Water column data can be integrated into existing bathymetry workflows. Water column image (WCI) data can be displayed in both Swath Editor and Subset Editor, and bathymetry derived from water column imagery can be added to an existing project.
In Swath Editor water column data is displayed as a curtain image. In Subset Editor it is displayed in 3D.
Currently, HIPS and SIPS supports water column data from these sonars:
• Teledyne Reson 7K (.s7k)
• Kongsberg (.all, .wcd)
• Seabeam 30XX series data in XSE format
• R2Sonics WCI data in Hypack format.
WCI Projects
Projects containing water column data are organized in the same Project-Vessel-Day-Line hierarchy as other sonar projects.
When data is converted to HIPS there is the option of copying the original data files to the Processed folders. By default, raw data files are not carried over.
When opening water column data, HIPS will look for WCI data in the line directory. If the data is not found there, HIPS looks in the location of the raw data files as recorded during conversion. If the raw data no longer exists in its original location, you will be prompted to have HIPS search for it, or to search for it yourself.