SeaZone TruDepth Grids

SeaZone TruDepth Grids

Full UK Coastal Coverage Announced.

Oxfordshire , UK, 6 June 2011 – SeaZone the market leader for marine geographic information can now provide full UK coastal coverage of TruDepth Grids. SeaZone TruDepth Grids is an unparalleled solution which delivers the best available information on water depth around the UK. The latest areas to be produced are along the East Coast from the Scottish Borders to The Wash, The Isle of Man and offshore Cornwall

SeaZone TruDepth Grids is used by many organisations including: Government, energy companies, universities, research institutions, and consultants. It is used for marine spatial planning, site selection activities, habitat map creation, volumetric calculations, nutrient loading models, capacity planning and general bathymetry background mapping. The data can be used in most GIS and modelling software. Users of SeaZoneTruDepth Grids report many benefits such as; data procurement cost savings, time savings, reduced project risk, better support for decision making and more accurate modelling.

SeaZone TruDepth Grids are created froma Digital Terrain Model (DTM) based on the best available surveys (for example best sounding density and most up to date surveys) that are held in our bathymetry database. The SeaZone database includes around 20,000 survey blocks, 500 of which have been scanned, geo-referenced and digitised from UKHO archive fairsheets. Charted bathymetric data is acceptable for background mapping and coarse scale generic assessment, but for accurate design, engineering and numerical modelling, it is not advisable to use charted data.

At a resolution of 1 arc second (or approximately 25m, depending on latitude), physical features such as trenches, ridges, sand banks and sand waves are significantly more distinguishable with SeaZone TruDepth Grids. SeaZone TruDepth Grids areavailable in half degree (~100km) tiles in ASCII Grid and ESRI Binary Grid formats. They are referenced to Chart Datum but can be transformed to other vertical references by SeaZone.

CONTACT:

For further information please contact Simon James, Sales Manager, SeaZone Solutions Ltd. Tel: +44 (0) 870 013 0607. Email: info@SeaZone.com

About SeaZone: http://www.seazone.com

SeaZone is a world leader in the field of marine geographic information solutions, including its innovative data product, SeaZone HydroSpatial, the first ‘off the shelf’ authoritative digital marine map. 

SeaZone’s knowledge of marine science, data acquisition and use, with expertise in geographic information systems (GIS) and data management, provides customers with innovative solutions that address their data access, processing and management needs.

Over 850 organisations across the oil and gas, renewable energy, conservation and public sectors use SeaZone data, software and services to help support decision making in the Marine Environment and Coastal Zone.

The company, SeaZone Solutions Limited, is wholly owned by HR Wallingford Ltd.

About HR Wallingford: http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk

HR Wallingford is an independent not for profit company providing world-leading analysis, advice and support in engineering and environmental hydraulics, and in the management of water and the water environment. Established for 60 years, HR Wallingford employs more than 200 engineers, scientists, mathematicians and support staff. Predictive physical and computational model studies, desk studies and field data collection are backed by large scale laboratory research. Clients include the UK Government, the European Commission and international funding agencies, as well as consultants, contractors and developers.