Affiliated Researchers utilizes its hydrographic technology while enjoying team-building activities on the Great Lakes
As part of a team-building activity and a training exercise, Affiliated Researchers crew navigated to, snorkeled and conducted side-scan surveying on an unidentified shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
Affiliated Researchers crew utilized its Klein 3500 Hydrochart system to collect side-scan data of the shipwreck. Klein systems incorporate Chirp technology and are considered “Best in Class” with specifications better-than that set forth by NOAA and the IHO. The Klein system collects more than 60,000 side-scan data points per second; and providing excellent ½ inch image resolution at a swath range of up to ¼ mile.
In addition to side-scan data obtained, the Klein 3500 system also collects co-registered multi-beam data simultaneously during the survey to produce a multi-beam survey. Multi-beam surveys are the preferred method of bathymetric surveying when complete coverage and high-resolution are required.
Affiliated Researchers is a certified HUBZone and a verified Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business. We have provided quality services for municipalities, public utilities, environmental-engineering firms, Fortune 500 companies, oil and gas corporations, mining companies, nuclear energy facilities, and State and Federal agencies to include the DOD, DHS, NOAA, USACE, USCG, USEPA and USFS.
Affiliated Researchers professional staff includes Aquatic Biologists, Botanist, Ecologists, Entomologist, Geologists, GIS-GPS Specialists, Hydrographer, Project Managers, Resource Managers, and Technicians.
Nearshore Multi-beam Bathymetry at the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinaw
For many years Affiliated Researchers has successfully performed multi-beam bathymetry projects throughout the Great Lakes Region, and beyond. In support of an underground transmission line replacement project, Affiliated Researchers was contracted to conduct...
Conducting Sub-Bottom Profiling within the Great Lakes
Affiliated Researchers was contracted to collect sub-bottom profiling data at the Straits of Mackinaw, Michigan. Specializing in environmental mapping, reporting, and technology, Affiliated Researchers utilizes advanced geophysical instruments and software to provide...
Deep Water Vibracore Sediment Sampling at the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinaw
For many years Affiliated Researchers has successfully performed vibracore sediment sampling projects throughout the Great Lakes Region, and beyond. Recently, Affiliated Researchers was contracted to retrieve sediment samples at water depths greater than 250 foot in...
Vibracore Sediment Sampling at Superfund Site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Affiliated Researchers collected sediment samples using vibracore and manual methods at a USEPA Superfund site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. These sediment sampling services were needed to determine the characteristics of sediment in the sediment removal area, and...
Vibracore Sediment Sampling at a Superfund Site
Affiliated Researchers collected sediment samples using vibracore sediment coring and ponar surface grab sampling methods at a USEPA Superfund Site in Illinois. The sediment samples were needed to help determine the extent of contamination, as a necessary aspect of...
Bathymetric and Side-scan Surveying Services Grand Calumet River, Gary, Indiana
Affiliated Researchers was sub-contracted behalf of USEPA to provide its bathymetric and side-scan services along approximately 2.5 miles of the East Grand Calumet River in Gary, Indiana Affiliated Researcher utilized its professionally trained survey team and its 16’...
Multi-beam Bathymetric and Side-scan Sonar Surveys on the Kanawha River in West Virginia
Affiliated Researchers was subcontracted on behalf a Fortune 500 company to perform multi-beam bathymetric and side-scan sonar surveying in support of sediment investigations on the Kanawha River in West Virginia. Affiliated Researchers provided its trained personnel,...
Utilizing Innovative Pore-Water Sampling Methods in Lake Michigan, Indiana.
Affiliated Researchers’ trained staff provided support to project Scientists in conducting pore-water sampling in the nearshore environments of Lake Michigan. Pore-water sampling equipment and methods were needed to collect in situ water samples from the nearshore...
Bathymetric and Side-scan Surveying at the Milwaukee River Area of Concern, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
As part of the Great Lakes Legacy Act, Affiliated Researchers was contracted to provide hydrographic surveying services at the Milwaukee River Area of Concern for the USEPA Great Lake National Program Office. Affiliated Researchers provided its trained personnel,...
PFAS related vibracore sediment sampling services, at the Lower Au Sable River, Michigan
Affiliated Researchers was contracted to provide environmental and technical services to include vibracore sediment sampling at the mouth of the Au Sable River, Iosco County, Michigan. Affiliated Researchers’ services were needed to obtain samples of sediments that...
Environmental and Technical Services in Lake Michigan
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS was contracted to provide environmental and technical services to include single-beam bathymetric surveying, sub-bottom profiling, water temperature mapping, and vibracore sediment sampling in Lake Michigan and nearby tributaries....
