Sea Lake River Lagoon
SEMANTIC TS deploys a mini oceanographic ship, a real floating laboratory, to acquire highly precise environnmental cartographic data to monitor aquatic environments, mainly with bathymetry or ground classification.
SEMANTIC TS performs since 2004 researches in acoustic cartography of underwater grounds, for which an acoustic vertical detection method has been developed. This method, called DIVA (Vertical Acoustic Detection and Inspection), is dedicated to underwater vegetation : posidonia or cymodocées in Mediteranean Sea, eelgrass at Arcachon and laminar fields in Brittany. From 2008 to 2010, this method has been extended to the classification of superficials marine sediments (CLASS method : CLAssification of Superficial Sediments) from information about roughness and hardness.
Alongside the classification methods, SEMANTIC TS has been developing since 2007 methods for the fusion of information from acoustic data provided by different sensors, in collaboration with the D4S/MRIS of the DGA , the GESMA, the SHOM, the SEVA :
- 3D bathymetry providing underwater topography
- Bathymetric micro-rugosity providing informations on vegetation
- Sidescan sonar imagery, grey level indicating bottom reflectivity and consequently its vegetal (or not) nature
- Acoustics bottom and surficial sediments classification
The concept of multi sensor data fusion is innovative and very powerful. It provides extremely precise cartographies of biocenosis located on the marine floor, thus reducing significantly needs for ground truth (diver, camera).
Our team, composed of professional sailors and pilots, professional divers and sonar operators, declines its knowledge in :
Marine environment cartography and monitoring : bathymetry, marine floor classification, biocenosis in lagoons, sea, lakes, rivers
Cartography of halieutic ressources halieutic observtions even in turbid places.
Natura 2000 cartographies
Observations, sediment sampling et underwater geo referenced inspections
Underwater classification Software (AGDS)
GIS Sotware
Environment 3D modeling
3D diving topo guides
Coralligene cartography, halieutic ressources cartography
Our references :
IFREMER – IRSN – CEREGE – CNRS
Agence de l’Eau RMC – DREAL – DIREN
Agence des Aires Marines Protégées
Marine Parks – IOPR – GIPREB – Marine Reserves
SAFEGE – OCEANIDE – GINGER Environment – CREOCEAN – CIPA – CEVA
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Metropolitan France (Atlantic Ocean, Mediteranean Sea, lakes and rivers, ponds), Corsica, French Guyana, Antilles)