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Technician conducting a bathymetric survey of a waterway
Expertise

Topographic
and bathymetric surveys.

Measuring land and underwater beds with centimetre-level precision. Topographic and bathymetric surveys that feed into geomorphological studies, structure design, and fluvial dynamics monitoring.

Overview

The exact measurement of the terrain, the foundation of every development decision.

Topographic and bathymetric surveys provide the essential baseline data for all of our mandates: ecological characterization, hydrogeomorphological studies, water body diagnoses, protective structure design, hydraulic modelling, and monitoring a site's evolution over time. Without precise measurement, analyses are uncertain and interventions risky.

Our team uses leading-edge equipment (base/rover GNSS systems, bathymetric sounders) to produce georeferenced data at centimetre-level precision, directly usable in our scientific analyses and in modelling and design software.

What it includes

Precision data ready for modelling and design.

  • Bathymetric surveys using ultrasonic sounders (waterways, lakes, estuaries)
  • Drone photogrammetric surveys for large areas (high-resolution DEM)
  • Production of digital terrain models
  • Longitudinal and cross-sectional profiles of waterways and bodies of water
  • Monitoring surveys to assess morphological changes between two periods
  • Deliverables compatible with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and other standard software
Bathymetric survey of a waterway with a high-precision sounder
Our method

Rigorous field acquisition, office processing, delivery in your formats.

  1. Survey planning and existing data collection

    Analysis of provincial LiDAR, hydrographic maps, and available geomatic data to define the acquisition strategy. Identification of areas requiring denser measurements (channels, critical sections, deposition zones).

  2. Field acquisition

    Combination of techniques based on site conditions: base/rover GNSS systems at centimetre precision for emerged surfaces, bathymetric sounder for submerged areas.

  3. Processing and model production

    Data processing, verification of vertical and planimetric precision, interpolation, and generation of digital terrain and depth models. Systematic quality control by comparison with independent checkpoints.

  4. Deliverables and integration into the study

    Production of longitudinal and cross-sectional profiles, contour lines, surfaces, and exchange files in requested formats. Direct integration into the ecological and geomorphological studies conducted by our team.

This expertise, in action.

Topo-bathymetric survey of the Saguenay riverbanks
Topographic survey for a geomorphological study