Accurately Mapping the Sea Floor

In their video blog, “Sonar Capabilities,” Woolpert’s Mark Smits, Ben Hocker and Andrew Ericson share footage from a recent acoustic survey conducted on the ocean side of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The high-resolution sonar data collected is being used to accurately map the sea floor for multiple applications, including nautical charting, engineering and design, navigation and environmental purposes.

Mark Smits

Mark Smits, PMP, GCP-G, is a geospatial program director in Woolpert’s maritime market. A technical specialist, Smits is responsible for a wide range of geospatial services, ranging from photogrammetric mapping to multi-sensor digital data collection and processing.

Ben Hocker

Ben Hocker, PLS, is a Woolpert vice president and geospatial project manager. Hocker has more than two decades of marine survey and hydrography experience in multi- and single-beam surveys, side scan sonar, mobile lidar and conventional survey techniques.

Andrew Ericson

Andrew Ericson is a site lead and remote sensing specialist for Woolpert who helps the firm acquire airborne lidar data using a CZMIL sensor and ensures all data is appropriate to each project specification. In addition to his diverse technical background, Ericson also is a UAS pilot.

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