MB-System Supported Data Formats

MB-System Supported Swath Data Formats

Each swath mapping sonar system outputs a data stream which includes some values or parameters unique to that system. In general, a number of different data formats have come into use for data from each of the sonar systems; many of these formats include only a subset of the original data stream. Internally, MBIO recognizes which sonar system each data format is associated with and uses a data structure including the complete data stream for that sonar. At present, formats associated with the following sonars are supported:

- Sea Beam "classic" multibeam sonar
- Hydrosweep DS multibeam sonar
- Hydrosweep DS2 multibeam sonar
- Hydrosweep MD multibeam sonar
- Sea Beam 2000 multibeam sonar
- Sea Beam 2112 and 2136 multibeam sonars
- Sea Beam 2120 multibeam sonars
- Simrad EM12, EM121, EM950, and EM1000 multibeam sonars
- Simrad EM120, EM300, and EM3000 multibeam sonars
- Simrad EM122, EM302, EM710, and EM3002 multibeam sonars
- Simrad Mesotech SM2000 multibeam sonar
- Hawaii MR-1 shallow tow interferometric sonar
- ELAC Bottomchart and Bottomchart MkII shallow water multibeam sonars
- Reson Seabat multibeam sonars (e.g. 9001, 8081, 7125)
- WHOI DSL AMS-120 deep tow interferometric sonar
- Sea Scan sidescan sonar
- Furuno HS-1 multibeam sonar
- Edgetech sidescan and subbottom profiler sonars
- Imagenex DeltaT multibeam sonars
- Odom ES3 multibeam sonar

The following swath mapping sonar data formats are currently supported by MB-System:

- MBIO Data Format ID: 11

- Format name: MBF_SBSIOMRG
- Informal Description: SIO merge Sea Beam
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 16 beams, binary, uncentered, SIO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 12

- Format name: MBF_SBSIOCEN
- Informal Description: SIO centered Sea Beam
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 19 beams, binary, centered, SIO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 13

- Format name: MBF_SBSIOLSI
- Informal Description: SIO LSI Sea Beam
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 19 beams, binary, centered, obsolete, SIO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 14

- Format name: MBF_SBURICEN
- Informal Description: URI Sea Beam
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 19 beams, binary, centered, URI.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 15

- Format name: MBF_SBURIVAX
- Informal Description: URI Sea Beam from VAX
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 19 beams, binary, centered, VAX byte order, URI.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 16

- Format name: MBF_SBSIOSWB
- Informal Description: SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 19 beams, binary, centered, SIO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 17

- Format name: MBF_SBIFREMR
- Informal Description: IFREMER Archive SeaBeam
- Attributes: Sea Beam, bathymetry, 19 beams, ascii, centered, IFREMER.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 21

- Format name: MBF_HSATLRAW
- Informal Description: Raw Hydrosweep
- Attributes: Hydrosweep DS, bathymetry and amplitude, 59 beams, ascii, Atlas Electronik.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 22

- Format name: MBF_HSLDEDMB
- Informal Description: EDMB Hydrosweep
- Attributes: Hydrosweep DS, bathymetry, 59 beams, binary, NRL.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 23

- Format name: MBF_HSURICEN
- Informal Description: URI Hydrosweep
- Attributes: Hydrosweep DS, 59 beams, bathymetry, binary, URI.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 24

- Format name: MBF_HSLDEOIH
- Informal Description: L-DEO in-house binary Hydrosweep
- Attributes: Hydrosweep DS, 59 beams, bathymetry and amplitude, binary, centered, L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 25

- Format name: MBF_HSURIVAX
- Informal Description: URI Hydrosweep from VAX
- Attributes: Hydrosweep DS, 59 beams, bathymetry, binary, VAX byte order, URI.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 26

- Format name: MBF_HSUNKNWN
- Informal Description: Unknown Hydrosweep
- Attributes: Hydrosweep DS, bathymetry, 59 beams, ascii, unknown origin, SOPAC.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 32

- Format name: MBF_SB2000SB
- Informal Description: SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
- Attributes: SeaBeam 2000, bathymetry, 121 beams, binary, SIO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 33

- Format name: MBF_SB2000SS
- Informal Description: SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
- Attributes: SeaBeam 2000, sidescan, 1000 pixels for 4-bit sidescan, 2000 pixels for 12+-bit sidescan, binary, SIO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 41

