Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Multibeam Crash Course
Mon, Jan 26
|Kiwanis Grahams Grove Park
Sharpen your skills and boost field confidence. Learn how real-time decisions impact data quality — and walk away ready to deliver results that meet the spec. In person event at Kiwanis Grahams Grove Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Time & Location
Jan 26, 2026, 8:30 a.m. AST – Jan 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. AST
Kiwanis Grahams Grove Park, 45 Grahams Grove, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 1X6, Canada
About the event
This course aims to provide practical and actionable ideas to help a hydrographic surveyor the next time they go to the field, making confident and informed decisions about multibeam operations that achieve results. This five day course also covers fundamental concepts in acoustics, multibeam principles, oceanography, integration errors and patch test calibration.
Key Learning Outcomes
Learn how to estimate your ability to detect, resolve and characterize objects on the seafloor with understanding of multibeam resolution fundamentals.
Master the art of juggling vessel speed, swath width and ping rate to achieve targeted sounding density/hitcount to ensure target detection/resolution.
Understand the major sources of uncertainty, how to plan for them before the mission and how to monitor and adapt your survey operations to achieve accuracy targets in the field.