Hydrographic Equipment

Back to overview sensors and transmitters.

IHC Systems supplies a wide variety of hydrographic and survey related sensors and systems to make total system integration possible (turn-key project deliverance).

To suit the need for turn key system integration IHCS also handles the aspects of pre- configuration, factory soft- and hardware testing, installation and commissioning of these systems.

Telemetry Systems (VHF/UHF)

  • Multi hop
  • Multi drop
  • Point to point


(IHC Systems is Pacific Crest dealer for the Marine dredge market)

Positioning Systems

  • Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS)
  • Standard differential Sub-Meter systems  (Short & Long Range)
    Single (Position) or Multi function (Position & Heading) receivers
  • High precision On The Fly (OTF)
    Real Time Kinematic (RTK)
    Systems (Short Range) Single (Position only) or Multi function
    (Position & Heading & Trim or List) receivers
  • Laser beam Total Stations
    Acoustic underwater systems (USBL – LBL)


(IHC Systems is Trimble dealer for the Marine dredge market)

Sediment Classification Systems

  • Full  Spectrum Digital Sub-Bottom Profiler
  • Dual Axis Profiler with Digital Ground Modelling
  • Side Scan Sonar’s (SSS)
  • Radiometric Detection Systems (RDS)
  • In-Situ measurement systems (Radioactive/Ultrasone)


Standard Hydrographic Sensors

  • Echo sounders (single/dual frequency)
  • Gyrocompasses
  • Heave compensators (Roll/Pitch/Heave/Yaw)
  • Tide gauges (Float/Pressure/Acoustic)


Special Purpose Equipment

  • Survey launches (high and low speed, with or without equipment)
  • Meteorological sensors or complete stations
  • Water Quality Measurement Equipment
  • Wave/Current/Direction measurement
  • Plume detection
  • Ruggedized Industrial Computers