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seafloor import [path filepath] [all]

seafloor pingpoints [swath] [range] [index value]

seafloor pingbeams [index value] [nbeams value]

Description

Commands for working with multibeam survey data.

Arguments

import import [path filepathpath filepath] [all]

Import Multibeam Sonar Data to a folder of

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type Multibeam. If no path argument is specified, the

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file Multibeam files dialog will be activated for selecting the input files.

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path filepath

Specify the full path to the multibeam survey file. Only one filepath can be specified after

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the path argument, but several path arguments can be specified, if wanted.

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all 

Read all points an do not apply the option Filter zero depth values.

 pingbeams 

pingbeams [index valueindex value] [nbeams valuenbeams value]

Create swath of pings one ping in a multibeam survey line. The command will create the dataset in a memory location

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named ping. To display the points, enter the

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command mlo ping, and then

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the poi command. The command is useful to show the geometry of the multibeam swath.

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index value

Specify the index for the ping to create the points from. The value is

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from 1 to number of pings.

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nbeams value

Number of beams to display in the swath. The value is

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from 1 to number of beams.The default value

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is 15.

Example:

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seafloor pingbeams index 50 nbeams 9  mlo ping poi# col gre
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seafloor pingbeamsCreate the pings, index 50, number of nbeamsbeams 9
mlo ping                                # Make the points active
poi col gre                             # Display the points with green colour

 

pingpoints [swath] [range] [index value]

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