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Chesapeake Technology, Inc., (CTI) announced its new processor engine designed for high-volume interferometric sidescan sonar and shallow-water multibeam data. CTI has also enhanced import options for sidescan sonar and magnetometer data and made more than 30 customer- and manufacturer-driven enhancements throughout the product.

 

The new bathymetric processing engine has been designed to minimize the manual labor required to process and visualize high-volume shallow water sounding data. According to CTI, vessel configuration is made easier with new default configurations for all supported sensors, and enhanced visuals to verify sensor placement. Customizable data processing profiles automate the application of auxiliary data, setup data filters, and control down-sampling, to minimize tedious work. CTI’s patch test calibration tool and all of our data editors have been refreshed with updated interfaces, which include better 2D and 3D displays and standardized keyboard and mouse controls. CTI also increased the number of supported grid and raster formats to make it easier to integrate SonarWiz into your existing GIS environment.

 

Sidescan sonar processing has received a large number of under-the-hood enhancements. Small file import, including files with less than 300 pings, has been improved by auto-sizing the time constant. Support was added for contact deletion, increasing the flexibility for managing contacts. Enhancements have also been made for processing magnetometer data including the ability to import full along-track data without down-sampling.

 

David Finlayson, Chief Scientist at Chesapeake Technology, Inc said, “Last year we released the beta version of the bathymetry module for SonarWiz. Since its release, we’ve been conducting significant testing and collaborating with clients to streamline the workflow and increase interoperability with existing customer software. Over the next year we have exciting plans to leverage the new bathymetric capabilities in our core sidescan and sub-bottom tooling.”

 

Chesapeake Technology Inc. said it is always improving SonarWiz, keeping it up to date with the latest hardware and processing technologies. New SonarWiz releases are free for all customers with a current extended maintenance agreement. Learn about the over 30 enhancements released to production throughout the fourth quarter in our Quarterly Highlights here.