Fugro LADS Mk 3
Utilising a sophisticated laser sensor fitted to an aircraft, the Fugro LADS Mk 3 ALB system accurately measures water depth and collects supporting data over both the marine and coastal zone environments. An environmentally friendly design enables the system to operate from a wide range of aircraft, including small turbo props or rotary winged aircraft.
The system has been designed for safe, high speed and cost effective surveys of clean, shallow coastal areas in depths up to 80 metres. Accurate to IHO Order 1a and 1b, data is collected using a 1.5 kHz laser with an efficient swath width up to 585 metres from survey altitudes between 1,200 and 3,000 feet. Fugro has designed the system to enable the coastal zone to be surveyed faster and more cost effectively with the collection of high quality data across a wide range of environmental conditions.
Leading edge developments in shallow water performance, seabed reflectivity, target detection, operating altitudes and hyperspectral imagery are also key functionalities implemented within the Fugro LADS Mk 3 ALB system.
Deliverables include digital depth and topographic data, digital models, spatial products, seabed relative reflectivity, Lidar seabed classes, optional hyperspectral imagery and georeferenced digital mosaic imagery.
The system has also been designed with an upgrade path to take advantage of advances in technology and evolving customer requirements, thus avoiding obsolescence and increasing longevity.