announce that its SHOALS-3000 has successfully completed acceptance trials with the U.S. Navy.
The SHOALS-3000 is an advance on its predecessor, the SHOALS-1000. The upgraded unit features higher collection rates, larger swath width, a hyperspectral camera, and an expanded software suite. The SHOALS series of airborne laser scanners are littoral mapping tools with bathymetric and topographic capabilities. The newly introduced hyperspectral camera, in conjunction with faster bathymetric and topographic lasers, provides unprecedented survey detail of coastal areas.
As part of the Compact Hydrographic Airborne Rapid Total Survey (CHARTS) program executed through the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX), Optech first delivered the SHOALS-1000 to the U.S. Navy in September 2003.
Shortly after this delivery, Optech was contracted to design and implement a number of major upgrades to the SHOALS-1000. The upgrades replaced the original plan to miniaturize the SHOALS-1000, thus fielding a system even more suitable for coastal mapping. The SHOALS-3000 trials were completed in Summer, 2005.
“The SHOALS-3000 provides our customers with an unparalleled shallow water survey,” says Bernie Poplack, Optech’s Marine Survey Division Director. “With the new reflectance and hyperspectral capabilities, the SHOALS-3000 enables our users to obtain information and detail they never thought possible.”
About Optech Optech is the world leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of advanced laser-based survey instruments. The company offers client-driven solutions in airborne terrestrial mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, laser imaging, space-based atmospheric monitors and space-borne landing/docking systems, mine cavity monitoring systems and industrial process control.
For further information, please contact: Wayne Szameitat Sales Manager, Marine Survey Division Optech Incorporated 100 Wildcat Road Toronto, ON M3J 2Z9 (416) 661-5904 www.optech.ca
• 15th Annual GeoTech - October 7-8, 2008, NOAA’s Auditorium and Science Center in Silver Spring, MD. Hosted by Potomac Region of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and co-hosted by the NGS, 1 day of Workshops taught by experts, and 1 day of Technical sessions.,
• GITA's First Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference - Calgary - Nov. 6-7, 2008, Calgary Marriott Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The GIS for Oil & Gas Calgary Conference will build on the momentum from GITA’s GIS for Oil & Gas Conference held in Houston, Texas, every September.
• GITA's “How to Financially Justify Your Geospatial Projects” Two-day Workshop - Nov. 13-14, 2008 in Denver, Dec. 11-12, 2008 in Tampa. All types of organizations now have a unique opportunity to learn from GITA’s landmark research project, “Building a Business Case for Geospatial Information Technology: A Practitioner’s Guide to Financial and Strategic Analysis.”
• Geography in Las Vegas - March 22–27, 2009. Join 8,000 geographers, GIS specialists, and environmental scientists from around the world in Las Vegas for the very latest in research, policy, and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience, during the annual conference of the Association of American Geographers.
• California Land Surveyors Association 2009 Conference - March 28-April 1, 2009, Hilton San Diego Resort (Mission Bay).
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
, (707) 578-6016.
• SPAR 2009 - March 30- April 1, 2009, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado. SPAR 2009 will focus on best practices for using 3D imaging technologies to design and deliver capital projects as well as operate, modify and maintain production, manufacturing and infrastructure assets.
Reach our audience of Professional land surveyors and Geo-Technology professionals with your career ad. Feel free to contact us if you need additional information.
