Understanding the marine environment
 iXSurvey is a marine environment studies office with bases and La Ciotat (France) and Edinburgh (Scotland). Our team comprises oceanographers, hydrographers and professional divers. So we integrate competence in several complementary disciplines. The engineers, together with the various participants in the project, offer their expertise to best display the various characteristics of the marine environment. We have available a large pool of modern oceanographic equipment and our flexible craft enable safe and efficient operations.
Double competence :
In-situ Measurement
Depending on the scope of work, iXSurvey offers a modular service, from simple supply of equipment to taking complete charge of the project :
- Definition of Scope of Work
- Supply and deployment of recording instruments
- Data processing
- Detailed reporting
Computer numerical modelling TELEMAC
The computer model can complete the measurements and allows to characterise future states :
- Swell propagation module
- Harbour agitation module
- Hydrodynamic module
Some examples of studies
Study of Taraveo lagoon (Tahiti)
 The Public Works Agency of Tahiti plans to construct a major new harbour development on the island of Tahiti. The objective is to balance the traffic with the port of Papetee and develop the North coast. For a year, iXSurvey deployed several instruments in the lagoon (currentmeters, wavebuoys, temperature and salinity recorders). The object was to determine the circulation of water in the lagoon and the exchanges between the lagoon and the ocean. The final objective was to determine the optimal plans for the port and to determine if it would be subject to siltation.
Study for Hydrogenerators (EDF, France)
 EDF wish to develop new sources of power, especially tide generators. In order to select the optimal site where the tidal currents are strong and regular, iXSurvey carried out several in-situ measurement campaigns of wave height and current profiles on the Atlantic coast.
Study of River Dee (Airbus, UK)
 Airbus wish to optimise the requirement for dredging at the Load Out Facility for Airbus A380 wings in the tidal section of the river Dee. iXSurvey has made a study of this river section by carrying out an in-situ measurement campaign and preparing a computer numerical hydrodynamic model. The results notably showed well the propagation of the tidal bore in the river.
Study of swell at Bonne Grace (Six-Fours, France)
The town of Six-Fours wish to enlarge the port at the end of the Bonne Grace Cove. Users of the beach including surfers were afraid that the new harbour structures would modify the sand bars and the waves. iXSurvey measured the waves and current for a period of two months and used TELEMAC numerical modelling software to simulate the new port in order to determine the consequences of the proposed construction. The model also served to model the future conditions for access to the port.
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