EchoIMPACT

Modern echosounders increasingly provide the capability to log the full digital echo from the seabed, not simply the depth. This digital information can be processed for seabed classification. The data from some of these echosounders can be read directly into QTC IMPACT. A list of supported echosounders can be found here.

Why do I need EchoIMPACT?

There are many other digital echosounders, not directly supported by QTC IMPACT, that record digital echoes. Using SonarData's EchoIMPACT Export Module the data are then exported to a format which can be read by EchoIMPACT. EchoIMPACT processes the echosounder data in exactly the same way as QTC IMPACT.

If you already have Echoview, you only need to get the EchoIMPACT export module. Contact Echoview for more information.

Echoview supports the following echosounders:

• BioSonics Model 102, DE4000, DE5000, DE6000, DT4000, DT5000, DT6000 and DTX series of echosounder
• Furuno FQ80 and ETR-30N echosounders
• HTI Models 241/243/244 split beam digital echosounder system
• Kaijo KFC-500, KFC-1000, KFC-2000, KFC-3000, KFC-500
• Precision Acoustic Systems PAS-103 Single-beam and PAS-103 Split-beam echosounder
• Simrad EK60, EQ60, ES60, EY60, EK500, EA500, EY500, EA600, and EA400 echosounder
• SonarData EchoListener

Check Echoview's website for complete and up-to-date list.

If your echosounder is analogue, or only provides digital depth information, you will need to add a QTC VIEW system to acquire proper digital data for classification with QTC IMPACT.