A new high-frequency multibeam echo sounder with all features required for IHO Special Order surveys – The Multibeam echo-sounder KONGSBERG EM2040 Philippe Goarant (EUROCEANIQUE, France)
14 H 30 – 14 H 50
Correlation method reveal Sandwave dynamics in a continental shelf environment: example of the banc du four (western Brittany, France) Marcaurelio Franzetti(1, 2), Thierry Garlan(3), Pascal Le Roy(1, 2), Christophe Delacourt (2), Romain Cancouët (1, 2), Anne Deschamps (1, 2) (1: Université Européene de Bretagne, 2: CNRS, Université de Brest, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 3: SHOM, All France)
14 H 50 – 15 H 10
Bathymetric processing of data from Simrad ME70 multibeam fishery echosounder. Analysis of along-track phase information Naig Le Bouffant, Laurent Berger, Xavier Lurton (Ifremer, France
15 H 10 – 15 H 30
Combining the use of interferometry and beamforming to optimise the performance of a swath bathymetry system Nick Lawrence, Lisa Brisson, Steve Wright (Edge Tech, USA)
15 H 30
Coffee Break
Session Reflectivity – Part 1
16 h 00 – 16 h 20
Study of submerged aquatic vegetation through apparent volume scattering index Coralie Monpert (ENSTA Bretagne, France)
16 h 20 – 16 h 40
Seafloor characterization by means of nonlinear multi-frequency generation Lucilla Di Marcoberardino (1)(2), Jacques Marchal (1), Pierre Cervenka (1) (1 : Université Paul et Marie Curie, France 2: Institute of Acoustics and Sensors, Italy)
16 h 40 – 17 h 00
Invariant Grazing Angle Segmentation of Sidescan Sonar Images Using Fuzzy ART & SOFM algorithms Ahmed Nait-Chabane, Benoit Zerr, Gilles Lechenadec (ENSTA Bretagne, France)
17 h 00 – 17 h 20
Intensity calibration of Multibeam-Echosounders: issues and possible solutions Irène Mopin (1, 2, 3), Xavier Lurton & Naig Le Bouffant (1) (1: Ifremer, 2: Université Pierre & Marie Curie, 3: DGA, All France)
18 h 30
Departure for the social event "Calacas Performance" Transportation by tramway to the "Plateau des Capucins".
11 October
Session AUV
9 h 00 – 9 h 30
SDHM, AUV Daurade : how does SHOM respond to REA (Rapid Environmental Assessment) NATO concept Keynote speakers : Sébastien Beuchard and Yann Dupas (SHOM, France)
9 h 30 – 9 h 50
RESON SeaBat 7130 – a Forward-Looking 3-D Sonar for 12 3/4 inch AUVs Paul Jubinski (1), Dan Suchman (2), Toni Beck (3) (1: RESON Inc, USA, 2: Tech Associates, USA, 3: RESON Inc, USA)
9 h 50 – 10 h 10
Data quality assessment of phase-measuring bathymetric sonar: application in vessel mount and AUV surveys Francisco J Gutiérrez, Martin Gutowski (Kongsberg Geoacoustics Ltd, United Kingdom)
10 h 10 – 10 h 30
High resolution 3d seafloor mapping from an AUV-mounted synthetic aperture sonar J. Ferrand, N. Mandelert (Thales Underwater Systems, France)
10 h 30 – 11 h 00
Coffee Break
Session Bathymetry – Part 2
11 h 00 – 11 h 20
Multi-detection based on spectral estimation and time-varying bandwidth complex filtering for multibeam echosounders Yoann Ladroit (1, 2, 3) , Xavier Lurton (1), Christophe Sintès and René Garello (2) (1: Ifremer, 2: Telecom Bretagne, 3: DGA, All France)
11 h 20 – 11 h 40
Results from test with multiple candidates per beam for the EM 2040 echosounder Kjell Echholdt Nilsen, Odd-Arne Almskår, Berit Horvei (Kongsberg Maritime, Norway)
11h 40 – 12 h 00
Hydrography at CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) Céline Khantache (CNR, France)
12 h 00 – 12 h 20
Quality control for Multibeam echosounders at the French Naval Hydrographic Service (SHOM) Christophe Vrignaud, Sophie Loyer, Patrick Michaux (SHOM, France)
12 h 20
Lunch
Session Bathymetry – Part 3
14 h 00 – 14 h 20
Software tools for the processing and display of oceanographic data from acoustic sensors Jean-Marie Augustin (Ifremer, France)
14 h 20 – 14 h 40
Modelling and interpretation of bathymetry performance degradation for multibeam echosounders using FM signals Pauline Vincent (1, 2, 3), Xavier Lurton (2), Frederic Maussang (1), René Garello (1) (1: Telecom Bretagne, 2:Ifremer, 3: Simrad France, All France)
14 h 40 – 15 h 00
Decision for the detection hypothesis testing aided with the uncertainty based processing in the multibeam sonars Pawel Pocwiardowski, Michael Redmayne (Teledyne Odom Hydrographic, USA)
15 h 00 – 15 h 20
Time-Stamping and Boresight calibration Alan Picard (1), Thomas Touzé (1), Nicolas Seube (1), Jean-Guy Nistad (2), Mathieu Rondeau (2) (1: ENSTA Bretagne, France, 2:CIDCO, Canada)
15 h 20 – 15 h 50
Coffee Break
Session Reflectivity – Part 2
15 h 50 – 16 h 10
Overview of methodologies for the classification of sediment distribution in Dutch rivers using multi-beam echo-sounder data D. Eleftherakis (1), M. Snellen (1), A. Amiri-Simkooei (2), and Dick G. Simons (1) (1: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2: University of Isfahan, Iran)
16 h 10 – 16 h 30
Results of the RV Simon Stevin EM2040 Sea Acceptance Test and comparison with EM3002D data from the HS Ter Streep and RV Belgica Cattrijsse Andre (1), Degrendele Koen (2), De Mol Lies (2), Roche Marc (2), T’Jampens Michiel (1), Versteeg Wim (1) and Verstraeten Johan (3) (1: Flanders Marine Institute, 2: FPS Economy, 3: MDK, All Belgium)
16 h 30 – 16 h 50
Recent developments/improvements in HIPS and SIPS 7.1.1 Corey Collins (1), Isabelle Guilloton (2) (1: CARIS, Canada, 2: CARIS, The Netherlands)
16 h 50 – 17 h 10
On-going synthetic aperture mapping sonar (SAMS) processing development at iXBlue Didier Charlot (1), Michel Legris (2), Tristan Salmon (2) (1: iXBlue, 2: ENSTA Bretagne, All France)
