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Post-Flight Operations SHOALS airborne data is downloaded fromthe removable hard drives and processed in the SHOALS GCS. The GCS includes a fully-integrated third-party software suite, IVS Fledermaus, to edit and clean 3D data.Applications for SHOALS data include:•Nautical chart production •Shoreline mapping•Navigation projects•Emergency response •Cost-effective support for oil and gas exploration and environmental monitoring•Beach andcoralreefmanagement.SHOALS also derives sea floor reflectance information (at right) from the lidar return signal. This information is a qualitative estimated measurement ofthe amount of energy returned from the sea floor. The brighter and thus more reflectivethe sea floor is, the moreenergyis returned. For example, an area of bright white sand isrepresented high on the color scale in comparison to a darker sea bottom of weeds or rock. Optech has been the world leader in airborne laser bathymetry for more than 20 years, with approximately 90% market share of systems sold around the globe. Trust Optech to deliver the most advanced bathymetry systems in the world, offering rapid coverage, flexibility, and mobility. Data Cross-Section Profile Applications and Outputs

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e e t f u t u r e g s c i i e n t i f t u r r e e S i n g c e a n g n s F e n i n n l o e o r g R e f g l e c t a n c e I m a e e l l e n g i n e e d a l l e e n g e d d s C h h a a l l s s C C C h . . . H y d r o d L a s e u r P o i n t C l o SHOALS generates many types of information outputs from just one survey! Shown is a survey of Swan Bay, Australia. From top: Data cross-section profile, 2D plan view, bottom reflectance image, hydro laser point cloud and mosaic of down-look camera images. All information was captured simultaneously in one data collection. Imagery courtesy of AAMHatch. Eyesafe for operators and surface observers with system at standard operational altitude. i c a s o M a e r m C a o k n - L o D o w SHOALS, 3D surface digital elevation model highlighting survey detail area of Swan Bay, Australia. 300 Interchange Way • Vaughan, ON • Canada L4K 5Z8Web: www.optech.ca/shoals4 • Email: shoals4@optech.ca © Copyright 2006, Optech Incorporated. All rights reserved. 121806