Vibracore Sediment Sampling, Bathymetric Surveying and Sub-bottom Profiling at a Superfund Site in Southeast Michigan
Affiliated Researchers collected sediment samples using vibracore equipment and methods at a USEPA Superfund site in Southeast Michigan to help determine concentration levels of residual contaminants. Affiliated Researchers also conducted bathymetric surveying and...
Affiliated Researchers provide bathymetric and topographical surveying in support of NAVFAC CLEAN 9000 Contract
Affiliated Researchers was subcontracted to provide its bathymetric and topographic surveying services at an inland lake in support of a Comprehensive Long‐term Environmental Action Navy (CLEAN) 9000 contract for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC). Our...
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS conducts Bathymetric Surveying, ADCP, Sub-bottom Profiling and Vibracore Sediment Sampling
Under contract awarded by The Nature Conservancy, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS conducted bathymetric surveying, acoustic Doppler current profiling (ADCP), sub-bottom profiling, and vibracore sediment sampling in Muddy Creek Bay, Sandusky, Ohio. These services were necessary...
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS provided comprehensive environmental investigations at an 80-acre property.
Affiliated Researchers was retained to provide its environmental mapping, reporting, and technical services to help resolve environmental concerns resulting from non-permitted activities occurring in regulated wetland and floodplain environments. In order to bring the...
Groundwater Mapping for PFAS & other contaminants
Specializing in environmental mapping, reporting, and technology, Affiliated Researchers utilizes advanced geophysical instruments, thermographic sensors, and advanced software to provide groundwater mapping within lakes, harbors, rivers, canals, estuaries, and marine...
Affiliated Researchers Provides Environmental Monitoring and Construction Management at a Wetland Mitigation Site
Affiliated Researchers provided environmental monitoring and construction management at a wetland mitigation site. This mitigation site had been previously constructed by another firm as part of a condominium development, however it was determined by the Michigan...
Affiliated Researchers Provides Mapping of Groundwater Upwelling Adjacent a Former Military Installation
As part of ongoing investigations of contaminated groundwater at a former military installation (project area), Affiliated Researchers provided mapping of groundwater upwelling at an adjacent inland lake and river for purposes of determining sub-surface conveyance of...
Affiliated Researchers conducts sub-bottom profiling surveys beneath an inland lake to map sub-terrain conveyance of contaminated groundwater
As part of ongoing groundwater investigations at a former military installation, Affiliated Researchers conducted a sub-bottom profiling (SBP) survey of the stratigraphy beneath an adjacent inland lake. Affiliate Researchers successfully utilized a high-resolution...
Affiliated Researchers Conducts Water Quality Mapping at Hydroelectric Impoundments
Specializing in environmental research, mapping, and reporting, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS utilized advanced water quality monitoring instruments, GPS technology, and hydrographic software to accurately measure and map important water quality parameters within...
Affiliated Researchers conducts Vibracore Sediment Sampling, Bathymetric Surveying and Sub-bottom Profiling at Black River
Affiliated Researchers collected sediment samples using vibracore methods, and conducted bathymetric surveying and sub-bottom profiling at Black River in Lorain County, Ohio. The environments at Black River are being restored with funding from the USEPA, USFWS, NOAA,...
Affiliated Researchers adds a new location in Hawaii and welcomes two new employees
To provide the best service for our clients, Affiliated Researchers has added a new location in Oahu, Hawaii to better meet the hydrographic and geophysical surveying needs existing throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Affiliated Researchers’ staff are carefully selected...
Affiliated Researchers provides Sediment Sampling and Environmental Surveying at the Milwaukee River Area of Concern
As part of the Great Lakes Legacy Act, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS was contracted to provide sediment sampling and environmental surveying services at the Milwaukee River Area of Concern for the USEPA Great Lake National Program Office. The sediment sampling and...
Affiliated Researchers provides Bathymetric Surveying at a Nuclear Power Station
Affiliated Researchers conducted a bathymetric survey of the cooling-water canal and forebay at a nuclear power station. The bathymetric surveying was needed to provide precision data and an accurate determination of the volume of sediments that had accumulation in...
Affiliated Researchers provides Bathymetric and Topographic Surveying Services at a USEPA Area of Concern
As part of the US Great Lakes Legacy Act restoration initiative, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS was sub-contracted to conduct single-beam sonar bathymetric and RTK-GPS topographic surveys at the Maumee River Area of Concern, near Toledo, Ohio. These services were critical...
