SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR ARCHIVED SONAR DATA ANALYSIS

  • O. V. Lakhno Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University); Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • I. M. Anisimov Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • V. O. Muravya Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University); Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • A. A. Pronin Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.29006/1564-2291.JOR-2025.53(3).13
关键词 side-scan sonar research, sonar data archiving, conversion, data processing, side-scan mosaic

摘要

This article is devoted to the process of processing archival sonar data for seabed research, which has been conducted at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS) for over 50 years. The paper provides a detailed description of the converter algorithm that allows for the transformation of data from the archival format used by IO RAS, WINRASTR, into the modern standard format XTF. This conversion is necessary for the unification of accumulated data formats, which ensures more efficient processing and analysis. The article also discusses the algorithm for constructing sonar mosaics, which are one of the most convenient ways to represent large amount of seabed survey data. This work aims to enhance the quality of seabed research and optimize the handling of archival data.

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已出版
2025-09-21
期
卷 53 编号 3 (2025): 海洋学研究期刊
栏目
Geoinformatics

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