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V-Fin/Integrated Mini-ADP Multi-Purpose Mobile Surveying System

The integration of the SonTek/YSI 1.5-MHz Mini-ADP with the Endeco/YSI Model 1112 CPV-FIN (commonly referred to as the V-Fin), is a prime example of how the marriage of two existing and proven technologies can be combined into a single, multi-purpose surveying system.

 

 

 

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Features and Benefits:

  • Light-weight fibreglass body: Total weight 10 kg (23 lbs) in air, 7 kg (15 lbs) in water

  • Very stable towing platform

  • Integrated 1.5 MHz Mini-ADP

  • Bottom-track

  • User-friendly RiverSurveyor and CurrentSurveyor Windows software

  • Compass/tilt sensor

  • Optional depth sensor

Applications:

  • Ports/Harbours

  • Large rivers

  • Wide channels and canals

  • Estuaries and areas of tidal flow

The V-Fin configuration mounts a powerful current profiler (with full bottom-track capabilities) to a light-weight (23 lbs in air) and extremely stable, 2-foot long, reinforced fiberglass body. Equipped with a SonTek/YSI 1.5-MHz Mini-ADP current profiler (with optional depth sensor), this system is designed to be installed by a single user and towed from any small vessel. The V-Fin is designed for vessel speeds up to 20 knots, in water up to 20-meters deep. Low drag and high stability of the platform is guaranteed.

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