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the UK Vertical Offshore Reference Frame - EuroSDR

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Bathymetry data processing with VORF and GPS<br />

Key benefits:<br />

• Speed of deployment – no<br />

reliance on tide gauges or<br />

need to transfer Chart Datum.<br />

• Consistency and quality<br />

control<br />

• Rapid turnaround of surveys.<br />

• Rapid response to<br />

emergencies<br />

GRS80 Ellipsoid<br />

Tidal correction =<br />

h ε – VORF CD<br />

depth<br />

measurement<br />

h ε<br />

- accessible everywhere via GPS<br />

survey vessel (+GPS)<br />

Tidal correction<br />

CD<br />

Charted depth<br />

VORF<br />

CD

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