Our HydroView software combines the utility of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and an on-board echo sounder with Windows-based graphics in a real-time hydrographic surveying environment. HydroView utilizes a portable computer which interfaces directly to any NMEA-compliant differentially corrected GPS receiver and on-board digital echo sounder, providing a real-time capability for collection of hydrographic survey data. This system was designed and implemented in support of dredging operations, annual surveys, Before Construction (BC) surveys, or As-Built (AB) surveys.

Our Hydrographic Surveyor program provides planning capabilities for setting up a survey. User friendly interactive controls are provided for defining and naming alignments, and for selecting alignments when performing the survey. Survey monitoring is provided using three real-time graphic views, a planar or helmsman's display, an alignment view, and an instrument strip chart view. Upon completion or the survey, or at any time during the survey, editing tools are provided for ensuring the highest quality of collected data. Because the system brings survey data directly into a graphical environment, time-consuming steps associated with office post-processing of data collected in the field are skipped.

Data is stored in the graphic file as color-coded text elements or can be exported to an XYZ ASCII file. This data can then be read by our River Analyst software for triangulation, contouring, end area calculations, cross-sections, volumes, quantities, etc.