Surrich Hydrographics

What Surrich Hydrographics does

Surrich Hydrographics Pty Ltd is an Australian privately-held hydrographic and marine geophysical survey company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 2008 by Andrew Richardson, a Level 1 Certified Hydrographic Surveyor, the company provides specialised bathymetric and sub-seabed data acquisition services to commercial, environmental, offshore renewables, nearshore construction, ports and harbours, and government and defence clients, deliberately positioned outside the oil and gas sector.

The company's core service offerings are Hydrographic Survey Services (multibeam sonar bathymetric data), Marine Geophysical Survey Services (seismic refraction, reflection, multichannel reflection, and magnetometer surveys), and Drone Surveys (UXO detection, LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, inspections, multispectral imagery) operated under CASA-approved commercial RPA Operator Certificate CASA.ReOC.7611. Its technology stack includes Norbit iWBMS and Teledyne T-50P multibeam sonar systems, POSMV OceanMaster inertial navigation, Edgetech 4125 side scan sonar, marine magnetometers, seismic equipment, and Matrice M300 RTK drones with Zenmuse L1 LiDAR payloads. A proprietary Surrich Custom Refraction System, developed in-house by Principal Geophysicist Justin Anning, supports configurable seismic refraction surveys. Data processing is conducted using Beamworx, RadExPro, SBG Qinertia, and PDS2000. The company owns and operates two vessels — Intrepid (7m coastal) and Pandu (12m offshore, NSCV 2C rated) — and can mobilise onto client vessels.

Surrich generates revenue through bespoke project-based professional services contracts, with no disclosed pricing tiers or rate cards. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales led by the two principals; the go-to-market is relationship-driven with marketing limited to a professional website and downloadable capability statement. The customer base spans named enterprise and government accounts across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with international work in Solomon Islands, including Pilbara Port Authority, Fremantle Ports, HMAS Stirling, Wheatstone LNG, Acciona, Mineral Resources, Gascoyne Gateway, SubCom, and Sino Iron. The firm is founder-owned, bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Surrich Hydrographics

Legal name

Surrich Hydrographics Pty Ltd

Website

https://surrich.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Surrich Hydrographics is a Perth-based Australian hydrographic and marine geophysical survey firm providing bathymetric, seismic, magnetometer, and drone-based survey services to ports, government, defence, mining, and offshore renewables clients across Australia and the Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hydrographic Survey Services: Professional survey services for bathymetric data acquisition using multibeam sonar systems. Services are provided to commercial, environmental, offshore and nearshore development sectors on a project basis, typically through direct client engagement and bespoke contract arrangements.
2. Marine Geophysical Survey Services: Geophysical survey services including refraction, reflection, multichannel reflection, and magnetometer surveys. Services utilise various vessels and specialised equipment to provide sub-bottom profiling data for seabed and sub-seabed analysis.
3. Drone Survey Services: Aerial survey and inspection services using drone technology equipped with advanced sensors and cameras for applications including coastal zone mapping, inspection, environmental monitoring, UXO detection, LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, and multispectral imagery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Surrich Hydrographics provides hydrographic and marine geophysical survey services for the commercial, environmental, offshore, and nearshore development sectors. The company uses multibeam sonar, seismic reflection/refraction systems, magnetometers, and drone-based platforms to deliver bathymetric data, sub-bottom profiling, and aerial survey datasets. Services are delivered using two dedicated survey vessels (Intrepid and Pandu) and are supported by in-house proprietary technology including the Surrich Custom Refraction System.

Product overview

Surrich Hydrographics is a hydrographic and marine geophysical survey service provider offering a portfolio of survey services rather than a unified software product. Their core services include Hydrographic Survey Services (using multibeam sonar technology for bathymetric data collection), Marine Geophysical Survey Services (encompassing refraction, reflection, multichannel reflection, and magnetometer techniques), and Drone Surveys (for UXO detection, LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, inspections, and multispectral imagery). The company operates two dedicated survey vessels—Intrepid (7m coastal vessel) and Pandu (12m offshore vessel)—and deploys specialized equipment including Norbit iWBMS and Teledyne T-50P multibeam systems, Edgetech 4125 side scan sonar, marine magnetometers, seismic reflection systems, and drone-based LiDAR and camera payloads. They utilise software tools including Beamworx, RadExPro, SBG Qinertia, and PDS2000 for data processing and analysis.

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Products and services

• Hydrographic Survey Services Level 1 Certified hydrographic survey services using acoustic sounding systems to provide accurate bathymetric data for offshore renewables, nearshore marine/civil/mining construction, coastal zone engineering, ports and harbours, and government/defence sectors.
• Marine Geophysical Survey Services Marine geophysical survey services using geophysical techniques including refraction, reflection, multichannel reflection, and magnetometer surveys to quantitatively observe physical properties of the earth below the seabed.
• Drone Surveys Aerial drone-based survey services including UXO detection, LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, inspections, and multispectral imagery, operated under CASA-approved commercial RPA Operators Certificate CASA.ReOC.7611.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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