Advances in realtime multibeam survey visualization and quality control

SeaSurvey is a new software package providing screen-based tools for viewing and analyzing swath sonar data in real-time. A variety of map and 3D perspective views of bathymetry and sidescan data are generated as the sonar data are collected. The underlying data i/o is modular and supports many sonar data formats. The displays can be interactively queried to show data values at particular locations, the sizes of targets of interest, or the distance and heading between two points. Survey or cable routes can be entered and adjusted interactively. Sections of data can be selected and loaded into several analysis tools.