Do your sensors begin to drift within the first couple weeks of deployment due to biofouling?
Customer
A survey manager at an independent survey company that specializes in coastal surveys along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
Story
In early 2018, the company won a contract that put them in a situation of conducting two surveys back to back. With the survey for a previously booked contract already scheduled to begin on a certain date, it was critical that the first project be completed on time. Any delays would jeopardize the second project, activating financial penalties and damaging the company’s reputation. Given the high sound speed variability expected in the first project’s survey area, the survey manager was concerned that the frequency with which they would need to stop the vessel to obtain sound velocity profiles would threaten punctual completion.
The survey manager knew he needed a way to collect SV data without ever stopping the vessel in order to finish the survey within the 30 day window and to the specifications stipulated in the contract. In anticipation of this, he tried an entry level system, but found it completely inadequate. He then approached AML. We provided MVP30, a real-time underway profiling system designed for the rigors of commercial survey work.
Results
The first survey was completed with room to spare, and the second began on time. Both customers were impressed not only by the timely delivery of their products, but the noticeably higher quality, which the survey manager attributed to the continuous, real-time feed of sound velocity data into the multibeam system.
Do you lack the time and budget to keep sensors performing well in-situ?
Customer
A survey manager at an independent survey company that specializes in coastal surveys along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
Story
In early 2018, the company won a contract that put them in a situation of conducting two surveys back to back. With the survey for a previously booked contract already scheduled to begin on a certain date, it was critical that the first project be completed on time. Any delays would jeopardize the second project, activating financial penalties and damaging the company’s reputation. Given the high sound speed variability expected in the first project’s survey area, the survey manager was concerned that the frequency with which they would need to stop the vessel to obtain sound velocity profiles would threaten punctual completion.
The survey manager knew he needed a way to collect SV data without ever stopping the vessel in order to finish the survey within the 30 day window and to the specifications stipulated in the contract. In anticipation of this, he tried an entry level system, but found it completely inadequate. He then approached AML. We provided MVP30, a real-time underway profiling system designed for the rigors of commercial survey work.
Results
The first survey was completed with room to spare, and the second began on time. Both customers were impressed not only by the timely delivery of their products, but the noticeably higher quality, which the survey manager attributed to the continuous, real-time feed of sound velocity data into the multibeam system.
Are TBT antifouling methods outlawed in your country due to its toxic impact on the environment?
Customer
A survey manager at an independent survey company that specializes in coastal surveys along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
Story
In early 2018, the company won a contract that put them in a situation of conducting two surveys back to back. With the survey for a previously booked contract already scheduled to begin on a certain date, it was critical that the first project be completed on time. Any delays would jeopardize the second project, activating financial penalties and damaging the company’s reputation. Given the high sound speed variability expected in the first project’s survey area, the survey manager was concerned that the frequency with which they would need to stop the vessel to obtain sound velocity profiles would threaten punctual completion.
The survey manager knew he needed a way to collect SV data without ever stopping the vessel in order to finish the survey within the 30 day window and to the specifications stipulated in the contract. In anticipation of this, he tried an entry level system, but found it completely inadequate. He then approached AML. We provided MVP30, a real-time underway profiling system designed for the rigors of commercial survey work.
Results
The first survey was completed with room to spare, and the second began on time. Both customers were impressed not only by the timely delivery of their products, but the noticeably higher quality, which the survey manager attributed to the continuous, real-time feed of sound velocity data into the multibeam system.
Are you unable to collect enough data before your sensors succumb to biofouling?
Customer
A survey manager at an independent survey company that specializes in coastal surveys along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
Story
In early 2018, the company won a contract that put them in a situation of conducting two surveys back to back. With the survey for a previously booked contract already scheduled to begin on a certain date, it was critical that the first project be completed on time. Any delays would jeopardize the second project, activating financial penalties and damaging the company’s reputation. Given the high sound speed variability expected in the first project’s survey area, the survey manager was concerned that the frequency with which they would need to stop the vessel to obtain sound velocity profiles would threaten punctual completion.
The survey manager knew he needed a way to collect SV data without ever stopping the vessel in order to finish the survey within the 30 day window and to the specifications stipulated in the contract. In anticipation of this, he tried an entry level system, but found it completely inadequate. He then approached AML. We provided MVP30, a real-time underway profiling system designed for the rigors of commercial survey work.
Results
The first survey was completed with room to spare, and the second began on time. Both customers were impressed not only by the timely delivery of their products, but the noticeably higher quality, which the survey manager attributed to the continuous, real-time feed of sound velocity data into the multibeam system.
Are your sensors' critical surfaces fragile and complex, rendering most antifouling technologies unsuitable?
Customer
A survey manager at an independent survey company that specializes in coastal surveys along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
Story
In early 2018, the company won a contract that put them in a situation of conducting two surveys back to back. With the survey for a previously booked contract already scheduled to begin on a certain date, it was critical that the first project be completed on time. Any delays would jeopardize the second project, activating financial penalties and damaging the company’s reputation. Given the high sound speed variability expected in the first project’s survey area, the survey manager was concerned that the frequency with which they would need to stop the vessel to obtain sound velocity profiles would threaten punctual completion.
The survey manager knew he needed a way to collect SV data without ever stopping the vessel in order to finish the survey within the 30 day window and to the specifications stipulated in the contract. In anticipation of this, he tried an entry level system, but found it completely inadequate. He then approached AML. We provided MVP30, a real-time underway profiling system designed for the rigors of commercial survey work.
Results
The first survey was completed with room to spare, and the second began on time. Both customers were impressed not only by the timely delivery of their products, but the noticeably higher quality, which the survey manager attributed to the continuous, real-time feed of sound velocity data into the multibeam system.
Do you struggle to bid competitively without risking profitability due to unpredictable maintenance requirements?
Customer
A survey manager at an independent survey company that specializes in coastal surveys along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
Story
In early 2018, the company won a contract that put them in a situation of conducting two surveys back to back. With the survey for a previously booked contract already scheduled to begin on a certain date, it was critical that the first project be completed on time. Any delays would jeopardize the second project, activating financial penalties and damaging the company’s reputation. Given the high sound speed variability expected in the first project’s survey area, the survey manager was concerned that the frequency with which they would need to stop the vessel to obtain sound velocity profiles would threaten punctual completion.
The survey manager knew he needed a way to collect SV data without ever stopping the vessel in order to finish the survey within the 30 day window and to the specifications stipulated in the contract. In anticipation of this, he tried an entry level system, but found it completely inadequate. He then approached AML. We provided MVP30, a real-time underway profiling system designed for the rigors of commercial survey work.
Results
The first survey was completed with room to spare, and the second began on time. Both customers were impressed not only by the timely delivery of their products, but the noticeably higher quality, which the survey manager attributed to the continuous, real-time feed of sound velocity data into the multibeam system.
OSU’s cameras and dissolved oxygen sensors completed a six month deployment without maintenance.
UV antifouling in this extreme environment helped Ocean Networks Canada reduce the cost and complexity of subsea monitoring sites.
The first in-situ trial of AML's UV biofouling control technology validated its ability to prevent marine growth.
AML’s UV Biofouling Control is proven to remove both the technical and financial unpredictability brought on by biofouling during in-situ deployments.
With hundreds of devices deployed around the world, AML’s UV•Xchange and Cabled UV are the market leaders in biofouling control technologies.
