Sidescan Sonar Systems, Underwater Video Systems and Marine Navigation

SportScan Sidescan Sonar

The new SportScan sidescan sonar system is a truly remarkable breakthrough in price/performance for side scan towfishes. This totally digital, full-featured system is complete and ready for connection to a host PC computer (including software), all for 1/10th the cost of other side scan sonars! Like the other digital sonar systems from Imagenex, the SportScan sidescan sonar can be completely controlled from your laptop computer: ranges can be changed, gains set, images and data can be sent to your printer or stored on hard disk, all with the click of a mouse button.

The SportScan sidescan sonar is designed from top to bottom for ease of deployment and use. A highly advanced Kevlar reinforced towfish cable (included with the standard unit) is light enough to eliminate the need for a winch. The sidescan towfish operates from a standard 12 Volt DC power supply or boat's battery, and the RS-232 connector plugs directly from the Kevlar towfish cable into the back of a PC computer or laptop. Simply load the towfish body with as much ballast weight as desired, lower the towfish over the side of the boat by hand, and start towing. Beautifully sharp, high definition images of the sea-floor immediately roll onto the computer screen! Coral reefs, rock outcroppings, and submerged shipwrecks show up clearly as the towfish goes by.

If mapping of underwater features is desired, the SportScan sidescan sonar software can read GPS (Global Positioning System) data fed into the PC computer, display it on the screen, and use the speed over ground to adjust the aspect ratio of the sonar image. Objects can have their height and length determined with the click of a mouse. All data can also be stored to hard disk for later display and analysis. The accuracy and resolution of the SportScan side scan sonar combined with GPS makes returning to underwater features of interest easy. For further data processing and map making, optional software is available to convert SportScan data to XTF format, which is compatible with most mosaicking programs.

The reason that SportScan sidescan sonars are smaller, lighter, and less expensive than others is the miniaturized electronics and molded polyurethane nose and tailfin housing. The SportScan has a uniquely simple and elegant design that incorporates the transducers into the tail fins and all the electronics into the tail assembly! This limits the depth rating of the SportScan to 30 meter/98 feet (rather than 1000 m - 3000 m for standard Imagenex sonar products). This depth is adequate to do sidescan imaging in 60 m/196 ft. to 80 m/262 ft. deep water, which includes most of the world's inland waters and inner continental shelves.

Because the SportScan side scan sonar can be deployed from the smallest of vessels, you can now side scan previously inaccessible locations quickly, easily, and inexpensively. So expand your horizons with the new SportScan sidescan sonar towfish.

APPLICATIONS:

Underwater Archaeology

Sunken Timber Recovery

Search & Recovery

Surveying

Law Enforcement Work

Scientific Research

Environmental Survey

FEATURES:

Very user friendly

Lightweight and extremely portable

Inexpensive

23 m (75') tow cable included

High resolution

Up to 240 m (800') total coverage

GPS interface

Speed correction

Height and length measurements

4 user selectable colour tables

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:
FREQUENCY	330 kHz or 330 / 800 kHz
TRANSDUCER	One transducer per side, tilted down 20^o
TRANSDUCER BEAM WIDTH	330 kHz: 1.8^o x 60^o800 kHz: 0.7^o x 30^o
DISPLAY RESOLUTION	Both sides displayed: Range scale / 200 Single side displayed: Range scale / 400
MAX. OPERATING DEPTH	30 m (100')
MAX. CABLE LENGTH	60 m (200')
INTERFACE	RS-232 serial interface @ 115.2 kbps
CONNECTOR	Wet mateable (Impulse LPMBH-4-MP)
POWER SUPPLY	10 - 16 VDC at 300 mA max.
DIMENSIONS	114 mm (4.5") diameter x 833 mm (32.8") length
WEIGHT: In Air In Water	4.5 kg (10 lbs) 1.2 kg (2.7 lbs)
BALLAST	Standard diver belt weights (readily available at dive shops)
MATERIALS	Polyurethane & 6061-T6 Aluminum
FINISH	Clear anodized

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS:	Win 881ss.exe
WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM	Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP*
MODES	Side Scan
RANGE SCALES	15 m, 30 m, 60 m, 90 m, and 120 m (50', 100', 200', 300', and 400')
FILE FORMAT	(filename).81s
GPS INPUT (4800, N, 8, 1) NMEA 0183 FORMATS:	GLL, GGA, VTG, RMC
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS:	100 MHz Pentium 16 MB RAM 1 GB Hard Disk 800 x 600 x 256 colour graphics

