Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources (fish and forests, for instance) and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We keep growing this deficit by liquidating the Earth’s natural capital and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Today, July 29th, is 2019’s […]

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What is a Bathymetric Survey?

On 25th July 2019
In General, Sediment Management, Water Management
By William

Bathymetry Bathymetry is the study of the bed (floor) of a waterbody, involving mapping of features on charts to provide information on water depth. Bathymetric charts are typically produced to aid navigation and inform dredging activities, for example during maintenance of navigational channels. Bathymetry traditionally uses an echosounder attached to a survey boat. As the […]

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OSMS – Operational Sediment Management System Meeting

On 11th July 2019
In Engineering, General, Project Management, Sediment Management
By David

Last week, we travelled to London to meet all the partners of the Interreg 2seas USAR project. We have been managing the activities under this project for one of the Partners, Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners. One of the main aims of the meeting was discussing one of the main outputs of USAR, the “Operational Sediment Management […]