We are testing new and old single beam survey equipment.
Location
Tampa Bay, FL and Vicinity
Summary
We have new equipment that needs to be tested including; the Odom Echotrac V-100 echosounder, and the ATU120ST shallow water transducer. We need to find out if these systems will achieve the desired results, which is to acquire very shallow water bathymetry using a shallow draft survey vessel. We also need to test current equipment to understand its capabilities and limitations in shallow water in case the new equipment is not ready for the field.
Info derived
The purpose of this testing is to understand the capabilities and limitations of single beam bathymetric aquisition.
Comments
Additional Equipment Used: Batteries, Laptop
Vehicle: Green Suburban is scheduled
This is not an actual field activity but a test of field equipment prior to deployment and data collection; therefore, the Research Topic of TST (short for Test) was assigned.
Platform
Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw)
22-ft Twin Vee
This boat has a carrying capacity of up to 1500 pounds and up to 7 people and a shallow draft (9 inches empty). This boat's cat hull design results in a smoother ride in choppy water, at the expense of a slightly deeper draft. This boat is powered by two Yamaha 70hp motors.
