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58 MTR July 2008 oceanography, and environmental risk/impact assessment. The staff includes primarily Masters and Ph.D. scientists and engineers providing sci- entifically-defensible solutions for government, oil, power, manufactur- ing, defense, private, and research organizations worldwide. WHG’s coastal sciences, engineering & plan- ning team has developed unique computer models for waves, tides, currents, sediment transport, and contaminant transport and fate. These models are applied to design shore protection, dredging, habitat restoration, and remediation projects. Its oceanography & measurement systems team designs, integrates, installs and operates real-time met- ocean monitoring systems for off- shore oil and gas applications, as well as port and harbor environments. Proprietary software was developed to turn real-time data into the informa- tion required by marine decision- makers. This team is actively involved with new research and devel- opment initiatives involving sea bed telemetry of deepwater currents. Our environmental assessment & remedi- ation team is at the forefront of inter- national programs world wide, merg- ing the environmental concerns and policy of multi-national regions. This teams also completes environmental impact states (EIS) and risk assess- ments for proposed projects, includ- ing offshore energy development (e.g., LNG and wind power), naviga- tion improvements, and shore protec- tion infrastructures. SRD Annie Reed Road, Grovehill Industrial Estate Beverley, HU17 0LF United Kingdom Phone: +44 1482 869559 Email: andy.smith@srduk.com URL: www.srduk.com Product: The Eclipse 3D Imaging Sonar is ideally suited for all but the smallest subsea vehicles, and is based around SRD's digital acoustic multi- beam technology. The acoustic beam width of Eclipse is 120°. The unit contains both vertical and horizontal transmitter and receiver arrays. Three modes of operation are available - 3D Volume Visualization, Forward Looking and Profile Imaging. MTR100 Sonardyne International 11210 Steeplecrest Drive, Suite 360, Houston, Texas 77065 • Tel: +1 281-890-2120 Email: usa.sales@sonardyne.com www.sonardyne.com Managing Director: Barry Clutton VP Americas: Spencer Collins Sales Director: Richard Binks Marketing Director: Rob Balloch No. of Employees: 250 Sonardyne is an international subsea engineer- ing company delivering trusted solutions for sub- sea navigation, positioning, communication and control to the offshore oil and gas, oceanograph- ic maritime defense industries.Established in 1971, the company today employees over 250 people worldwide. Sonardyne's manufacturing, research and development is located at its headquarters in Yateley, 40 miles south-west of London, UK. Operating subsidiaries in Aberdeen, Houston, Singapore and Brazil provide sales, field engineering, training and 24 hour customer support. Sonardyne's core subsea engineering expertise centers on low power, wide- band signal processing combined with reliable acoustic communications and robust mechanical construction. Compatt 5 is the workhorse of the company's subsea positioning product range. Since its first commercial deploy- ment in 2005, Compatt 5 has been used in every major field development and for types all subsea operation includ- ing; template installation, pipeline survey, DP reference and high accuracy metrology. Sonardyne's expertise in under- water instrumentation is also helping to develop solutions for the protection of the environment. The company's capability in sensor integration and communication in deep water has recently provided an immediate and cost-effec- tive solution to the problem of detecting tsunami waves. Lodestar is a combined AHRS and Acoustically Aided INS system that is a natural extension of the Sonardyne product range and has been developed for seamless integration with the company's widely used LBL (Long BaseLine) and USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning sys- tems. In the area of homeland security, Sentinel is a new generation of wideband sonar that provides complete under- water domain awareness and security for civilian and military installations and assets. It is claimed to be the smallest, lightest and most cost-effective of the diver detection sonars currently available and has already been selected by the US Navy and other high profile customers as their preferred sonar for underwater security. Sonardyne engineer with tsunami monitor- ing system buoy. MTR#6 (49-64).qxd 7/18/2008 9:06 AM Page 58
