http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.dmlsurveys.co.nz en-us Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:28:22 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/46319/From-Samoa-to-Pelorus-Sound-its-the-people-that-count/ As one DML survey team puts the final touches on a two-month hydrographic survey in Samoa, they took the opportunity for one last game of volleyball with the locals who had helped us out before saying their goodbyes. Meanwhile in New Zealand, another DML team, departed our Tauranga offices for the first phase of a 5-month survey of Pelorus Sound based out of Penzance Bay in the Marlborough Sounds. The small, dedicated survey team will have plenty of opportunities to build new relationships with ... Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:01:57 +1300 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post46319 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/41940/Hydrography-the-best-job-ever/ To celebrate World Hydrography Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hydrography_Day) DML are sharing some images from a recent multi sensor nautical charting survey around the active volcano, White Island, in the Bay of Plenty. When the all of the elements come together (amazing location & perfect weather) we realise that we have one of the best jobs in the world!... Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:36:40 +1200 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post41940 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/41068/DML-captures-impressive-imagesas-Auckland-Harbour-Bridge-turns-60/ Last month, DML Surveys was contracted to support a project which involved mapping the Auckland Harbour Bridge.  The Bridge is iconic to Auckland’s visual landscape and is a crucial piece of NZTA’s transport infrastructure.  It first opened to traffic on the 30th of May 1959 and spans a narrow part of the Waitemata harbor joining Auckland’s North Shore with the City isthmus. Our client needed detailed ‘point cloud data’, which would be used to fill in the gaps in data capture... Thu, 30 May 2019 12:49:34 +1200 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post41068 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/40240/Webinar-Use-of-mobile-scanners-for-coastal-mapping-/ Declan Stubbing, DML’s Survey Manager, will be one of two speakers during the Australasian Hydrographic Society NZ Region - Webinar #6. The first speaker will be Graeme Blick from LINZ talking about the LINZ 2025 Mapping Programme, while Declan will be discussing the use of a mobile scanners for coastal mapping, including how to: set up the sensor;control it during the survey; andhow to process the data. If you are interested in participating in this event then here are the details: Facilitate... Mon, 06 May 2019 07:09:29 +1200 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post40240 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/39342/Experienced-Hydrographic-Surveyor-Wanted/ DML is one of Australasia’s most respected Hydrographic Survey companies employing a team of highly specialised surveyors who are leaders in their field.   We are growing and would like a surveyor to join our team.  You would work with a hardworking team of professionals, live in Tauranga and experience interesting and diverse projects throughout New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. Take a look at our ad below and if you are interested in the role, contact us.... Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:29:03 +1200 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post39342 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/38819/Remotely-operated-vessel-surveys-sediment-pond/ DML recently completed a shallow pond survey using its remotely operated vessel “KOURA”. The small radio controlled vessel undertook a single beam survey of a shallow suspended sediment pond for volume calculations.  The platform was ideal in this situation due to: Very shallow nature of the pondConfined feeder channelSuspended sediment may have caused issues with a traditional water-cooled outboard engineClean up of the vessel and equipment was a lot quickerContact with the pond water... Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:04:55 +1300 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post38819 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/38817/A-graduates-life/ Rian completed his survey degree with hydrographic papers from Otago University in 2018 and is now gainfully employed with DML. In the six weeks he’s been with us he’s spent 10 days in the office and the rest of the time in the field as a member of survey teams involved in port and harbour surveys, lake surveys and infrastructure surveys. He’s rapidly coming up to speed on a range of equipment from multibeam echosounders through to remotely operated vessels. There’s nothing like being th... Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:57:34 +1300 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post38817 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/35404/Why-DML-Surveys-contributes-to-school-camps/ For the last couple of years DML has provided a cash contribution to help Kaimai School get their kids to the senior school camp.  Although our contribution isn’t massive, at least it’s a start. One of our company values is to “spend where it matters most” and we believe school camps matter. Our team have all been fortunate enough to experience attending school camps.  We learned the importance of TEAM, the value of FRIENDSHIPS, the glory in overcoming FEAR and the beauty in ... Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:10:09 +1300 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post35404 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/35334/Surveying-the-seasthirty-plus-year-career-acknowledged-by-industry/ Greg Cox’s decades-long career charting seas, surveying rivers and dams, monitoring erosion and mapping underwater habitats was acknowledged by international peers at the Australasian Hydrographic Society’s HYDRO18 Conference, held last week in Sydney. The Mount Maunganui hydrographic survey expert and director of Discovery Marine Limited received the Award of Merit for Career Achievement in Hydrography from the Australasian Hydrographic Society. The award is presented to those who have made... Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:47:57 +1300 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post35334 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/post/34513/Get-a-copy-of-DMLs-Top-10-Tips-for-contractors-looking-to-undertake-multi-disciplinary-surveys/ A BIG thank you to all of those who visited us at HYDRO18 in Sydney last week. What a fantastic event in beautiful Darling Harbour. The DML team were there in force and we really enjoyed connecting with customers and suppliers alike. The week was a great success with Greg Cox, our Operations Manager/Director receiving an Award of Merit for Career Achievement in Hydrography from the Australasian Hydrographic Society. The quality of presentations was outstanding and for those of you who attended ... Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:20:14 +1300 http://www.dmlsurveys.co.nz/blog/#post34513