- Format name: MBF_SB2100RW
- Informal Description: SeaBeam 2100 series vender format
- Attributes: SeaBeam 2100, bathymetry, amplitude and sidescan, 151 beams and 2000 pixels, ascii with binary sidescan, SeaBeam Instruments.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 42

- Format name: MBF_SB2100B1
- Informal Description: SeaBeam 2100 series vender format
- Attributes: SeaBeam 2100, bathymetry, amplitude and sidescan, 151 beams bathymetry, 2000 pixels sidescan, binary, SeaBeam Instruments and L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 43

- Format name: MBF_SB2100B2
- Informal Description: SeaBeam 2100 series vender format
- Attributes: SeaBeam 2100, bathymetry and amplitude, 151 beams bathymetry, binary, SeaBeam Instruments and L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 51

- Format name: MBF_EMOLDRAW
- Informal Description: Old Simrad vendor multibeam format
- Attributes: Simrad EM1000, EM12S, EM12D, and EM121 multibeam sonars, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, 60 beams for EM1000, 81 beams for EM12S/D, 121 beams for EM121, variable pixels, ascii + binary, Simrad.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 53

- Format name: MBF_EM12IFRM
- Informal Description: IFREMER TRISMUS format for Simrad EM12
- Attributes: Simrad EM12S and EM12D, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan 81 beams, variable pixels, binary, read-only, IFREMER.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 54

- Format name: MBF_EM12DARW
- Informal Description: Simrad EM12S RRS Darwin processed format
- Attributes: Simrad EM12S, bathymetry and amplitude, 81 beams, binary, Oxford University.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 56

- Format name: MBF_EM300RAW
- Informal Description: Simrad current multibeam vendor format
- Attributes: Simrad EM120, EM300, EM1002, EM3000, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, up to 254 beams, variable pixels, ascii + binary, Simrad.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 57

- Format name: MBF_EM300MBA
- Informal Description: Simrad multibeam processing format
- Attributes: Old and new Simrad multibeams, EM12S, EM12D, EM121, EM120, EM300, EM100, EM1000, EM950, EM1002, EM3000, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, up to 254 beams, variable pixels, ascii + binary, MBARI.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 58

- Format name: MBF_EM710RAW
- Informal Description: Simrad current multibeam vendor format
- Attributes: Simrad EM710, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, up to 400 beams, variable pixels, binary, Simrad.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 59

- Format name: MBF_EM710MBA
- Informal Description: Simrad current multibeam vendor format
- Attributes: Simrad EM710, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, up to 400 beams, variable pixels, binary, Simrad.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 61

- Format name: MBF_MR1PRHIG
- Informal Description: Obsolete SOEST MR1 post processed format
- Attributes: SOEST MR1, bathymetry and sidescan, variable beams and pixels, xdr binary, SOEST, University of Hawaii.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 62

- Format name: MBF_MR1ALDEO
- Informal Description: L-DEO MR1 post processed format with travel times
- Attributes: L-DEO MR1, bathymetry and sidescan, variable beams and pixels, xdr binary, L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 63

- Format name: MBF_MR1BLDEO
- Informal Description: L-DEO small MR1 post processed format with travel times
- Attributes: L-DEO MR1, bathymetry and sidescan, variable beams and pixels, xdr binary, L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 64

- Format name: MBF_MR1PRVR2
- Informal Description: SOEST MR1 post processed format
- Attributes: SOEST MR1, bathymetry and sidescan, variable beams and pixels, xdr binary, SOEST, University of Hawaii.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 71

- Format name: MBF_MBLDEOIH
- Informal Description: L-DEO in-house generic multibeam
- Attributes: Data from all sonar systems, bathymetry, amplitude and sidescan, variable beams and pixels, binary, centered, L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 75

- Format name: MBF_MBNETCDF
- Informal Description: CARAIBES CDF multibeam
- Attributes: Data from all sonar systems, bathymetry only, variable beams, netCDF, IFREMER.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 76

- Format name: MBF_MBNCDFXT
- Informal Description: CARAIBES CDF multibeam extended
- Attributes: Superset of MBF_MBNETCDF, includes (at least SIMRAD EM12) amplitude, variable beams, netCDF, IFREMER.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 81

