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Data Collection Tool (DCT)

Browser-based bathymetric survey data collection tool showing real-time coverage and data quality on plotters, tablets, phones or PCs.

Description

NORBIT's Data Collection Tool (DCT) simplifies standard bathymetric survey operations. It displays the bathymetry grid in a web browser, giving a real-time view of coverage and data quality during collection. It runs on a navigation plotter, tablet, smartphone or PC and suits small boats, single-operator surveys and USVs with low-bandwidth radio links.

Key features

  • Planning tools that generate parallel survey lines at a set spacing
  • Real-time displays of depth, sounding density, backscatter and standard deviation, concurrently across clients
  • Data recorded in NORBIT *.wbm and *.s7k formats relative to the ellipsoid
  • Data sharing built on PostGIS and GeoServer, with WMS and WFS support for GIS software such as QGIS

Applications

  • Small-boat and single-operator hydrographic surveys
  • USV surveys over low-bandwidth links

Specifications

Data formats*.wbm, *.s7k
GIS servicesWMS, WFS

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