Specializing in environmental mapping, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS
offers new methods and technologies to provide precision
baseline assessments and monitoring of coral reef environments.
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS has integrated the state-of-the-art
technologies of real-time survey grade GPS (with real-time
centimeter accuracies), underwater laser metering, phased-array
scanning sonar, high resolution digital underwater color
photogrametry, and powerful 3D visualizing software to provide
precise measuring and accurate documentation of coral reef
environments. Our methods employ NOAA, USCOE, and IHO approved
GPS (Trimble) and hydrographic technologies (Odom Echoscan and
Coasal Oceanographics HYSWEEP), providing real-world geo-
referenced bathymetry at a reported output resolution of 1
centimeter. Our photogrametry provides digital high resolution
(5 million pixels/inch) color images that are scaled and geo-
referenced at centimeter accuracies. Scientist and resource
managers can visually study, measure, and confirm the