- Format name: MBF_CBAT9001
- Informal Description: Reson SeaBat 9001 shallow water multibeam
- Attributes: 60 beam bathymetry and amplitude, binary, University of New Brunswick.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 82

- Format name: MBF_CBAT8101
- Informal Description: Reson SeaBat 8101 shallow water multibeam
- Attributes: 101 beam bathymetry and amplitude, binary, SeaBeam Instruments.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 83

- Format name: MBF_HYPC8101
- Informal Description: Reson SeaBat 8101 shallow water multibeam
- Attributes: 101 beam bathymetry, ASCII, read-only, Coastal Oceanographics.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 84

- Format name: MBF_XTFR8101
- Informal Description: XTF format Reson SeaBat 81XX
- Attributes: 240 beam bathymetry and amplitude, 1024 pixel sidescan binary, read-only, Triton-Elics.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 88

- Format name: MBF_RESON7KR
- Informal Description: Reson 7K multibeam vendor format
- Attributes: Reson 7K series multibeam sonars, bathymetry, amplitude, three channels sidescan, and subbottom up to 254 beams, variable pixels, binary, Reson.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 91

- Format name: MBF_BCHRTUNB
- Informal Description: Elac BottomChart shallow water multibeam
- Attributes: 56 beam bathymetry and amplitude, binary, University of New Brunswick.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 92

- Format name: MBF_ELMK2UNB
- Informal Description: Elac BottomChart MkII shallow water multibeam
- Attributes: 126 beam bathymetry and amplitude, binary, University of New Brunswick.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 93

- Format name: MBF_BCHRXUNB
- Informal Description: Elac BottomChart shallow water multibeam
- Attributes: 56 beam bathymetry and amplitude, binary, University of New Brunswick.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 94

- Format name: MBF_L3XSERAW
- Informal Description: ELAC/SeaBeam XSE vendor format
- Attributes: Bottomchart MkII 50 kHz and 180 kHz multibeam, SeaBeam 2120 20 KHz multibeam, bathymetry, amplitude and sidescan, variable beams and pixels, binary, L3 Communications (Elac Nautik and SeaBeam Instruments).

- MBIO Data Format ID: 101

- Format name: MBF_HSMDARAW
- Informal Description: Atlas HSMD medium depth multibeam raw format
- Attributes: 40 beam bathymetry, 160 pixel sidescan, XDR (binary), STN Atlas Elektronik.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 102

- Format name: MBF_HSMDLDIH
- Informal Description: Atlas HSMD medium depth multibeam processed format
- Attributes: 40 beam bathymetry, 160 pixel sidescan, XDR (binary), L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 111

- Format name: MBF_DSL120PF
- Informal Description: WHOI DSL AMS-120 processed format
- Attributes: 2048 beam bathymetry, 8192 pixel sidescan, binary, parallel bathymetry and amplitude files, WHOI DSL.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 112

- Format name: MBF_DSL120SF
- Informal Description: WHOI DSL AMS-120 processed format
- Attributes: 2048 beam bathymetry, 8192 pixel sidescan, binary, single files, WHOI DSL.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 121

- Format name: MBF_GSFGENMB
- Informal Description: SAIC Generic Sensor Format (GSF)
- Attributes: variable beams, bathymetry and amplitude, binary, single files, SAIC.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 131

- Format name: MBF_MSTIFFSS
- Informal Description: MSTIFF sidescan format
- Attributes: variable pixels, sidescan, binary TIFF variant, single files, Sea Scan.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 132

- Format name: MBF_EDGJSTAR
- Informal Description: Edgetech Jstar format
- Attributes: variable pixels, dual frequency sidescan and subbottom, binary SEGY variant, single files, low frequency sidescan returned as survey data, Edgetech.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 133

- Format name: MBF_EDGJSTR2
- Informal Description: Edgetech Jstar format
- Attributes: variable pixels, dual frequency sidescan and subbottom, binary SEGY variant, single files, high frequency sidescan returned as survey data, Edgetech.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 141

- Format name: MBF_OICGEODA
- Informal Description: OIC swath sonar format
- Attributes: variable beam bathymetry and amplitude, variable pixel sidescan, binary, Oceanic Imaging Consultants

