Open-access quality-control tools for the hydrographic industry

Hydrographic quality tools,
openly available

Reach Subsea develops and maintains a suite of hydrographic quality-control tools used across our global survey operations. As part of our commitment to industry capability, we make a selection of these tools available at no cost.

5
Public tools
IHO
S-44 compliant
24/7
Availability
0
Cost to use

Available tools

Browser-based applications from our internal quality-control library. No installation or licence required.

Total Propagated Error

Compute apriori THU and TVU for your multibeam survey configuration. Select sensors, set parameters, and validate against IHO standards — all in one step.

THU / TVUIHO S-44Error budget

GNSS Buoy Processing

Upload a .pos file to compute hydroidal separation. Extracts tidal signal from wave motion with automatic regression against bottom-mounted tide gauge data.

PPP / RTKEllipsoid.pos → CSV

Weather Analysis Engine

Assess weather downtime using the NOAA WorldWave3 database. Input vessel working limits and project location to model operational windows.

NOAA WW3DowntimePlanning

Offset Processing

Compute and visualise vessel sensor offsets in a standardised, repeatable workflow. Ensure lever arm measurements are consistent across your fleet.

Lever armsSensor offsets

Tide Observation QC

Quality-control your tide gauge observations with automated spike detection, gap analysis and visual time-series review.

BMTGSpike detectionQC

About Reach Subsea

A global subsea services company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: REACH).

Quality control as a discipline

Reach Subsea is a global subsea services company headquartered in Haugesund, Norway, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Our survey division delivers hydrographic, geophysical, and environmental programmes across the energy, telecommunications, and government sectors worldwide.

We treat quality control as a core discipline, not an afterthought. Our teams develop purpose-built tools for uncertainty computation, data processing, environmental analysis, and compliance verification. The applications available on this site represent a selection of that capability — the same methods and standards we apply to every project we undertake.

By making these tools openly available, we aim to contribute to industry-wide consistency in how quality is measured, documented, and communicated. We welcome feedback and collaboration from all users.

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Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (REACH)
10
Vessels in the Reach Subsea fleet
4
Continents with active operations
18+
Years of subsea operations

Who these tools are for

Survey clients

Validate sensor configurations against IHO standards during tender response and survey planning.

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Asset owners & operators

Evaluate survey proposals with independent, quality-assured uncertainty computations and RFQ documentation.

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Academic institutions

Strengthen research methodology with industry-standard uncertainty propagation and repeatable workflows.

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Government & regulatory bodies

Verify survey data quality with transparent, auditable calculations aligned to international standards.

Enquiries and support

For sensor additions, configuration questions, or to discuss how Reach Subsea can support your next survey programme.

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