Painting by numbers: A GMT primer for merging swath-mapping sonar data of different types and resolutions

Swath-mapping sonar systems are used to map the sea floor either by collecting bathymetry or backscatter data. However, the manipulation of such data to produce maps for interpretation requires specialized expertise that most geologists do not possess. This paper is intended to introduce a geoscient...

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Published in:Computers & geosciences Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 1075 - 1077
Main Author: Becker, Nathan C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2005
Elsevier Science
Subjects:
Areal geology. Maps
C-shell scripting
Data visualization
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Generic Mapping Tools
Geologic maps, cartography
Marine
Marine geology
MB System
Swath mapping sonar
Generic Mapping Tools
MB System
Swath mapping sonar
C-shell scripting
Data visualization
algorithms
computer programs
maps
software
data processing
seamounts
interpretation
MB System: Swath mapping sonar
imagery
bathymetry
sonar methods
computers
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Abstract Swath-mapping sonar systems are used to map the sea floor either by collecting bathymetry or backscatter data. However, the manipulation of such data to produce maps for interpretation requires specialized expertise that most geologists do not possess. This paper is intended to introduce a geoscientist to the Generic Mapping Tools and to supplement existing documentation for this software package by showing how to use it to process data gathered from swath-mapping sonar systems. Though this document is intended to be an introductory text and includes some basic examples, it will also introduce the novice user to more sophisticated techniques for merging data sets from a variety of sources and types, and will conclude with an algorithm for merging bathymetry with backscatter imagery.
AbstractList Swath-mapping sonar systems are used to map the sea floor either by collecting bathymetry or backscatter data. However, the manipulation of such data to produce maps for interpretation requires specialized expertise that most geologists do not possess. This paper is intended to introduce a geoscientist to the Generic Mapping Tools and to supplement existing documentation for this software package by showing how to use it to process data gathered from swath-mapping sonar systems. Though this document is intended to be an introductory text and includes some basic examples, it will also introduce the novice user to more sophisticated techniques for merging data sets from a variety of sources and types, and will conclude with an algorithm for merging bathymetry with backscatter imagery.
Author Becker, Nathan C.
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Marine geology
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