Navigation & waterways
Channel geometry, bottlenecks and safe-navigation analysis.
Data Acquisition
Hydrographic Surveying
Multibeam bathymetry and integrated positioning for detailed mapping of riverbeds, waterways and submerged terrain.
What we do
Dense 3D measurement of submerged terrain
MapSoft performs multibeam hydrographic surveying for rivers and inland waterways where reliable submerged terrain is required for hydraulic modelling, navigation, engineering design or morphology analysis. Dense swath measurements provide a continuous 3D representation of the riverbed rather than isolated profiles.
Survey design combines vessel operations, positioning, motion compensation, water-level reference, coverage control and processing. Where a project spans both land and water, bathymetry can be integrated with airborne, mobile, UAV and terrestrial data into one continuous terrain model.
Where it is used
Built around the project context.
Hydraulic modelling
Dense bathymetric surfaces for flow and morphology models.
River engineering
Design support for interventions, structures and dredging-related analysis.
Integrated terrain models
Connecting riverbed, banks, floodplain and infrastructure.
How we work
A controlled path from requirement to delivery.
Channel geometry, coverage, standards, datum and required deliverables.
Vessel setup, positioning, motion and water-level reference.
Dense swath bathymetry across the riverbed or waterway.
Navigation/attitude integration, cleaning, overlap and consistency checks.
Bathymetric point cloud / DTM integrated with above-water datasets.
Technology & methodsMultibeam sonar Survey platform
Technology in a delivery role.
NORBIT iWBMS
MapSoft uses the NORBIT iWBMS as the primary multibeam bathymetric sensor. It provides dense swath measurements of the submerged surface and is integrated with positioning and motion information for controlled riverbed mapping.
Dedicated MapSoft survey vessels
Hydrographic platforms are configured for stable sensor mounting, navigation and field operation. Vessel selection depends on waterway access, depth, manoeuvrability and the geometry of the assignment.
Typical outputs
What the client receives.
Bathymetric point clouds
Dense underwater 3D data
Riverbed DTM
Continuous submerged surface
Profiles & sections
Engineering and hydraulic inputs
Depth / morphology products
Analysis-ready terrain information
Hybrid terrain models
Riverbed + bank + floodplain integration
Quality & control
Coverage, positioning and cross-source consistency
Hydrographic QC is designed around complete seafloor/riverbed coverage and a reliable spatial reference.
Field survey control
- Platform and sensor configuration checks.
- Positioning, motion and water-level reference control.
- Planned swath overlap and coverage monitoring.
- Additional control / cross-check lines where required by the project.
Processing & integration
- Bathymetric cleaning and outlier review.
- Overlap and internal-consistency checks.
- Project-standard accuracy and completeness reporting.
- Controlled connection with bank, airborne and terrestrial datasets.
Project evidence
All matching projects→Capability proven through realized work.
geospatialDanube & Sava River Mapping
Large-scale multisensor river mapping integrating airborne LiDAR, vessel-based mobile mapping, UAV mapping and multibeam bathymetry into a seamless engineering-ready geospatial foundation for navigation, hydraulic and morphological analysis.
661 kmRiver channels surveyed
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geospatialKrupanj / Likodra River Basin — Geospatial Survey for Flood & Erosion Protection
A two-phase engineering geospatial survey combining basin-scale airborne LiDAR/photogrammetry and hydraulic field measurements with a later high-detail UAV LiDAR and topographic follow-up in the Bogoštica sub-basin.
1882 haPhase 1 survey footprint
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geospatialBelgrade–Niš Railway — Engineering Geospatial Foundation
Specialist geodetic and geospatial work supporting railway modernization through a unified reference framework, an engineering survey network, airborne LiDAR and aerial imaging, field and tunnel survey, 1:1,000 engineering products and confirmed land-expropriation design packages.
235 kmRailway corridor length
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