NCS SubSea Services & Products

NCS SubSea utilizes state-of-the-art software and hardware, combined with the highest grade talent, to produce a level of service that is unparalleled in the industry. Our depth of global experience and continuous recruitment of the best balance of experienced and new talent allows NCS to be the premier service provider in the Survey & Positioning market and to create a business that provides fast, efficient solutions. In building this ultra-high level of service, NCS has responded to the need for equally effective software and hardware that allow the retention of cost savings. We accomplish this both by markedly improving existing products and by creating new and better ones to more effectively serve the market.

• Geosciences & Hydrographic Survey
  NCS is now positioned to provide full General Contractor capability for your Survey. We have invested in the right equipment, the best people, and the strongest partnerships.
• Seismic Positioning & Processing
  With a broad and deep wealth of expertise, NCS can provide the pinnacle in Navigation & Positioning solutions for both shallow and deep water surveys, including multi-vessel distributed systems.
• DSV & Construction Positioning
  NCS has the capability to mobilize rapidly around the globe, providing expert, efficient services to the Dive Support and Construction Vessel market.
• GIS & Mapping
  Offering the full scale and scope GIS & Mapping services, along with our proprietary Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Database (Platypus), NCS provides rapid response and turnaround time for all mapping projects.
• Calibration & Verification
  The best equipment is only as accurate if verified and proven. We have the right equipment and personnel to provide efficient, in-field calibrations/verifications to ensure that your survey begins accurately.
• SourcePoint
  NCS has designed and manufactured our proprietary SourcePoint DGPS system for application in the positioning of seismic sources. This sturdy, reliable system can be coupled with our proprietary Shock Dissipation Mount to allow for continuous operation in very close proximity to high volume, high pressure airgun sources.
• Bedframe Tailbuoy
  NCS SubSea has designed and manufactured a proprietary Bedframe Tailbuoy for positioning the tail end of a streamer. This design is of lightweight aluminum and has 1800 pounds of floatation. There are many options to add onto the basic design to make the tailbuoy more specific to any application.
• TailPoint
  Our proprietary radiobouy DGPS/RGPS Remote Positioning System is currently in the manufacturing stage with release scheduled for Q3 of 2009. TailPoint provides for positioning of streamer tails and seismic sources (where limited wire pair capability is a problem). A self-sufficienly powered model is also in development, allowing for remote positioning of anything.
• Platypus
  A single, corrected source Pipeline Database built from information provided by the Minerals Management Service, state agencies, and NCS SubSea in-field observations; it is updated monthly.
• Kawhia Box
  NCS has teamed with Hartley Instruments Limited to design and build a state-of-the-art Timing Device for use in the marine seismic theatre. Kawhia provides high precision GPS synchronized time with high-speed delivery.

Partnership Solutions

• IC3D
  NCS has partnered with Photon Factory to provide real-time 3D Subsea visualization, bringing a significantly higher level of accuracy and clarity for subsea 3D mapping, construction, salvage and recovery projects.
• NCS Survey
  NCS SubSea is partnered with NCS Survey (Aberdeen) to provide AUV services with combined on-board Sidescan, Multibean, and Sub-bottom Profiler capabilities.