INNERSPACE TECHNOLOGY
WHY IT MAKES SENSE TO RENT
YOUR SOUNDER OR HYDROGRAPHIC
SURVEYING SYSTEM FROM INNERSPACE
Innerspace is the manufacturer of most of the equipment in its rental pool, but also has equipment of other manufacturers, including: DGPS, Total Stations and computers. We have wiremen / assemblers, machinists and electronic and mechanical engineers on staff. There is a full machine shop on premises available to make custom pieces, if necessary, for a particular installation. Our engineers have over 25 years experience in hydrographic surveying techniques and in assembling integrated systems and survey ready boats. They are available to “walk you through” our rental systems via telephone from your office or cell phone from your boat.
Training is usually not necessary. Many first-time users are able to operate our systems, including software, in less than one day without factory training. However, on-site training is available anywhere in the world. Upon request, we can send a qualified hydrographer to your site to get you familiar with the system operation which, typically, takes about one day. After this time, the factory hydrographer can leave the site or remain for as long as required.
Innerspace does not bid on solicitations for survey services, but provides complete solutions for those companies that do. If you think that you might like to do hydrographic surveys, but feel it might be too difficult for you, call us- ask for Rick or Steve, let them explain how easy it is with modern equipment and our help. We do everything except bid against you.
Compare Innerspace’s capabilities with those of a typical equipment rental company with little or no technical knowledge, and no systems integration experience. If you think about it, we’re sure that you will select Innerspace for all your hydrographic surveying system rental requirements in the future.
For your information, Innerspace has assembled graphic illustrations of complete hydrographic data collection systems using the most popular brands of DGPS, RTK–GPS and Total Stations combined with Innerspace products.
The software depicted is Innerspace’s Datalog With Guidance (DLWG). Because it can be self-taught in an hour or two and is easy to use, it is the only hydrographic data collection software that lends itself to rentals. No factory training is required. Innerspace regularly rents systems, including DLWG software, to first time users and they are able to set up the system and conduct professional quality hydrographic surveys.
All brands of hydrographic software can be used with Innerspace depth sounders, and Innerspace provides expert integration assistance. As a Trimble dealer, Innerspace offers their HYDROpro software especially designed for complex applications requiring extensive on screen graphics such as large scale dredging projects, for example.
| Manufacturer | Model # GPS | Innerspace Depth Sounder |
| Trimble | AgGPS 132 | 455 |
| Trimble | AgGPS 132 | 448 |
| Trimble | 4700 RTK-GPS | 448 |
| Trimble / Spectra | 610 Total Station | 455 |
| Leica | GS-50 (DGPS) | 455 |
| Leica | GS-50 (DGPS) | 448 |
| Leica | Series 500 (RTK-GPS) | 448 |
| Leica | TCRA 1101 (Total Station) | 455 |
| Ashtech | Z Surveyor (RTK-GPS) | 455 |
| Topcon / Javad | Regency (RTK-GPS) | 448 |
| Topcon | AP-L1 (Total Station) | 455 |
Model 448 or 455
Single Frequency Depth Sounders
208kHz 8° beam transducer
(alternate frequency is 125kHz)
(Specify data collection software to be used, if any)
Over-the-side transducer pipe mount
208kHz 3° beam transducer available
Remote fix mark switch available
12VDC/115VAC power capability
1 roll thermal paper: 44822K Thermal paper
3 day minimum rental period
Shipping weight – 75 lbs (sounder only in case)
Model 449
Single Frequency Depth Sounder
24kHz operation (alternate frequencies are: 41 and 27kHz)
(Specify data collection software to be used, if any)
12VDC/115VAC power capability
