The hands-on, ocean technology exhibition Ocean Business will showcase on-water demonstrations of side scan sonars, developed by Tritech International Ltd.

The new, comprehensive range of side scan sonars have been tailored to suit requirements for imaging in shallow and deep waters.

SK150 Side scan seabed image of rocks and wire

Building on the success of the advanced side scan sonar systems Tritech complete the family with the next generation model, the daddy of the family; The SeaKing Towfish SK150 DST. Specifically designed to fly at depths of up to 120 metres, the SK150 can be used for high resolution surveys at depths other lighter systems can’t reach.

Malcolm Johnston, Tritech’s Sales & Marketing Manager says;

“Our offshore demonstration sessions on board Bill Conway will provide an ideal platform to demonstrate the capabilities of Tritech’s side scan family.”

“Whether it be the lightweight StarFish or the deeper rated SK150, Tritech has a towfish for every application. All our towfish share the same approach to offering high quality data acquisition at a reasonable price”

Tritech side scan sonars combine the very latest Tritech DST (Digital Sonar Technology) electronics with industry leading transducer design. Digital CHIRP signal processing techniques dramatically improve range resolution and generate sonar images of unprecedented clarity.

SK150 Side scan seabed image of rocks

As part of the Tritech SeaKing suite of survey sensors, it is possible to add other Tritech sensors such as the Micron Echosounder to the system and run them over one communication link.

Tritech SeaNet Pro software can be loaded on to a PC to control and display the towfish data. Alternatively the data can be input directly to a Tritech SeaNet Surface Control Unit.

The system will take GPS position information and display it with the towfish data allowing a ‘fix’ to be taken of the target. The post processing ‘DumpLog’ utility program will convert the data file to XTF or CSV format allowing the converted file to be imported into a standard third party mosaic package. GEO referenced TIF image files can also be produced which can be used as an alternative if no mosaic package is available. The DumpLog utility will also convert data files to KMZ format allowing users to overlay display data on Google Earth positional displays.

Visitors to Ocean Business 2009 will find the complete side scan family on the Tritech Stand D6. Tritech will be providing Ocean Business delegates with the opportunity to test-drive a side scan sonar system.

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Tritech International Ltd announce the launch of the new StarFish, Scanline V2.0 Software.

 
StarFish is an affordable, high performance, side scan sonar which produces spectacular images of the seabed and now has even greater capabilities.
 
Tritech are offering a free upgrade of the StarFish Scanline V2.0 Software. The new, easy to use software is available for download from the StarFish website: http://www.starfishsonar.com/support/updates.htm
 
The improved software has taken into account many of the requests made by StarFish users. The company is said to be as delighted as their customers with the new features.
   
New StarFish Scanline V2.0 Software features:
 
• New log file format – Allows storage of sensor and environmental parameters. Log files created using Scanline V1.1 will be converted to the new format when they are opened.
• Redesign of the user interface – Utilises the Microsoft Office style ribbon interface.
• Hardware management system improvements – New automatic connection system; improving the way external USB and serial (NMEA) devices are detected and connected.
• Configuration wizard – Helps to quickly configure Scanline’s environment, hardware and display settings.
• Depth plotter – Showing depth below the sonar or from a NMEA echo-sounder attached to the system.
• Hardware manager – Widget to allow quick management of which devices are connected or in an error condition and to  access their settings.
• Data manager – Widget to help quickly select which types of data are to be used from the attached sensors.
• GPS constellation viewer – Showing current satellites in use, signal strengths and details of the current fix being taken.
• Improved interface – To select types of measurement units.
• Support of UTM coordinates.
• Redesign of data plotters – Allowing interaction with GPS position and depth information beneath the cursor.
 
Utilising advanced digital CHIRP acoustic technology, developed from the professional underwater survey industry, StarFish can view targets at longer ranges without any loss in image quality. It out performs many larger, commercial systems in shallow water and at a fraction of the cost. StarFish systems are available from £1,699.00 GBP
 
StarFish is designed to be ‘Plug and Play’, connecting to your Windows PC or laptop via a USB connection. Simple setup means you have the ability to capture real-time, digital images of the seabed during every journey you make.
 
If you would like to see more on the StarFish or find a distributor in your area go to www.starfishsonar.com or contact the sales team on +44 (0)1224 746979

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