3-D Lake and Pond Mapping

How do you really know the volume and surface area of your lake and pond? Many companies do basic calculations based on the depth at a few points and assumptions. At Aquatic Systems we never thought that was really a good way to go about it and thanks to modern technology we can now obtain a much more detailed and accurate 3-dimensional view of your body of water.

Homeowner’s associations, golf courses, and Community Development Districts can all benefit from protecting their property’s valuable aquatic resources with 3-D mapping.

ASI 3-D bathymetry data is useful for:

Bottom Sedimentation Monitoring
Over time, bottom muck accumulates in the bottom of ponds and lakes thereby reducing water storage capacity and increasing the likelihood of local flooding, water quality discharge violations and insufficient water volume for landscape irrigation purposes. Annual 3-D mapping identifies developing muck accumulation problems before expensive bottom dredging is required.

Aeration System Design
3-D mapping precisely calculates total water volume and identifies bottom contours and varying center depth data that is critically important to proper, efficient and successful aeration system design.

Aquatic Weed & Algae Control
3-D mapping provides accurate treatment site dimensions including surface acres, bottom slope, average depth, shoreline perimeter and water volume. This increased accuracy of 3-D mapping over conventional estimating methods improves treatment results while simultaneously lowering customer costs.

Midge Fly & Mosquito Control
 3-D mapping helps identify likely mosquito and midge fly larvae habitat thereby reducing treatment acreage and lowering customer costs.

Fisheries and Habitat Management
3-D mapping will report submersed contours and geological features such as shelves, ridges and holes and artificial structures which promote fisheries populations.