Real Time Digging Display DREDGEPACK® provides real time digging information for cutter suction, hopper and excavator operators. The survey information from HYPACK® (or other survey systems) is first mapped into a color-coded matrix file. Users can control the colors to highlight the material they wish to remove. In the figure to the right, the red material is less than the channel design depth. This color-coded depth display is remapped as the cutting tool passes through each cell at a depth lower than the depth value. This allows the operator to increase their digging efficiency by working in precise areas where material is available.

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The profile window shows the exact depth of the cutter head, along with the "as surveyed" vs. "as cut" profile. For a cutter suction dredge, this is a profile along the radius of the digging tool. For hopper dredges, this can be longitudinal or transverse profiles through the drag arm heads.

Download the HYPACK® DREDGEPACK® Datasheet (PDF)