1 roll thermal paper: 44822K Thermal paper
Over-the-side mount fish available
3 day minimum rental period
Shipping weight – 75 lbs (sounder only in case)
Model 440/441
Dual Frequency Depth Sounder
Specify frequencies to be used (200, 41, 24kHz)
(Specify data collection software to be used, if any)
Over-the-side mount fish available
24VDC/115VAC power capability
3 day minimum rental period
Shipping weight – 160 lbs (sounder only in case)
Computer and Data Collection Software
Portable 2 com port computer
ITI Datalog with Guidance Software
(logs X,Y & Z to disk in an ASCII format)
12VDC / 115VAC Power
3 day minimum rental period
Shipping weight – approx. – 10 lbs
DGPS Survey System I
Trimble AgGPS 132 with AgGPS 124 REF GPS or Omnistar & USCG Beacon receiver
ITI Datalog with Guidance Software (logs X,Y & Z to disk in an ASCII format)
Portable 2 com port computer
Model 448 Single Frequency Depth Sounder
1 week minimum rental period
Shipping weight – approx. -95 lbs
DGPS Survey System II
Trimble AgGPS 124 or 132 using built-in USCG Beacon receivers
ITI Datalog with Guidance Software (logs X,Y & Z to disk in an ASCII format)
Portable 2 com port computer
Model 448 Single Frequency Depth Sounder
1 week minimum rental period
Shipping weight – approx. -95 lbs
Range-Azimuth Survey
Geodimeter 610 Robotic Hydrographic Total Station
ITI Datalog with Guidance Software (logs X,Y & Z to disk in an ASCII format)
Model 453 UHF Data Link
Portable 2 com port computer
Model 448 Single Frequency Depth Sounder
1 week minimum rental period
Shipping weight – approx. – 265 lbs
Survey System
(with customer supplied positioning equipment – DGPS or Range/Azimuth)
ITI Datalog with Guidance Software (logs X,Y & Z to disk in an ASCII format)
Portable 2 com port computer
Model 448 Single Frequency Depth Sounder
1 week minimum rental period
Shipping weight – approx. – 105 lbs
Trimble Model AgGPS 132 Sub-meter using either the Trimble AgGPS 124 Ref GPS or Omnistar receiver for Differential Corrections from Satellite
Complete system with UHF Modems when using Reference Station
1 week minimum rental period
Data Link, sub-meter real time accuracy
Shipping weight – 40 lbs (less tripod)
Trimble Model AgGPS 132 Sub-meter with USCG Beacon Receiver
1 week minimum rental period
Sub-meter real time accuracy
Shipping weight – 40 lbs
Model 443 Velocity Profiler
0 – 100′, or 0 – 60′ operation
12VDC/115VAC power
Weatherproof transit case
3 day minimum rental period
Shipping weight – 40 lbs
Geodimeter Model 610 Robotic Total Station (Range/Azimuth)
Includes 453 UHF Data Links
1 week minimum rental period
Shipping weight – 50 lbs
Model 453 UHF Data Link
For use with DGPS, Range/Azimuth or Tide Gauge
3 day minimum rental period
Shipping weight – 20 lbs
Model 110 Tide Gauge
Local data collection
Optional remote data collection available
Shipping weight – 25 lbs
Remote Control Survey System (including vessel)
Includes Range/Azimuth Survey System (less depth sounder)
Model 445 Auto Track Sounder / Digitizer
2 battery modules w/ charger
DLWG and computer
UHF telemetry
1 week minimum rental period
Shipping weight – approx. 400 lbs
Several times a year we rent the 448 depth sounder from Innerspace for surveying shipping berths in the Charleston area to monitor siltation rates. The 448 has always provided excellent performance on our surveys.
Trap Puckette, General Engineering Labs, Charleston, South Carolina
Our firm routinely rents the Model 448 depth sounder for bathymetric surveys in support of design and construction efforts for flood protection and channel restoration projects in Central California. The depth data is correlated with our Trimble 4800 GPS system to achieve survey grade positioning and incorporated with topography mapping to complete a digital terrain model surface. The Model 448 has always provided consistent, precise depth data and has proven to be extremely reliable equipment under tough field conditions.
