Manual of Offshore Surveying for Geoscientists and Engineers

by R.P. Loweth

Overview

Discussing all aspects of offshore surveying in a single volume, this book provides all algorithms necessary to develop complete software suites, and gives a large number of quality control criteria. It is invaluable to professional surveyors, offshore engineers and geophysicists, providing them with a wealth of data in a single volume. It is also a valuable reference work for hydrographic surveyors, seismic navigators and operations geophysicists.
This book brings together information on spheroids, datums, projections and binning; gives a complete listing of UKOOA P1/90 and P2/91 formats for data transfer; a field guide to the calibration of radio navigation systems and compasses, acoustic and laser measuring devices; GPS, including calibration, use and differential techniques; field manual for quality control of all aspects of offshore surveying; listing of typical specifications for inclusion in survey contracts; and a comprehensive glossary of relevant terms for offshore surveying.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412805509
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	05/31/1997
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction1.- 2 Datums and projections.- 3 Accuracy.- 4 Introduction to computations.- 5 Kalman filters71.- 6 Radio positioning systems.- 7 GPS.- 8 Lasers, acoustics and compasses.- 9 High-resolution survey.- 10 Calibration.- 11 Planning the network.- 12 Processing and quality control.- 13 Binning systems.- 14 Typical specifications.- Appendix A UKOOA P1/90.- A.1 General.- A.2 Tape specification.- A.3 Header record specification.- A.4 Data record specification.- A.5 Example header and data file.- Appendix B UKOOA P2/91.- B.1 Introduction.- B.2 Logical file structure.- B.3 Storage media and physical file specification.- B.4 General rules.- B.5 Summary of record codes.- B.6 Description of header records.- B.7 Event data records (implicit time tag).- B.8 Example P2/91 header and data.

Editorial Reviews

For readers with a reasonable knowledge of mathematics, particularly of matrices and their manipulation, describes techniques for surveying the bottom of an ocean from the top of it, in either two or three dimensions. Provides all the algorithms needed to develop complete software suites, and a large number of quality control criteria. Includes information on spheroids, datums, projections, binning, calibrating radio navigation systems and compasses, acoustic and laser measuring devices, geographical position systems, typical specifications included in survey contracts, and other aspects. Also lists completely the UKOOA P1/90 and P2/91 formats for data transfer, and defines terms and acronyms used in the field. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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