Affiliated Researchers provides Sediment Transport and Water Quality Investigation Services at Licking River Kentucky
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS provided staff and equipment to support sediment transport and water quality investigations related to the installation of a pipeline crossing at Licking River, Kentucky. These services are important to project engineers and scientist for...
Affiliated Researchers Conducts Side-scan and Multi-beam Sonar Surveys at a Municipal Water Intake Structure in Lake Huron
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS conducted side-scan and multi-beam sonar surveys in Lake Huron, to provide project engineers with “as-built” survey data and imagery of the newly constructed municipal water intake structure located 5 miles offshore in Lake Huron, Michigan....
Affiliated Researchers Provides Environmental Restoration and Expert Witness Services Regarding an Impacted Wetland Environment
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS was retained by legal counsel to conduct comprehensive environmental restoration of an impacted wetland environment in Northeastern Michigan. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) determined there had been unauthorized dredging,...
Affiliated Researchers conducts Side-scan, Multi-beam, and Single-beam Sonar Surveys at a US EPA Area of Concern Chicago River, Illinois.
As part of the US Great Lakes Legacy Act restoration initiative, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS was sub-contracted to conduct side-scan, multi-beam, and single-beam sonar surveys at the Chicago River, a US EPA Area of Concern in Chicago, Illinois. These services were critical...
Affiliated Researchers conducts Vibracore Sediment Sampling at USEPA Area of Concern Clinton River, Michigan
As part of the US Great Lakes Legacy Act restoration initiative, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS was sub-contracted to conduct vibracore sediment sampling at the Clinton River, a USEPA Area of Concern in Southeastern Michigan. These services were a critical aspect to support...
Affiliated Researchers utilizes its hydrographic technology while enjoying team-building activities on the Great Lakes
As part of a team-building activity and a training exercise, Affiliated Researchers crew navigated to, snorkeled and conducted side-scan surveying on an unidentified shipwreck in the Great Lakes. [video width="1920" height="1080"...
Nearshore Multi-beam Bathymetry at the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinaw
For many years Affiliated Researchers has successfully performed multi-beam bathymetry projects throughout the Great Lakes Region, and beyond. In support of an underground transmission line replacement project, Affiliated Researchers was contracted to conduct...
Conducting Sub-Bottom Profiling within the Great Lakes
Affiliated Researchers was contracted to collect sub-bottom profiling data at the Straits of Mackinaw, Michigan. Specializing in environmental mapping, reporting, and technology, Affiliated Researchers utilizes advanced geophysical instruments and software to provide...
Deep Water Vibracore Sediment Sampling at the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinaw
For many years Affiliated Researchers has successfully performed vibracore sediment sampling projects throughout the Great Lakes Region, and beyond. Recently, Affiliated Researchers was contracted to retrieve sediment samples at water depths greater than 250 foot in...
Vibracore Sediment Sampling at Superfund Site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Affiliated Researchers collected sediment samples using vibracore and manual methods at a USEPA Superfund site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. These sediment sampling services were needed to determine the characteristics of sediment in the sediment removal area, and...
Vibracore Sediment Sampling at a Superfund Site
Affiliated Researchers collected sediment samples using vibracore sediment coring and ponar surface grab sampling methods at a USEPA Superfund Site in Illinois. The sediment samples were needed to help determine the extent of contamination, as a necessary aspect of...
Bathymetric and Side-scan Surveying Services Grand Calumet River, Gary, Indiana
Affiliated Researchers was sub-contracted behalf of USEPA to provide its bathymetric and side-scan services along approximately 2.5 miles of the East Grand Calumet River in Gary, Indiana Affiliated Researcher utilized its professionally trained survey team and its 16’...
Multi-beam Bathymetric and Side-scan Sonar Surveys on the Kanawha River in West Virginia
Affiliated Researchers was subcontracted on behalf a Fortune 500 company to perform multi-beam bathymetric and side-scan sonar surveying in support of sediment investigations on the Kanawha River in West Virginia. Affiliated Researchers provided its trained personnel,...
Utilizing Innovative Pore-Water Sampling Methods in Lake Michigan, Indiana.
Affiliated Researchers’ trained staff provided support to project Scientists in conducting pore-water sampling in the nearshore environments of Lake Michigan. Pore-water sampling equipment and methods were needed to collect in situ water samples from the nearshore...
Bathymetric and Side-scan Surveying at the Milwaukee River Area of Concern, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
As part of the Great Lakes Legacy Act, Affiliated Researchers was contracted to provide hydrographic surveying services at the Milwaukee River Area of Concern for the USEPA Great Lake National Program Office. Affiliated Researchers provided its trained personnel,...