Meridata Finland Ltd - Marine Geophysical Survey Systems

Company

Oy Meridata Finland Ltd is a privately owned, Finland-based company that designs and manufactures systems and software for high resolution marine geophysical surveys.

Facilities and operations

The company's head office is located in Lohja, Finland, and the marine operations base is situated in Inkoo, Finland. The survey vessel R/V Meridata is operational in R&D, product demonstrations and system operators' training from May to November each year.

Since its foundation in 1977, Meridata has specialised in development of acoustic survey instruments and systems for seabed research.

Currently, Meridata's exports account for more than 90 % of the company's total sales.

A considerable portion of our revenue is invested in further development and research of hardware and software technologies in the field of underwater acoustics.

Our customers

Boskalis Multi-purpose Pontoon equipped with Meridata ultra-high resolution sonar system designed for micro-bathymetry in underwater construction surveys Meridata's customers are private and governmental organizations active in hydrographic, marine geological, geophysical and environmental surveying in offshore, coastal as well as inland waters.

The majority of our systems are exported to countries in Europe, the Far East and the Americas. In each of these areas, Meridata is trusted by distinguished professionals in their respective fields.

Meridata has an impeccable record of successfully completed deliveries to demanding projects and clients. Our systems have been proven from the Antarctic to the Arctic, and most of the world's seas in between.

Right: The Multi-Purpose Pontoon Scradeway, now owned by Boskalis and Stemat, equipped with Meridata's high resolution multi-channel sonar system, seen at the Oresund Link tunnel works in Denmark.