Darrel G. Ramus, KSN, Inc.,
Stockton, California
| I have rented 448 and 449 depth sounders for use on lakes and rivers in the Midwest. I have found that the Innerspace sounders provide quality analog and digital depth data, and they are reliable instruments. My most recent project was for the Chicago Botanical Gardens where I surveyed a large pond on the premises to determine the thickness of the sediment over the original clay bottom. For this job I used the Model 449 dual frequency sounder set up at 208kHz and 41kHz. We were able to detect 1-2 feet of sediment and the water depth was about 12 feet. Our main business is land surveying and engineering, so renting from Innerspace is ideal for our needs.Mike Reed, Smith Engineering, McHenry, Illinois |
In December 1997, we rented an Innerspace 448 depth sounder, and, at the time, had never operated a depth sounder before. The 448 was easy to set up and use, and worked well. Our hydrographic job consisted of contouring a lake bottom for inclusion in a larger aerial mapping project for a dam reconstruction plan.Ken Lux, Lux Engineering & Surveying, Yuba City, California |
At Richard B. Davis Co. Inc., we use Datalog With Guidance because it meets our criteria for hydrographic survey software. It is simple to operate, and usable on any computer. Datalog With Guidance has no overhead programs, so we don’t duplicate in-house software. Of course, we appreciate the lower cost. We have also used Datalog With Guidance in our airplane with satisfactory results.Kelly Schellong, D. Davis Co., Smith River, California |
Between 1995 and 1998 I have rented an Innerspace hydrographic surveying system consisting of a 448 depth sounder, DGPS with Reference Station and Datalog With Guidance software on six occasions. Surveys have been for engineering studies, dredge volumes and channel determinations. The system performed well and the data obtained was accurate.Russ Sutton, Ryba Marine Construction Co., Cheboygan , Michigan |
We rented the Innerspace 448, DGPS and Datalog With Guidance data collection software, and used the system on a reservoir modeling survey in Virginia. The system was easy to set up and use, and we were able to operate the hardware and software without training.Todd Ward, EA Engineering, Sparks, Maryland |
In May 1998, we rented a 448 sounder, Topcon AP-L1 auto-tracking total station, Datalog With Guidance software and Innerspace 453A RF Modems from Innerspace. My project was for a dock construction project on the Mississippi River. We were able to operate the equipment without training, and the survey was completed without difficulty.Ken Wink, Wink Engineering, New Orleans, Louisiana |
We rented a 448 sounder, Datalog With Guidance software and a Topcon AP-L1 total station from Innerspace for use on a dredging survey and coastal erosion survey in Hawaii and, with minimum effort, were able to get excellent results without training. Innerspace was available for immediate assistance via telephone.Ian Wasnich, Oceanit Labs, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii |
| I have used the 448 sounder and Datalog With Guidance software on several coastal and river projects in the New York-New Jersey area. Both are easy to setup and use, and the Innerspace staff is always knowledgeable and helpful. Our primary business is environmental sampling, so renting equipment from Innerspace for our occasional hydrographic survey makes sense to us.Jim Nickels, Aqua Survey, Inc., Flemington, New Jersey |
| Using our Trimble LS4600 GPS interfaced with the Innerspace 448 sounder and Datalog With Guidance software, we conduct hydrographic surveys of small to medium sized bodies of water in Central Florida. The X-Y-Z (depth) coordinate files (ASCII format) produced by the Innerspace data collection software is then processed on our terrain modeling software. We have found this method to be very precise and cost effective.Norman Schile, Norman Schile Co., Lakeland, Florida |
Our company rented a 449, DGPS and Datalog With Guidance software to obtain a bottom contour of a New Jersey lake to merge with land survey data of the surrounding area for client planning purposes. The system worked well, and we were provided valuable assistance from Innerspace personnel in setting up the equipment.Glenn McAllister, Pennoni Associates, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| On six occasions during 1997 and 1998, we rented the Innerspace 448 sounder and Datalog With Guidance software for a variety of hydrographic projects, including docking facility surveys and pipeline route surveys in Louisiana. The equipment worked very well on my projects and, in November of 1998, we purchased the 448, Model 603 Helmsman Display and the Datalog With Guidance software.Lonnie Harper, On Target Surveys, Inc., Grand Chenier, Louisiana |