Site survey

A site survey is an inspection of an area where work is proposed, to gather information for a design or an estimate to complete the initial tasks required for an outdoor activity. It can determine a precise location, access, best orientation for the site and the location of obstacles. The type of site survey and the best practices required depend on the nature of the project.[1] Examples of projects requiring a preliminary site survey include urban construction,[2] specialized construction (such as the location for a telescope)[3] and wireless network design.[4]

In hydrocarbon exploration, for example, site surveys are run over the proposed locations of offshore exploration or appraisal wells.[5] They consist typically of a tight grid of high resolution (high frequency) reflection seismology profiles to look for possible gas hazards in the shallow section beneath the seabed and detailed bathymetric data to look for possible obstacles on the seafloor (e.g. shipwrecks, existing pipelines) using multibeam echosounders.

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References

  1. ↑ Ricardo R. Ramirez et al., Benchmarking System for Evaluating Management Practices in the Construction Industry". J. Manage. Eng. 20, 110 (2004) American Society of Civil Engineers doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2004)20:3(110)
  2. ↑ Scott Weich et al., "Measuring the built environment: validity of a site survey instrument for use in urban settings". Health & Place vol. 7, issue 4 (December 2001), pp. 283–292. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3. ↑ Merle F. Walker, "The California Site Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific vol. 82, No. 487 (June 1970), pp. 672-698 Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  4. ↑ S. Zvanovec et al., "Wireless LAN Networks Design: Site Survey or Propagation Modeling?" Radioengineering, 2003. Archived from the original 2012-04-10.
  5. ↑ M. A. Abrams et al., "Best Practices for Detecting, Identifying and Characterizing Near-Surface Migration of Hydrocarbons within Marine Sediments". Offshore Technology Conference, 30 April–3 May 2001, Houston, Texas Retrieved 2012-04-10. ISBN 978-1-55563-248-9. doi:10.4043/13039-MS

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