A 370m x 275m (1200ft x 900ft) area of San Diego bay was mapped. Survey data may be recorded on the CEESCOPE or CEE ECHO and simultaneously in HYPACK as normal for a Singlebeam hydrographic survey. As a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador, SonTek is committed to work with NOAA and other Ambassadors to strengthen national resilience against extreme weather. The echogram is viewed in real-time during the survey to ensure that vegetation is being effectively mapped over all parts of the area of interest. SonTek is a NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador! The Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador initiative is an effort to formally recognize NOAA partners who are improving the nation's readiness against extreme weather, water, and climate events. Our customers are scientists, engineers, hydrologists, research associates, water resource planners and anyone that needs to collect velocity (speed) data in every kind of body of water imaginable. Using HYPACK with the CEESCOPE and CEE ECHO Single Beam Echo Sounders. Our instruments use sound waves to tell you how fast water is moving, where it is moving, and even if it is not moving at all. HYPACK TRAINING VIDEOS Instructional videos for acquiring and processing data with CEE HydroSystems Echo Sounders.
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The HYPACK® software package used for the surveys is able to conveniently acquire and georeference side scan images along with the CEESCOPE bathymetry, creating a combined bathymetric map and bottom imaging dataset to allow the project team to better understand the potential future challenges of the area during construction.Īccording to one of the project members, “The job was a success and we are always impressed with the CEESCOPE and the rest of the VOO kit.SonTek, advancing environmental science in over 100 countries, manufactures affordable, reliable acoustic Doppler instrumentation for water velocity measurement in oceans, rivers, lakes, canals, harbors, estuaries, and laboratories. RTA (Odom) POS (CeeScope) RRIO (Reson CV3 (Odom PingDSP. The combined use of side-scan with single beam echo sounding was demonstrated to be an effective alternative to more complex multi-beam equipment, especially for reconnaissance type surveying. Regardless of the project type, you may also pr ovide further context to the point cloud display with the projection grid, charts and other project files (planned lines, plotting sheets, matrix files, etc.) displayed as charts. The surveyors were happy they were able to complete their surveys with no mishaps or equipment problems. SIde-scan Sonar and Single-beam Echo Sounding as an Alternative for Complex Multibeam Equipment Image 3: CEESCOPE™ tactical kit with HYPACK acquisition. A 370m x 275m (1200ft x 900ft) area of San Diego bay was mapped in this manner to illustrate the process. Position data were generated by the NovAtel 729 RTK GNSS receiver inside the CEESCOPE itself. Survey data may be recorded on the CEESCOPE or CEE ECHO and simultaneously in HYPACK as normal for a Singlebeam hydrographic survey. This arrangement, using CEE’s VOO bracket kit, offered a more suitable deployment method that attempting to tow the towfish behind the small boat. The StarFish 452H side scan towfish was pole-mounted alongside the CEESCOPE echo sounder’s 200 kHz transducer. Image 2: Survey boat with side scan and SBES pole mount. There was no room for equipment failures. In particular, these surveys focused on the ability of landing craft to safety land and deliver supplies for the future construction of the aerodrome. The key to the Australian team’s equipment selection was the ability to mobilize easily on a very small boat, with equipment that was designed with the cold climate specifically in mind. The goal of the survey was to better understand the bathymetry close to the Davis Station base in order to assess the viability of constructing the runway. Bathymetric Survey with SInglebeam and Sidescan Sonars Image 1: Australian Antarctic base – Davis Station. The surveyors chose to use their Vessel of Opportunity (VOO) kits supplied by CEE HydroSystems, comprising a CEESCOPE™ “all in one” RTK-enabled echo sounder, the CEE-TSF™ enhanced StarFish side scan, the CEE-PACK™ super-rugged power pack, and a transducer mounting kit. The runway would be the first paved runway on the continent.Īs part of the project, an Antarctic survey team were called in to provide a combined single beam and side-scan sonar hydro-graphic surveys. Apart from the obvious logistical advantages of year-round access, the project is expected to result in wide scientific benefits such as higher resolution weather and climate models, and improved contributions to global sea levels studies. In 2018, the Australian government announced its intention to construct a new concrete runway at the Davis Station Antarctic base. Constructing a New Runway at Davis Station Antarctic Base