Dr. Erlingsson invented the SediMeter™ when he was a research student at Uppsala University, Sweden, from where he graduated as PhD in 1990, and was awarded the Linnaeus Prize from the Royal Society of Sciences in 1991. Before founding Lindorm, Inc. in 2006 he was for over a decade a senior partner in the prestigious Swedish consulting company AB Hydroconsult, established 1962, where he among other assignments served as expert for the Swedish government in supervising sediment spill monitoring during the building of the Öresund Bridge to Denmark. After founding Lindorm and designing the first modern SediMeter, SM2, he installed the first real-time SediMeter monitoring system in Honduras as part of a consulting assignment for IAEA in 2009, which also included an assignment as bathymetry expert. Since then he has continued refining the hardware and software to the state of the art system of 2020. Erlingsson is a member of the Coastal Education & Research Foundation.
While his career has been focused on sediments and ways to study them using modern technology, he has also dedicated himself to science and philanthropy, as described in his biography. Please use the Contact form to request a free consultation or to inquire about our products.
Projects
| Project | Start Year | End year | Country | Site | Client (Funding) | Principal Objective and Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNG terminal dredging, sedimentation monitoring | 2018 | 2018 | Canada | Kitimat | Boskalis | Post-sale on-site support, SediMeter instruments used in a real-time network for sedimentation monitoring |
| Land reclamation, sedimentation monitoring | 2018 | 2018 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Boskalis | Post-sale on-site support, SediMeter instruments used in a real-time network for sedimentation monitoring |
| Hydrogeological Model for the Aquifer of Yojoa Lake | 2009 | 2009 | Honduras | Lago de Yojoa | ENEE (IAEA) | Installation of a station for measuring meteorological, hydrological, and sedimentological parameters, including SediMeter and LogDator Buoy |
| Hydrogeological Model for the Aquifer of Yojoa Lake | 2007 | 2007 | Honduras | Lago de Yojoa | ENEE (IAEA) | Assistance at all stages of the creation a bathymetric map of the lake, along with volume estimates for the hydropower plant |
| Natural Hazards in Nicaragua | 1999 | 2000 | Nicaragua | National | INETER, group led by NorLat (IDB) | Mapping natural hazards and developing a GISS for natural hazard mitigation. Project leader. |
| Breakwater design study for Guaymuras marina | 2000 | 2001 | Honduras | Bahía de Cortés | Inversiones Chalet S.A. de C.V. | Assessment of coastal processes and associated risks and conceptual design of breakwaters |
| Bathymetric Survey of the El Cajón Hydropower Reservoir | 1998 | 2001 | Honduras | El Cajón (90 km2 reservoir) | ENEE (Sida) | Specification, supervision, and training |
| Watershed management in the Trifinio Border Region | 2000 | 2000 | Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador | Upper Río Lempa (1,600 km2) | Subcontracted by NorLat (IDB) | Survey of hydrological resources with development potential |
| Bridge reconstruction in Honduras | 1999 | 2000 | Honduras | 13 bridges in 8 river basins | Subcontracted by Sweco (Sida) | Prediction of fluvial development and bridge scour |
| ֲMapping of contaminated sediments before dredging | 1999 | 2002 | Sweden | Örserumsviken | Västerviks Kommun | Sediment mapping in 3D with acoustic and physical instruments |
| Öresund Bridge supervision of sediment spill monitoring | 1995 | 1999 | Sweden | Öresund (The Sound) | Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) | Supervision of spill monitoring during dredging to assure compliance with the ≤5% ±1% limit |
| Damage assessment from Hurricane Mitch | 1999 | 1999 | Honduras | Upper Río Choluteca, and Bahía de Cortés | Subcontracted by Ångpanneföreningen (Sida) | Compilation of hydro-meteorological data |
| Beach replenishment borrow area identification | 1998 | 1998 | Sweden | Sandhammaren | Ystad Kommun (subcontracted by Sweco) | Identification of suitable extraction areas for sand |
| Arenal Reservoir Study | 1995 | 1996 | Costa Rica | Arenal Reservoir | ICE (Sida) | Study of the floating peat islands (camalote) and calculation of the useful life of the reservoir |
| Öresund Bridge sediment spill accumulation area prediction | 1992 | 1992 | Sweden | Öresund (The Sound) | The Øresund Bridge Consortium (subcontracted by Sweco) | Marine geological survey to identify likely accumulation areas for sediment spill from the dredging for the Öresund Bridge project |
| Cachí Reservoir Study | 1989 | 1992 | Costa Rica | Cachí Reservoir | ICE (Sida) | Study of sediment yield, sedimentation, and erosion during a flushing |