M/V Ducer
The M/V Ducer is a custom-built 19' outboard powered cabin vessel that is used for conducting hydrographic surveys. It is well suited for performing single beam surveys, but since its' been configured for multibeam survey work, it performs these as well. Because of the ease of which this vessel can be trailered, it has been all over Alaska, working on various projects. It has been as far south as Metlakatla, as far north as Prudhoe and Harrison Bays on the Beaufort Sea, and as far west as Kodiak. Since it is TerraSond's smallest aluminum vessel, it is often the vessel of choice for conducting harbor and channel surveys and shoreline verification. Maneuverability, shallow draft and low operational cost makes this an ideal vessel. It is based in Alaska.
Related Projects:
- NOAA - Alaska IDIQ Contract for Hydrographic Surveys and Related Services
- Various Locations, Alaska
- Since 1998, we have supplied the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with hydrographic data of 100% bottom coverage with shallow-water multibeam sonar systems.
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- Homer Spit Beach Condition Surveys
- Homer, Alaska
- Tasked by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Alaska District, TerraSond conducted beach condition surveys on the Homer Spit in Alaska. Ground topographic surveys were performed using Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning System (GPS) control methods.
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- USACE - Alaska IDIQ Contract for Hydrographic Surveys and Related Services
- Various Locations, Alaska
- Since 1995, we have provided the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Alaska District with hydrographic, topographic, and Global Positioning System (GPS) control surveys; aerial photography; LiDAR mapping; and tide studies on over five hundred projects throughout Alaska.
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- NOAA - Nationwide IDIQ Contract for Hydrographic Surveys and Related Services
- Various Locations, U.S.A
- We understand NOAA's requirements and have the trained staff and equipment to perform their vital surveys. This 5-year term contract supports NOAA's nautical charting mission in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and all other navigable waters of the U.S., including the East Coast, Pacific, Great Lakes, and U.S. territories.
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- NOAA Charting - Kasaan Bay
- Kasaan Bay, Alaska
- NOAA contracted us to provide hydrographic surveying and support services in Kasaan Bay, Alaska. This survey was comprised of two Task Orders for multibeam surveying, shoreline verification, shoreline buffer, and Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS) investigations on 13 sites.
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- NOAA Charting - Tongass Narrows
- Ketchikan, Alaska
- We surveyed 1,666 lineal miles of sea floor with multibeam sonars and verified 92 miles of shoreline using National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Remote Sensor Data (RSD). As a result of the hydrographic surveys, 50 separate items were investigated and mapped.
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- Navigation Channel Dredging - Knik Arm Shoal
- Cook Inlet, Alaska
- We provided USACE Class I dredge payment surveys that included a pre-dredge survey, 13 project condition surveys, and a post-dredge survey for the construction of a navigation channel along the southern flank of Knik Arm Shoal.
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- NOAA Charting - Upper Cook Inlet
- Cook Inlet, Alaska
- NOAA contracted us to supply hydrographic surveying data for 54.3 square miles of Cook Inlet, Alaska. Afterward, 3,898 lineal miles of multibeam surveys, and 55 lineal miles of side scan sonar surveys were added to the contract.
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- Dredging Surveys and Volume Computations
- Port of Anchorage, Alaska
- We were contracted by a dredging firm to conduct independent bathymetric surveys and compute dredge quantities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Alaska District's Port of Anchorage project. The annual dredging cost for the Port of Anchorage is approximately $10 million.
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