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bathymetry

the marine equivalent of topography - the variation in depth of the ocean floor measured from the surface of the sea.

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Knowledge of Earth's underwater topography through bathymetric measurements is one of several critical components of the geospatial framework required for most Earth system studies.

Arctic Ocean bathymetry: a necessary geospatial framework

For decades, the Navy has used bathymetric lidar to create nautical charts or detect submarines moving through the oceans, Tuell said.

Scientists developing drone-carried lidar for nautical charting

While you're watching the Navionics background chart on your phone or tablet, the Vexilar sonar is delivering bathymetric data, and new contour lines appear on the chart as you motor along.

Filling in the blanks: no waterway is too small, nor too remote, for this clever sonar-logging system

The targeta[euro](tm)s product range, which includes airborne bathymetric LiDAR technology, will allow Hexagon to expand into the growing deep and shallow water bathymetry and coastal topography markets, the buyera[euro](tm)s CEO Ola Rollen said, commenting on the transaction.

Hexagon agrees to acquire Airborne Hydrography

Official said it is essential to map the available resources of sea through oceanographic, bathymetric seafloor classification and high resolution seismic surveys.

Plan on cards to utilize potential of oceanic resources

Mudasar said that it was essential to map the available resources of sea through oceanographic, bathymetric seafloor classification and high resolution seismic surveys.

Gas hydrates found in Makran coast waters

347867 Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority: bathymetric survey services ?

Tendering for public sector contracts

The bathymetric map, which shows lake depth, links to lake-specific fishing reports and boating information.

Buzzworthy

25 October 2011 - Norwegian mapping technology company Blom ASA (OSL:BLO) said today it had won a contract worth NOK19m to provide bathymetric scanning and hyper spectral data in Italy.

-Blom lands NOK19m contract in Italy

A bathymetric chart is a tool of great importance for the knowledge of the morphological features of water bodies.

A new morphometric study of Carioca Lake, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD), Minas Gerais State, Brazil/ Novo estudo morfometrico da lagoa Carioca, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD), Estado de Minas Gerais

fenneri fishery off the coast of Ceara, presenting data on a few biological descriptors such as size structure, sex ratio, and spatial and bathymetric distribution.

Note on the fisheries and biology of the golden crab (Chaceon fenneri) off the northern coast of Brazil/Nota sobre la biologia y la pesca del cangrejo dorado (Chaceon fenneri) frente a la costa norte de Brasil

For example, through the combination of Odom's echo sounders with Teledyne RDI's Doppler velocity logs, Teledyne Benthos' side scan sonar systems and Teledyne TSS' inertial sensing systems, Teledyne will provide an extensive line of precision products for marine navigation, detection, sonar imaging and bathymetric survey.