News - Week 3, 2005
NAVGUARD acquired by Damen Dredging Equipment Damen Dredging Equipment has acquired the dealership of the software package NAVGUARD. This application software, which has especially been developed for hydrographic surveying and dredging operation control, is a valuable addition to the broad range of dredging instrumentation & automation Damen already offers. The NAVGUARD software package consists of various modules for positioning the dredger and its digging tool, for positioning survey launches, gathering depth-sounding data and for processing logged hydrographic data in the survey office. Using this software, the dredging efficiency is enhanced, the dredging activities can be checked and maps and charts can be brought up to date easily.
NAVGUARD has been represented by Mr Van der Niet until the autumn of last year. When he passed away, in the absence of a successor, Mr Van der Niets’ widow transferred all NAVGUARD's activities to Damen Dredging Equipment. Damen will continue all relevant business, including service activities, following her own high standards. On board dredgers, the NAVGUARD system uses one or two DGPS antennas, as well as inclinometers and similar sensors, to determine the position of the dredger and its digging tool. Operations are displayed in top view and cross-section, showing the digging tool relative to the actual and designed dredging depth. The actual depth is updated in real time. The software, running on normal PC's under Windows, supports the dredge master in controlling the dredging activities.
On survey launches, DGPS antennas and echo sounders are used to gather all relevant hydrographic data, which can be post processed in the survey office for editing, applying tidal corrections, plotting charts and creating colour matrixes, profiles or surface models, executing volume calculations etc. NAVGUARD is widely used in the dredging industry and has proven its user friendly approach in enhancing dredging efficiency.
For more details please contact : Damen Dredging Equipment Ms Saskia den Herder Tel +31 33 247 40 40 Fax +31 33 247 40 65 E-mail sdh@damendredging.com
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