SHOALS Airborne Laser Bathymeter Systems

SHOALS Airborne Laser Bathymeters are proven survey tools used around the world. Based on the same principle as sonar, but using light instead of sound, SHOALS gathers shallow water, shoreline and topographic (ground elevation) data simultaneously, integrating land and water measurements in the same data set.

The high area coverage rate, ease of operation and flexibility of Optech's SHOALS systems offer a cost-effective complement to medium- and deep-water vessel-based surveys. Optech's laser bathymeters measure shallow coastal water depths down to 50 m. Depth and position measurements are accurate to IHO Order 1.