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Cathx FDI® Seabed

Fast digital inspection for seabed.

FDI Seabed

High-Speed. High-Detail.

CATHX FDI® SEABED (Fast Digital Inspection) is an underwater visual data acquisition technique that captures large lengths of subsea pipelines and cable runs as well as large areas of seabed at speed. Producing sharp, high-quality images supported by accurate laser measurement data that enables asset owners to carry out inspections safely onshore.
CATHX FDI® SEABED can be deployed across a wide range of ROVs, AUVs and ROTVs to conduct a wide range of optical surveys on man-made assets, organic life, or area surveys of the seafloor. The accurate visual representations produced of seabed environments and man-made assets provide powerful information for scientific research, environmental surveys and asset integrity.

Key Features and Benefits of FDI® Seabed

6 Times Faster Than Conventional Surveys

The continuous data acquisition methodology used by CATHX visual systems reduces the acquisition time of a seabed survey to 6 days compared to a conventional survey of 36 days.

Acquire Quality Visual & Measurement Data

Capture clear, sharp, balanced Ultra High Definition (UHD) images and accurate laser measurement data at speed.

Developed for ROVs and AUVs

CATHX FDI® systems are developed to easily integrate and be compatible with all ROVs and AUVs on the market.

Suitable for a Wide Range of Seabed Applications

Including Oil and Gas Pipelines, Electrical & communications cables, Windfarms, Marine Environments, Subsea Mining, Defence, Law Enforcement and Fisheries.

Reducing Costs

CATHX FDI® SEABED reduces the time required and the number of resources required at every stage of survey expeditions substantially reducing the operational costs.

Reduced CO2

The efficiencies brought by using the CATHX FDI® SEABED can reduce the amount of carbon expelled during the course of a survey expedition by up to 80%.

Reduces HSE Risk

The CATHX FDI® SEABED technique requires fewer people to be on the boat during acquisition as it simplifies mobilisation, streamlines acquisition and moves the inspection onshore.

Multiple Perspectives of the Same Event

Gain as much knowledge as possible through the numerous high quality data deliverables such as UHD Imagery, 3D Colour Point clouds, and much more.

Applications for Cathx FDI® Seabed

Defense

Mission-critical perception, AI-readiness, and rapid tactical decisions.

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Offshore Energy

Survey, inspection, and leak detection with
reduced downtime.

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Marine Research

Scalable data collection and automated insights for environmental understanding.

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Cathx FDI® Seabed Systems

Imaging Only

SENTRY – Subsea Imaging System

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Imaging & Laser

TRACKER – Subsea Imaging & Laser System

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Imaging & Laser for AUVs

Hunter II – Subsea Imaging and Laser System for AUVs

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Data Deliverables

The unique data CATHX FDI® imaging and measurement systems acquire enables the digitization and visualisation of seabed assets in 2D and 3D outputs that do not require feature matching photogrammetry.
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