Hydrographic Surveying & Mapping
Coeur d’ Alene River Sediment Transport Study

15cm Resolution

Aerial Dam

Forebay Inspection Survey

Lower Baker Dam

Floating Surface Collector Survey

When You Need to Get to the Bottom of Things…

With Solmar Hydro's years of marine survey experience and state-of-the- art technology, there's no body of water we can't get to the bottom of.

Port of Tacoma, 2011

Solmar Hydro performs multibeam bathymetric surveys to determine waterway conditions for Washington State's Port of Tacoma — among the largest container ports in North America.

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About Solmar Hydro

Founded in Portland, OR in 2004, we provide hydrographic data collecting, navigation and positioning services the scientific community and marine construction industry use to manage and monitor marine environs. [More]

Our Services

Solmar Hydro offers a wide range of hydrographic surveying and mapping services from a variety of platforms with a focus on challenging projects that demand precision hydrogeomatic data. [More]

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noaanoaa “The hydrographic services and support provided by SHI to NOAA’s National Ocean Service have been exemplary…. Solmar Hydro has provided excellent professional services to include cruise preparation, data management, project management, and...[Read More]
poprt-of-tacomapoprt-of-tacoma “It was a pleasure working with Solmar Hydro throughout the Bathymetric Survey Project for the Port of Tacoma. They were accommodating and professional with the Ports Requests, working with us to assure...[Read More]
finleyfinley “Unsurpassed quality and service…..I would recommend SHI to anyone in need of hydrographic data”[Read More]
bergerabambergerabam “The graphic presentation of the current velocities and directions made for easy understanding on the part of both technical and non-technical participants. And you were able to accomplish that within your original...[Read More]
vanderbuilt-logo-gold-blackvanderbuilt-logo-gold-black “We approached Solmar to do a hydrographic survey on the Columbia River. From our initial conversation until we received our data, we were confident that our project would be completed on time,...[Read More]
pace-engineering-logo-tn85x851pace-engineering-logo-tn85x851 Solmar Hydro’s experience, confidence, attention to detail, and top of the line equipment is impressive. These attributes are clearly apparent in their work flow and methodology. I am looking forward to seeing...[Read More]