Marine Survey Equipment Division

       Specialty Devices, Inc. manufactures: 

Bathymetric/ Hydrographic survey systems including

the Surveycase, Bathycase, and IDS  depth sounder.

Sub-bottom profilers including:

BSS+3 sediment profiler.

BSS+5 sediment mapping lithographic sub-bottom

sediment classification system.

VibeCore-D (Vibracore) vibrating core sampler.

Display Systems including:

Waterproof ruggedized displays.

Daylight/ night vision displays.

3D display systems.

Other Products

Survey Services Division

Our survey services include

Bathymetry

Sub-bottom Profiling

Core Sampling

Sediment Classification / Transport / Analysis

Sediment Mapping & Sampling

Pre/Post-Dredge Surveys

Resevoir Management

Pipeline Routes / Inspection

Current Measurements & Studies

Sidescan Sonar & Video

Sea Floor Systems 

      Specialty Devices, Inc. designs and builds: 

Data acquisition and seafloor telemetry systems

for deep ocean data collection.

Vertical acoustic arrays:

Seabed imaging

Seismic source calibration

Fiber optic data telemetry systems

P-wave and S-wave 4C arrays

DATS

Examples os SDI's contribution to the Gas Hydrate Gulf of Mexico

Sea Floor Observatory

MAD SEA  (Marine Autonomous Deep SEA Storm Monitor) 

Specialty Devices, Inc., working with the Gas Hydrate Research Consortium directed by the Mississippi Minerals Resource Institute, has developed and installed a Severe Storm Monitoring System. The MAD SEA Storm Monitor was installed in approximately 1,000 meters of water depth at Mississippi Canyon 118 in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2006. The Storm Monitor is to be recovered in November of 2006 at the conclusion of the hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico.  The Storm Monitor can also be used for marine mammal research and for monitoring man made acoustic signatures

Sea Link Dive Article

Specialty Devices, Inc. was established in 1986 and has earned a reputation associated with quality products and

services. 

Hydrographic Survey, Bathymetric Survey, Vibracore, Sediment Mapping, Navigation Buoys, Transducer Array,

Sediment Proflier, Sediment Mapping, Sub-bottom Profiler, Hydrographic Mapping, Seabed Imaging

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