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Laser Airborne Depth Sounding in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

M. F. Penny ,
R. H. Abbot ,
D. M. Phillips ,
B. Billard ,
D. Rees ,
D. W. Faulkner ,
D. G. Cartwright ,
B. Woodcock ,
G. J. Perry  and
P. J. Wilsen
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M. F. Penny
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
R. H. Abbot
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
D. M. Phillips
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
B. Billard
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
D. Rees
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
D. W. Faulkner
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
D. G. Cartwright
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
B. Woodcock
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
G. J. Perry
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
P. J. Wilsen
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
J. Richards
Affiliation:
(Electronics Research Laboratory, Australian Department of Defence)
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Abstract

Australia, with its large continental shelf, requires faster and more economic methods of conducting hydrographic survey. Backed by the Royal Australian Navy an experimental programme to investigate airborne laser methods was commenced in the mid 1970s and completed in 1984. This programme demonstrated that airborne laser depth sounding can be used effectively in Australian coastal waters. This paper reviews the achievements of the experimental programme and describes some features of LADS, a ‘Laser Airborne Depth Sounder’ planned for operational use by the RAN Hydrographic Service. The paper was presented at the Congress of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation, Tokyo, 1–5 October 1985.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , May 1986 , pp. 248 - 258
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1986

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