Bathymetry, Sediment & Water Quality Mapping

Aquatica can collect and interpret/map reliable and cost-effective bathymetry, sediment and water quality data.  Collection methods include on foot, kayak, boat and drone.  In particular, with our drone boat partner (Platypus), collection can be managed by a single operator and safely from the shore.  Services range from the collection of data for your use through to full analysis and modelling of the data using a range of software packages.

Bathymetry

• Fast and accurate mapping of the bottom of any inland or coastal waterbody
• Bottom hardness and sediment depth mapping
• Aquatic vegetation mapping
• Aquatica habitat mapping
• Water and sediment/sludge volume
• Material accumulation/removal volume

Water Quality

• Spatially dense water quality data including DO, EC, pH, turbidity, nutrients and more
• Up to 4,500 data points per acre (drone)
• Discharge plume and mixing zone mapping and modelling (EPA discharge licence monitoring)
• Water column profiling to 30 metres
• Lineal (rivers and streams) and 
• 1 litre water grab samples

Key Benefits

• Reduced safety risks: Drone boats remove the need for large survey boats and do not require personnel to be on the water (operated form shore)
• Reduced costs: No need for expensive survey boats or time consuming logistics, and in many cases only a single operator
• Spatially dense data: Data can be collected on as small as 1 metre grids for highly accurate mapping and modelling of waterways
• Shallow water surveys: The boats can operate in depths as shallow as 15cm