About UsADUS specialises in high-resolution multibeam sonar surveying and visualisation. The core of ADUS work has been collecting and visualising data on shipwrecks that are an environmental hazard because they contain oil, explosives and nuclear material, or because they are a danger to navigation. Recently the work has expanded to include a variety of other man made structures which require very detailed investigation. Surveys are sometimes combined with a more comprehensive investigation of the circumstances of the sinking of a ship or an assessment of the rate of break up on the seabed. Forensic archaeological techniques are used to interpret the subtle clues contained within the sonar data.
ADUS surveys are wide ranging and have included a Russian nuclear submarine in 250m of arctic waters, a bulk cargo carrier in 50m of tropical waters and a munitions ship in very shallow water in the Thames Estuary. ADUS clients include Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, major salvage companies and heritage agencies.
ADUS has also developed software for divers to help make selected wreck dive sites more accessible. This development reflects the involvement in sport diving of the three directors of the company, two of whom are also commercial divers. WreckSight software can be used as a dive planning tool or as a way to recreate a dive by inserting a shot line and way points along the track the diver has taken. An edition with eight wreck sites in Scapa Flow can be purchased from the ADUS Store and others will become available as more surveys are completed. The WreckSight Public Preview, a feature and time limited version of WreckSight, can be downloaded for free from WreckSight.com.
ADUS evolved from activities developed through research at two academic institutions in Scotland, the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee, who are equal major shareholders with the three principle directors – see staff.
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