Surveying to protect Granny’s Bay from coastal erosion

Author: Samuel Knott

Site Surveying Services Ltd由霍华德·詹姆斯·伍兹（Howard James Woods）于1997年创立，总部位于兰开夏郡中心风景如画的里布尔谷地区的村庄和民间教区克利夫洛（Clitheroe）。该地区本身最近被评为居住在英国最幸福的地方。

自成立以来,the company has carried out more than a thousand topographical surveys, volume calculations, visualisations, survey reports, elevations, floor plans and site engineering services for a wide range of clients. From private households to major contracts with councils and developers, Site Surveying Services Ltd is equipped to tackle substantial projects with ease, while remaining small enough to give their customers a personal service.

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Topographical surveys at the coastal zone of Fairhaven and Church Scar

The surveying company have recently been working on the Fairhaven and Church Scar Sea Defence Project, otherwise known as Granny’s Bay, which is part of a £22m coastal protection project along the Fylde Coast. The Sea Defence redevelopment is being carried out to replace the failing and existing coastal concrete defences originally built in the 1890s. The completion of the new concrete defences will provide a new lease of life to the promenade and help protect the area from coastal erosion while benefitting over 2,600 properties in the region. Councillor Thomas Threlfall has described the completion of the project as making the seaside resort fit for the next century; whilst Councillor Roger Small, who is chairman of the Operational Management Committee, has described the project as the final piece of the jigsaw to the new foreshore.

Site Surveying Services Ltd has been involved in the project since the very beginning, initially carrying out a topographical survey of the site and continuing through the scheme with volume calculations and visualisations of the site as it progresses. The founder and company director said,“我觉得我们被授予这项工作的原因归结为悠久的调查经验，多年的辛勤工作以及以前的客户的扎实建议。从我的角度来看，参与将有利于沿海环境的冒险活动的机会太令人兴奋了，无法继续前进。”

The topographical survey was carried out using theLeica Viva GS16 Smart Antenna,Leica Viva TS16 total station并通过使用Leica CS20 field controller. The data obtained supported the project’s design and was used as a control network for all the setting out on-site and machine control. The data was also used for volume calculations, helping minimise overall project costs.

从项目开始，现场测量服务有限公司与VolkerStevin，一家公司在广泛的领域提供复杂的工程解决方案，包括土木工程，土地修复和再生，水和海洋基础设施以及洪水和沿海保护。“VolkerStevin oversaw the development of the sea defence, and we carried out some setting out on site directly for the company. Experiencing first hand the quality, accuracy and benefits of the equipment led VolkerStevin renting and purchasing their own fleet of Leica Captivate total stations for the project,”伍德说。

Site Surveying Services Ltd also worked closely withFox Brothers Ltd, an earthworks and demolition contractors’ firm, to establish GPS machine control on the coastal zone of Fairhaven and Church Scar. To set up the grid to work on the coastal defence project, the surveying company relied onLeica Geo Office, andLeica图标软件to process the network as well as N4ce software to process the 3D files.

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Beyond the Fairhaven and Church Scar Sea Defence project, Site Surveying Services Ltd has 10 active Leica Geosystems total stations that are continually used on a whole variety of sites and scenarios. The company also owns aLeica Scan Station P40to gather high-speed quality 3D data and when mapping out the internals of historical buildings, complex areas and abundant rivers.

根据伍德的说法，P40还帮助他的业务发展，并有更快的周转速度，“It covers so much ground in so little time, I find it extraordinary. We are able to utilise the highly detailed 3D colour point clouds to map out the internals of complex structures and save man-hours on site. This means we can turn around drawings quicker and get back out there.”

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