*** Please Note: If you do not meet the funding eligibility criteria, we will need to collect the full course fee. ***

Date: 16 February 2024
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Venue: Online (MS Teams)

** This module is part of a wide course on Offshore Development and Consenting, and is most suited to those with a general understanding of offshore wind, but are looking for more specific knowledge on survey strategy and ground modelling development. Should you wish to book onto the full course, you can do so HERE **

*** It is also strongly recommended by the trainers that those completing this module, also do the Offshore Geo Surveys module as they are strongly linked ***

Course Overview 

This course will cover survey strategies for attaining geotechnical data and the use of “geo data” for different purposes will be presented.

Course Content 

• Survey Strategy
  This module will focus on the strategy of attaining geotechnical data and when devex is optimally spent for geotechnical/geophysical data gathering. The impact of geotechnical data capture on the project risk profile will be discussed and how this can influence on price certainty coming into a RESS auction will be covered.

• Data Integration and Ground Model Development
  The use of “geo data” for different purposes shall be presented. For example, geophysical data can be used for archaeology, benthic, ground modelling and engineering purposes. The integration of different datasets into common platforms is particularly useful for risk management across the development and across multiple phases. 

About the Trainer 

Toby Harrison is Head of Offshore Survey Management at GDG, and has over 15 years’ experience in offshore site investigation and asset inspection. He has an in-depth understanding of multi-role survey vessel operations, from vessel mobilisation and survey data acquisition to survey completion and collation of client deliverables.

Liliana Trindade is a Principal Geophysicist and Head of GDG’s Ground Modelling Department, with 17 years’ experience in land and marine geophysical surveys. Liliana specialises in integrating geological, geophysical and geotechnical datasets, and leads a team specialised in desktop studies and ground models for Offshore Wind development in Irish waters, US and Japan.