Main purposes

• Characterization of the physical components of the seabed and subsoil
• Identification of geological, structural and critical anomalies such as UXO or geohazard
• Surveys for the laying of submarine infrastructures including cables and pipelines
• Exploration and mapping of natural resources
• Monitoring of marine habitats for environmental studies

Main methodologies

• Bathymetric surveys with Multibeam Echo Sounder or Singlebeam
• Morphological surveys with Side Scan Sonar and Sub Bottom Profiler
• Magnetometric and Gradiometric surveys
• Single-channel seismic surveys with Sub Bottom Profiler
• Marine and terrestrial geoelectric surveys
• T-errestrial Georadar surveys

Applications

• Laying and monitoring of terrestrial, marine and submarine infrastructures and structures
• Scientific research in marine and terrestrial geology, oceanography and environmental
• Monitoring of contaminated sites and climate and environmental changes
• Surveys of war devices (UXO)
• Geohazard survey