Program

Course Series: Hydrographic Surveying

Time limit: 120 days
8 credits

$350 Enroll

Full program description

 

CONRAD BLUCHER INSTITUTE FOR SURVEYING AND SCIENCE

Hydrographic Surveying: Series Bundle

8
Total PDH/CEU Credits
120
Days Access
CEU
Certified
6
Courses
Online
Self-Paced

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Bundle Overview

By purchasing this bundle, you will be enrolled in all six courses of the Hydrographic Surveying series. Each course is taught by Jim Naismith, RPLS, LSLS, OUPV, a practicing hydrographic surveyor and walks through the complete workflow of survey technologies — magnetometer, side scan sonar, single beam echo sounder, sub-bottom profiler, independent checks with lead lines, and hydrographic survey research — from equipment setup and field data collection, through post-processing, to the independent checks and final deliverables a client actually receives. Rather than treating hydrographic survey work as pure theory, this series emphasizes the field-tested judgment behind each technology: how equipment choices affect data quality, how positional corrections are verified rather than simply trusted, and how a surveyor's experience turns raw acoustic or magnetic data into a defensible professional product.

 

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Professional Benefits

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Working fluency across five essential hydrographic survey technologies

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Bundle savings compared to purchasing all five courses individually

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Field-tested equipment and processing workflows, not just theory

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Taught by a practicing hydrographic surveyor

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Certified hours toward CEU credits across all five courses

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Learning Outcomes

By completing this series, participants will:

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Identify the equipment configurations and deployment methods appropriate to magnetometer, side scan sonar, single beam echo sounder, and sub-bottom profiler surveys.

2

Apply field data collection practices, including survey line planning and positional offset measurement, across each survey technology.

3

Process raw survey data into georeferenced, client-ready deliverables using industry-standard software workflows.

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Verify positional and processing corrections through independent checks rather than relying on a single measurement.

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Interpret acoustic and magnetic survey data to identify, classify, and report targets and anomalies.

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Assemble the standard deliverable package — contact reports, point files, and georeferenced imagery — expected for each survey type.

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Recognize the role of local knowledge and professional judgment in hydrographic survey research and interpretation.

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Courses Included

Introduction to Magnetometer

  • Magnetometer equipment, deployment, and survey applications
  • Field data collection and interference sources
  • Identifying and reporting magnetic anomalies

Assessment: Course quiz, with explanations provided for each question

Introduction to Side Scan Sonar

  • Towfish equipment, mounting configurations, and shallow-water deployment
  • The SonarWiz processing workflow: import, bottom tracking, layback and sheave corrections
  • Target identification, classification, and standard deliverables

Assessment: Course quiz, with explanations provided for each question

Introduction to Single Beam Echo Sounders

  • Echo sounder equipment and vessel setup
  • Sound velocity, tide correction, and bathymetric data collection
  • Processing soundings into a final bathymetric surface

Assessment: Course quiz, with explanations provided for each question

Introduction to Sub-Bottom Profiling

  • Sub-bottom profiler equipment and how sub-surface layers are imaged
  • Field data collection and common sources of interference
  • Interpreting sediment layers and sub-surface features

Assessment: Course quiz, with explanations provided for each question

Hydrographic Survey Research

  • Researching historical and existing survey data for a project area
  • Identifying permitted structures, known hazards, and prior survey findings
  • Applying local knowledge to plan and interpret a hydrographic survey

Assessment: Course quiz, with explanations provided for each question

Independent Checks

  •  Independent verification
  • The practice of manual depth measurement
  • Lead lines

Assessment: Course quiz, with explanations provided for each question

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Target Audience

  • Hydrographic surveyors and licensed land surveyors
  • Geospatial and GIS professionals
  • Coastal and marine engineering technicians
  • General public interested in hydrographic survey methods
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Technical Requirements

  • High-speed internet connection
  • Modern web browser
  • Audio capability
  • Optional: printer for supplementary materials

Note: This bundle enrolls you in all six courses of the Hydrographic Surveying series. Course access begins immediately upon registration, and content is self-paced within 120 days. 

For registration assistance, contact The Conrad Blucher Institute at cbi-info@listserv.tamucc.edu

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