File Format

File extensions

Data types processed in HIPS and SIPS

GeoCoder Support

Atlas

*.sda, *.asd, *.acf, Surf

multibeam, single beam

No

Chirpscan3D

*.brf

multibeam

No

CMAX

*.cmx, *.cm2

multibeam, single beam

No

Coda

*.*

side scan

No

Edgetech

*.*

side scan

No

EIVA

*.sbd (generic EIVA binary format) or XTF

multibeam, single beam

No

Elac

*.*

multibeam, single beam, side scan

No

Furuno

*.*

multibeam, single beam, side scan

No

GeoAcoustics

*.rdf

Dual frequency side scan

GSF ( Generic Sensor Format)

*.gsf, *.*

multibeam

Yes (all formats)

Hawkeye

*.bin

LIDAR

No

Hypack

*.hsx

multibeam, single beam, side scan, sweep

Yes (HSX/81X, HSX/7k, HSX/R2S, HSX)

Imagenex

*.83p, *.83m

multibeam, side scan

No

Kongsberg (Simrad)

*.all, *.out, *.raw, *.depth, *.mb57

multibeam, single beam, side scan

Yes BA/TS (for *.all data only)

Kraken

*.til

multibeam, side scan

No

LADS

*.*

LIDAR

No

LAS (a public binary format for LIDAR data)

*.las

LIDAR

No

Marine Sonics

MS Tiff files (*.*)

side scan

No

ProSAS

*.img

swath

No

QMips

*.*

side scan

No

Teledyne Reson PDS

*.pds, *.s7k

multibeam

Yes (s7k only) BA/TS

Scripps

*.*

swath, side scan

No

SDF

*.sdf

side scan

No

Seabeam

*.*

multibeam

No

Seafalcon

*.*

multibeam

No

SEGY

*.*

side scan

No

SHOALS

*.out, *.hof, *.tof

LIDAR

No

Simrad - see Kongsberg

Spawar

*.dat

swath

No

Swathplus

Submetrix SXP files *.sxp, *.sxr, *.sxi

multibeam, side scan

No

Teledyne

*.tdy, *.*

swath, side scan

No

UNB

swathed files (*.merged)

Reson *.*

swath

No

Winfrog

*.*

single beam

No

XTF

*.xtf

multibeam, single beam, side scan, sweep

Yes (Reson, R2Sonic, various side scan)