J.D. Cain, formerly subdivision manager, survey products, has been appointed division manager, products division, for Racal-Decca Survey, Inc. He joined the company in 1973 as a senior staff oceanographer. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a BA degree in meteorology and an MS degree in physical oceanography.
Headquartered in Houston, Racal-Decca Survey provides shallow offshore geophysical and geological surveying, hydrography, and electronic position fixing services for the acquisition of environmental data. The company is widely recognized for its surveys of offshore lease blocks for the petroleum industry.
Racal-Decca also manufactures specialized automated processing and plotting products for the offshore survey industry.