EA 600 Sounder Upgraded
Kongsberg Simrad of Norway has upgraded its EA 600 single-beam echosounder for deepwater surveys over depths down to 11,000m, depending on transducer arrangements. The system now features a higher ping rate with accompanying better accuracy in addition to providing an advanced and synchronized passive mode for depth measurements using a pinger.
At issue will be all theoretical and operational aspects of multibeam surveying including acquisition of acceptable depth data. Specific topics are Review of Underwater Acoustics, Acoustic Seabed Mapping Systems, Multibeam Principles & Calibration Methods, Positioning & Motion Compensation, Survey Planning, Data Structures & Processing, Seabed Acoustic Backscatter & Characterisation, and Visualisation Methods & Quality Control.
Optional built-in survey software also enables the sounder to operate as a complete survey system, including survey planning, navigation, data storage, and plotting of results.
No external survey computer is required. According to Kongsberg Simrad, the system can also be used for sidescan sonar operations.
