Dataset description: Chandeleurs_2012_50_NAD83_NAVD88_GEOID09_DEM

bathymetric (single-beam and swath) grid in Geotiff format, 50-m resolution
Comments:
File name: Chandeleurs_2012_50_NAD83_NAVD88_GEOID09_DEM Note: Both swath (12BIM03) and single-beam (12BIM04) bathymetric data were used to create this Digital Elevation Model.

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
12BIM03Interferometric Bathymetry System
An Interferometric Bathymetry System is a type of swath sonar technology used to measure water depth and map the seafloor. Unlike traditional single-beam or multibeam echosounders, it uses phase-difference measurements between multiple vertically spaced receivers to calculate the angle of arrival of the reflected acoustic signal. This enables the system to generate bathymetric maps and often side-scan imagery simultaneously. Interferometric systems provide wide swath coverage (often >200°), making them efficient for shallow-water surveys compared to multibeam systems.