Evaluation of the Precision of Phase-Measuring Bathymetric Side Scan Sonar Relative to Multibeam Echosounders

Authors

  • Vitor Bravo Pimentel Fluminense Federal University
  • Christopher Florentino Fluminense Federal University
  • Arthur Ayres Neto Kiel University

Abstract

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) consider that where the under-keel clearance is critical, bathymetric surveys should provide full seafloor coverage. Multibeam Echosounders (MBES) and Phase-Measuring Bathymetric Side Scan (PMBS) are capable sensors to achieve this coverage, however, they have different technologies. The MBES is widely accepted by the international community and considered the standard system in surveys that require the highest IHO accuracy. The aim of this paper is to assess whether the PMBS can achieve comparable results with the MBES, focusing on Nautical Chart production. Despite “noisy” data and some effects, this research suggests that PMBS can be used to meet IHO requirements, under some special conditions.

Author Biographies

Vitor Bravo Pimentel, Fluminense Federal University

Lieutenant Commander Vitor Bravo Pimentel, Head of the Operation Department of the Brazilian Antartic Program Polar Vessel “Almirante Maximiano”. B.Sc. in Naval Science (Naval College, 2006), he completed the Hydrographic Course IHO/FIG/ICA Category A (Directorated of Hydrography and Navigation – DHN, 2009) and a M.Sc. in Ocean and Earth Dynamics (Fluminense Federal University - UFF, 2018). He is also a Ph.D. student of Hydrography at UFF with the researching theme “Nautical Charts Update Through Phase Measurement Bathymetric Sonar”.

Christopher Florentino, Fluminense Federal University

Lieutenant Commander Christopher Florentino, Head of Cartographic Products Section at the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN). B.Sc. in Cartographic Engineer (Faculty of Science and Technology at São Paulo State University, 2005) joined the Brazilian Navy (Corps of Engineers) in 2006, and earned a M.Sc. in Ocean and Earth Dynamics (Fluminense Federal University - UFF, 2018). As a current Ph.D. student of Hydrography at UFF, he researches the “Application of multiple analyses focus on quality assessment of national bathymetric surfaces in order to support the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures (MSDI) initiatives”.

Arthur Ayres Neto, Kiel University

Arthur Ayres Neto, Associate Professor in Marine Geology and Geophysics with emphasis on morphological and geological characterization of the seafloor with acoustic techniques at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) since 2006. B.Sc in Geology (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, 1988); M.Sc. in Marine Geology and Geophysics (UFF, 1993); Ph.D in Marine Geophysics (Kiel University, Germany, 1999). Worked for 19 years on the offshore industry with hydrography in the development of subsea engineering projects.

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2020-11-30

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Pimentel, V. B., Florentino, C., & Neto, A. A. (2020). Evaluation of the Precision of Phase-Measuring Bathymetric Side Scan Sonar Relative to Multibeam Echosounders. The International Hydrographic Review, (24), 61–83. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ihr/article/view/33148

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