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Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

Dutch Dredging Upgrades Survey System

21 Feb 2008

Dutch Dredging, based at Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, has awarded Reson Rotterdam a contract to upgrade their existing Guidance and Monitoring Systems (GMS) on board the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone) to that of PDS2000 Hopper.
Dutch Dredging has ordered a PDS2000 Hopper Guidance and Monitoring Systems (GMS) for the trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Amazone’
Dutch Dredging has ordered a PDS2000 Hopper Guidance and Monitoring Systems (GMS) for the trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Amazone’

The main reason for awarding Reson the contract was Dutch Dredging' being satisfied that the underwater systems supplier would deliver an accurate and reliable system for efficient dredging.

Reson has supplied and installed the software and the interfaces to the existing sensors. The operators are pleased with the fast update rate of the screens and the position accuracy of both the tube and the head. The Amazone is also fitted with the latest PDS2000 software for DLM (Draft Load Monitoring) and TDS (Tons Dry Sediment). These two modules provide the operator with information about load, draft, tons dry solids, and reporting.

Dutch Dredging uses PDS2000 for all their hydrographic surveys using singlebeam and SeaBat multibeam echosounders. Survey data such as DTM’s, project data and data files can be easily exchanged between PDS2000 Survey and PDS2000 Hopper without having to carry out time consuming conversions

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