- MBIO Data Format ID: 142

- Format name: MBF_OICMBARI
- Informal Description: OIC-style extended swath sonar format
- Attributes: variable beam bathymetry and amplitude, variable pixel sidescan, binary, MBARI

- MBIO Data Format ID: 151

- Format name: MBF_OMGHDCSJ
- Informal Description: UNB OMG HDCS format (the John Hughes Clarke format)
- Attributes: variable beam bathymetry and amplitude, variable pixel sidescan, binary, UNB

- MBIO Data Format ID: 160

- Format name: MBF_SEGYSEGY
- Informal Description: SEGY seismic data format
- Attributes: seismic or subbottom trace data, single beam bathymetry, nav, binary, SEG (SIOSEIS variant)

- MBIO Data Format ID: 161

- Format name: MBF_MGD77DAT
- Informal Description: NGDC MGD77 underway geophysics format
- Attributes: single beam bathymetry, nav, magnetics, gravity, ascii, NOAA NGDC

- MBIO Data Format ID: 162

- Format name: MBF_ASCIIXYZ
- Informal Description: Generic XYZ sounding format
- Attributes: XYZ (lon lat depth) ASCII soundings, generic

- MBIO Data Format ID: 163

- Format name: MBF_ASCIIYXZ
- Informal Description: Generic YXZ sounding format
- Attributes: YXZ (lat lon depth) ASCII soundings, generic

- MBIO Data Format ID: 164

- Format name: MBF_HYDROB93
- Informal Description: NGDC binary hydrographic sounding format
- Attributes: XYZ (lon lat depth) binary soundings

- MBIO Data Format ID: 165

- Format name: MBF_MBARIROV
- Informal Description: MBARI ROV navigation format
- Attributes: ROV navigation, MBARI

- MBIO Data Format ID: 166

- Format name: MBF_MBPRONAV
- Informal Description: MB-System simple navigation format
- Attributes: navigation, MBARI

- MBIO Data Format ID: 167

- Format name: MBF_NVNETCDF
- Informal Description: CARAIBES CDF navigation
- Attributes: netCDF, IFREMER.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 168

- Format name: MBF_ASCIIXYT
- Informal Description: Generic XYT sounding format
- Attributes: XYT (lon lat topography) ASCII soundings, generic

- MBIO Data Format ID: 169

- Format name: MBF_ASCIIYXT
- Informal Description: Generic YXT sounding format
- Attributes: YXT (lat lon topograpy) ASCII soundings, generic

- MBIO Data Format ID: 170

- Format name: MBF_MBARROV2
- Informal Description: MBARI ROV navigation format
- Attributes: ROV navigation, MBARI

- MBIO Data Format ID: 171

- Format name: MBF_HS10JAMS
- Informal Description: Furuno HS-10 multibeam format,
- Attributes: 45 beams bathymetry and amplitude, ascii, JAMSTEC

- MBIO Data Format ID: 181

- Format name: MBF_SAMESURF
- Informal Description: SAM Electronics SURF format.
- Attributes: variable beams, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, binary, single files, SAM Electronics (formerly Krupp-Atlas Electronik).

- MBIO Data Format ID: 182

- Format name: MBF_HSDS2RAW
- Informal Description: STN Atlas raw multibeam format
- Attributes: STN Atlas multibeam sonars, Hydrosweep DS2, Hydrosweep MD, Fansweep 10, Fansweep 20, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, up to 1440 beams and 4096 pixels, XDR binary, STN Atlas.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 183

- Format name: MBF_HSDS2LAM
- Informal Description: L-DEO HSDS2 processing format
- Attributes: STN Atlas multibeam sonars, Hydrosweep DS2, Hydrosweep MD, Fansweep 10, Fansweep 20, bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan, up to 1440 beams and 4096 pixels, XDR binary, L-DEO.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 191

- Format name: MBF_IMAGE83P
- Informal Description: Imagenex DeltaT Multibeam
- Attributes: Multibeam, bathymetry, 480 beams, ascii + binary, Imagenex.

- MBIO Data Format ID: 192

- Format name: MBF_IMAGEMBA
- Informal Description: MBARI DeltaT Multibeam
- Attributes: Multibeam, bathymetry, 480 beams, ascii + binary, MBARI.

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