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ROVer's Eye

ROVer's Eye Main GUI in real-time, showing the

ROV in a two-up view of

Sydney Harbor, using

Klein 5500 sidescan sonar and Seabat 8101. ROVer's

Eye provides a high-fidelity of the physical relationship between the ocean bottom derived from multibeam sonar and a texture image that is overlaid upon the ocean bottom structure, typically derived from sidescan sonar; and a perspective-accurate, properly scaled model of a target vehicle. The system enhances the situational awareness of the ocean environ- ment for mission targets and obstacle avoidance and pro- vides a method to plan missions and paths for vehicle nav- igation. ROVer's Eye functions in low light or poor water clarity environments and may be used in a variety of applications including terrain visualization, search and recovery, route surveys, oil field inspection and general seabed mapping.

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Multibeam Bathymetry and

Acoustic Imagery

Fugro Pelagos, Inc. has made advances in the collec- tion and processing of high- resolution acoustic bathyme- try and imagery from

Multibeam Echosounder

Systems. Benefits of use include improved quality from Multibeam Acoustic

Imagery (higher signal-to-noise ratio and higher resolu- tion); precise geo-referencing of image pixels; and interac- tive web delivery of data and images. Vessel motion is applied to improve geo-encoding, and backscatter data is refracted, with backscatter from bad soundings discarded completely. The system features improved sounding accuracy and fully implemented Applanix TrueHeave.

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Triton Hydrographic Bundle

Triton's Hydrographic

Bundle is an integrated suite of software designed for all phases of multibeam surveys and can be used for survey planning, data acquisition, real-time pro- cessing and off-line data analy- sis. The system's components include applications for data acquisition, sonar interface, real-time data processing,

GIS for processed data display, and survey planning/con- trol. The modularity of the software enables expansion as survey capabilities grow. The system features include accurate logging of all data associated with a multibeam system (including beam amplitude, backscatter, etc), real- time correction and filtering of bathymetry and line plan- ning and control during survey.

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AN/WLD-1 Remote

Minehunting System

Lockheed Martin's

AN/WLD 1(V)

Remote

Minehunting System (RMS) is designed to allow combatants to react swiftly and independently to mine threats without impacting other warfare missions. Launched and controlled remotely from forward-deployed ships, RMS gives Carrier and

Expeditionary Strike Groups an organic, real-time, over- the-horizon mine reconnaissance capability. The unmanned, semi-submersible RMV tows a Variable

Depth Sensor to detect, localize, classify and identify moored and bottom mines. Other key elements of the sys- tem include line-of-sight and over-the-horizon real-time data links, a shipboard launch and recovery subsystem; and a software segment, which integrates AN/WLD- 1(V)1 into the ship's AN/SQQ-89(V)15 Undersea

Warfare Combat System.

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