METMASTS FEATURE
SPECIALIST SURVEYING FEATURE
SEABED SURVEYS IN THE OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY
Having a clear understanding of the geology and general site conditions of offshore wind developments is critical to the overall success of the project, as sites are ordinarily constructed in complex and challenging environments.
this information underpins a number of significant project planning aspects from key engineering planning through to the construction process itself. It follows that the acquisition, interpretation and reporting of this information should be precise, detailed and well-presented for informed decision-making.
FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES
Investing in high quality survey data in the initial planning phases not only makes sense in terms of enabling effective project planning, but is also financially advantageous, leading to real cost-efficiencies as the need for re-investigation can be virtually eliminated prior to the development phase.
RELIABLE DATA AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) Reliable data benefits a multitude of stakeholders and contractors dealing with deep geotechnical and structural engineering, shallow cabling engineering, environmental consenting as well as informing life-long operation and maintenance planning. Then of course there is also the challenge of UXo to contend with.
INVESTMENT IN THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY Specialising in seabed mapping and geophysical survey, Osiris projects recognise quality data outcomes can only be achieved through continuous investment in the very latest technology. This investment begins with the correct platform and the company has five specialised coastal and near-shore survey vessels, with three additional vessels in planning.
Substantial volumes of time and resources are dedicated to the procurement and maintenance of the advanced equipment mobilised for each project. the extensive list includes navigation and positioning equipment, echo sounders, side scan sonars, sub bottom profilers, magnetometers and geotechnical sampling equipment, alongside specialist data acquisition, image processing and CAD software.
IT It is a central operation, and osiris projects have invested in sophisticated workstations, fast Gigabit networking and over 150 Terabytes of secure data storage capacity, allowing the company to provide on-going data management for clients.
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
As a multi-disciplinary firm, consistency and compatibility of data is a key concern for osiris projects. the complexity of UK geology and environmental conditions regularly requires the use of a variety of acoustic methods, which can often lead to
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