L-3 Klein releases new HydroChart 5000 sidescan and bathymetric sonar system
5 March 2010
L-3 Communications has announced that its Klein Associates division (L-3 Klein) will release the revolutionary new HydroChart 5000 sidescan bathymetric sonar system at Oceanology International, in London. The HydroChart 5000 represents the latest technology for the acquisition, display and processing of highly accurate bathymetry data integrated with high resolution sidescan imagery, meeting IHO SP-44 Special Order Standards. The HydroChart 5000 utilises a phase difference measurement technique and linear FM (Chirp) processing, to produce the highest quality data sets for the hydrographic industry.
The HydroChart 5000 reduces survey times in half compared to conventional surveys using multibeam echo sounder systems. The HydroChart 5000 may be hull mounted or pole mounted and is easily integrated with commercial positioning and motion sensing systems.
Customers have already benefited from this technology as towed systems developed at L-3 Klein use this same technology to map the ocean's bottom. The HydroChart 5000 is a true hydrographic tool to effectively and precisely measure depths with a swath of up to 12 times the water depth.
L-3 Klein's internationally accepted SonarPro acquisition and processing software saves HydroChart 5000 bathymetric and sidescan data in industry-standard file formats which allows it to be post processed using third part data processing packages, such as Caris and Hypack.
L-3 Communications Klein Associates Inc
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USA
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