Sidney, British Columbia - Multibeam Crash Course

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.