Underwater Surveys is a Hydrographic and Engineering Survey and Equipment Sales Company. Using their own hi-tech equipment and networking with professionals specializing in all survey fields enables us to offer survey technologies including high resolution Multibeam & Singlebeam echosounders and Side Scan Sonars for underwater survey, high definition Terrestrial Scanning methods and Digital Aerial Photography & LiDAR surveys.
They work in the marine offshore and near-shore environments and inland areas, undertaking Offshore Surveys and providing a wide variety of Inland Water Survey Services. They have extensive experience providing survey and positioning services and equipment to the offshore Oil & Gas and Diamond Mining industries.
Their expertise and experience enables us to offer the best solutions in response to their clients’ project requirements, delivering the required outputs in the most cost-effective and time-efficient process. Their extensive experience in supporting Hydrographic and Engineering Survey operations in the Offshore and Inland Water sector in Africa puts us in a strong position to provide a high level of support exceeding their Client’s project team expectations. Key to their support is a comprehensive understanding of each project.
They provide their clients with planning, operations and project management. Their team consists of a group of highly qualified and experienced Geomatics Practitioners, Hydrographers, Geologists, Project Managers, Engineers, CAD Operators and Support staff who are available to provide immediate support to all offshore, near-shore and inland projects. Their professional personnel are fully registered members of the South African Geomatics council and adhere to the Geomatics Profession Act - Act 19 of 2013. Members of their professional personnel are also members of the South African Geomatics Institute (SAGI) and South African National Committee on Large Dams (SANCOLD)
The Head Office is located in Cape Town, South Africa and they service Sub-Saharan Africa and the Islands of the South-West Indian Ocean. They provide regional clients with a turnkey solution in terms of specialized marine survey equipment & services for offshore, near-shore and inland surveys. They also undertake the development of specialized integrated survey systems.
Their Branch Office located in Nelspruit, South Africa is focused on the provision of Inland Hydrographic and the full spectrum of Civil Engineering surveys.
Underwater Surveys Namibia (Pty) Ltd, based in Walvis Bay, serves their Namibian clients including marine diamond mining, other Namibian mines, and general inshore/offshore survey industries.
They have completed many successful projects in Africa, combining sales, services and skills transfer with capacity-building. The company and personnel have a wealth of experience and have been involved in the survey industry for the past 25 years and have established a very good reputation throughout Africa as a quality provider of survey services. Examples of their recent activities in Sub-Saharan Africa include:
