Teledyne Benthos Receives Order for Two Side Scan Sonar Systems

Sea Technology, Jun 2006

Teledyne Benthos Inc. (North Falmouth, Massachusetts) recently announced that it has received an order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two C3D(TM) 3D side scan sonar systems. These systems will be evaluated by NOAA's Office of Coast Survey for use in near-shore and very shallow nautical charting hydrographie surveys.

According to Teledyne Benthos, the C3D system combines high-resolution imagery and wide swath bathymetry for bottom mapping, image interpretation and a 3D look at the seafloor. It represents the latest in sonar imaging with patented technology under license from Simon Fraser University for a technique called Computed Angle of Arrival Transient Imaging.

The company maintains that this technique incorporates a multi-array transducer and is capable of solving for multiple angles-of-arrival. resulting in a more detailed view of the seafloor.

The C3D system is said to provide efficiencies for surveyors by offering a wider swath and the combination of both imagery and bathymetry in one sensor. The system is reportedly ideal for fisheries habitat mapping, port and harbor clearance, coastal studies, deep ocean mapping, cable route surveys and mine countcnncasures.

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