Handbook of Offshore Surveying (2 Volume Set)

Hydrographic Surveyors and Geo-Scientists, each with a specific field of expertise, have written this Two-Volume Handbook. All examples detailed in the books are derived from situations encountered in their years as Surveyors.Volume 1: Preparation and PositioningContents- Part 1: ProjectsGeneral - Inspection Offshore Construction Installation Pipe- and Cablelay -Dredging Project Planning and Preparation Project Execution - Part 2: Geodesy & Mathematics- Basics -Statistics Co-ordinate Systems -Positioning Geodesy -Vessel Dynamics and their Measurement -Accuracy and Quality Part 3: Positioning SystemsElectromagnetic Waves Satellite Navigation (GPS) Range Bearing Systems Underwater Positioning Systems LBL Underwater Positioning USBL Underwater Positioning Heading Sensors -Speed Sensors Attitude Sensors -Inertial Sensors Land Survey -Volume 2: Acquisition and Processing-Contents-Part 1: PhysicsSound -Creating and Receiving Sound Sound Velocity -Geology and Geophysics Magnetism -Tides -Part 2: Acquisition Systems-Mechanical Depth Measuring Systems -Singlebeam Echo Sounder Multi-Channel Echo Sounder Scanning Sonar/Profiler Multi-Beam Echo Sounders Airborne Laser Swath Sounders (LIDAR) Side Scan Sonar Shallow Seismic Systems/Sub-Bottom Profiler -Deep Seismic Systems Magnetometer -Pipeline and Cable Tracking Systems -Geotechnical Techniques -Tide and Current Part 3: Processing -Preparation Processing of Data -Data Validation Tidal Correction -Interpolation Digital Terrain Models -Presentation Volume Calculations