ORDERING INFORMATION:
SPORTSCAN System SINGLE FREQUENCY (330 kHz) with 23 m SportScan tow cable	Standard
SPORTSCAN System DUAL FREQUENCY (330 & 800 kHz) with 23 m SportScan tow cable	Option
200 foot/60 m Tow Cable with connectors and strain relief	Option
Towing Cable Clamp (holds tow cable at any length)	Option
Depressor Wing (increases tow depth by over 1.5 times)	Option
‎Single Frequency Package: Single frequency package, incl, towfish, 75 ft cable, sidescan software,towing clamp and fugawi navigation software, RS-232 GPS, 1 USB to 4 port serial adapter w/GPS Int.	Option
Dual Frequency Package: Dual frequency package incl. towfish, 75ft cable, sidescan software, towing clamp. fugawi navigation software, RS 232 GPS, 1 USB to 4 port serial adapter w/ GPS Int.	Option
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Side Scan Sonar Image Sample
High Frequency Image

Range set at 30 m on high frequency

Range set at 15m on high frequency

Low Frequency Image

Low Frequency Image

Side Scan Sonar Image Sample
Low Frequency Image

High Frequency Image of the Arabia in Tobermory

Options & Accessories

Depressor Wing for Side Scan Sonar
Depressor Wing

This small wing allows the side scan to tow deeper, using less cable. Great for deeper searches.

Mosaic Software for Side Scan Sonar
Mosaic Software

Sonar-Web generates near real-time sonar mosaics, reports and sonar websites. See how easy it is to build at-sea sonar mosaics from ALMOST ANY SIDESCAN or SUBBOTOM data source. SonarWeb now supports XTF, Q-Mips, MSTL, Imagenex .81S, Submetrix .SRX, Hypack .HSX sidescan data formats and sub-bottom data in Delph, GeoStar, Benthos and SEG-Y formats with more on the way.   Now includes beam angle correction, navigation editor and bottom tracking features.

New SonarWeb Pro now supports gridding, contouring and 3D viewing of single beam bathymetry. A total of 4 views are available: Shaded Relief, Wireframe, Filled Contour and Sidescan Mosaic draped over Shaded relief mode

Shark Marine Layback and Offset Calculator
Layback and Offset Calculator

This inexpensive, easy to use software simplifies the calculation of target position. This small always on top window allows you to calculate the exact geodetic location from side-scan and other surveys by simply entering in the boat position, heading, layback and offset. Not only does it perform the calculations in a flash, it allows you to save your targets, with comments to a file importable by other software including GIS and navigation. Anyone doing survey operations cannot afford to be without this inexpensive time saver.

USB GPS UNIT USB GPS Unit
Connects easily to your NoteBooks USB port, the unit receives power through the USB connector, eliminating extra cables.
Features:
12-parallel channel GPS Chipset with low power consumption signal processor. WAAS enabled.
Standard NMEA 0183 V 2.2 output protocol. Supplies GGA, GLL, VTG, RMC, GSA and GSV sentences.
Works with any software supporting standard NMEA output.

Low cost - Great performance

Side Scan Sonar Tow Clamp Cable Towing Clamp
This simple but effective clamp provides a means to quickly adjust the cable tow length and then hold the cable securely. The specially designed jaw holds the cable tight but is gentle to the jacket. A must for any towing application. Accepts cables up to 1/2 inch (12mm), larger models possible.

USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter
USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter
Many of the new laptops may not have standard RS-232 serial ports of may have only one port when you need two. This adapter allows for a fast and inexpensive way to add additional

Fugawi Navigational Software
Fugawi - Navigational Software
Fugawi navigational software makes use of the GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM to put you exactly where you are on many affordable and easily accessible electronic marine charts.
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Digital Ocean Electronic Charts

DigitalOceanŽ electronic charts are officially released CHS raster charts designed for recreational boaters and function with most navigational software.
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Garmin GPS
Mariners and anglers worldwide rely on the steadfast quality and reliability of Garmin products to make being on the water more enjoyable.   Details

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