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1. 2013 Eye4Software B V 162 7 4 Eye4Software Hydromagic Generating Contours Introduction Contour lines are lines connecting points with the same depth height or other data During the generation of contour lines from a sounding the scattered data points are converted to regularly spaced data using a TIN Triangulated Irregularly Network This TIN is generated using a Delaunay triangulation algorithm After this step Hydromagic calculates the contour lines by determining the positions where the depth contour crosses the calculated triangles All these lines are connected to each other and stored as a vector layer which can be exported as either an ESRI shape file or AutoCAD DF file 52675 N Osoosi Seog oposi SZOS osoei 1182650 Hig2628 fig2600 L J Creating Contours To generate contours you must have loaded either a valid sounding or a shoreline containing depth or height information Without sounding or shoreline data it is not possible to generate depth contours Soundings without valid depth or elevation data will be ignored If you want to clip the generation of contours to a specific area you should have created or loaded a boundary as well Open the Generate Contours tool by selecting it from the Tools menu The following dialog will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing Generate Contours Source Data
2. Lox _ cancel _ 2013 Eye4Software B V 1 Eye4Software Hydromagic The Plugin Manager automatically detects all available plugins and displays them in the list along with their current status start or stopped To start using a plugin select it and click Configure to configure it This configuration wizard is different for each plugin After configuring the plugin you can enable it using the Start button To disable it use the Stop button The current state of the plugin is stored when exiting the program When a plugin has been enabled it will be started automatically when Hydromagic is started Troubleshooting When a plugin fails to load for some reason an error icon is displayed as shown in the screenshot below Preferences Units and Formats NMEAOIs3 tce Grid Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms EcDIS Plugins Plugins Plugin Name fi Vyner Tide Receiver Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 919 wo TILTOO1 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 811 ij Ohmex TidaLite Tide Receiver Plugin 1 0 11 923 i Ohmex SonarMite Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 922 i Simrad EA500 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 921 i Simrad EA300 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 920 i Simrad EA200 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 920 ij ELAC Hydrostar LAZ4300 Echosounder Plugin 1 0 11 926 ij ELAC LAZ4100 Echosounder Plugin 1 0 11 926 iJ Knudsen 320 Plugin for Hydromagic 1
3. 4 WW Description Start User Manual To reset all accelerator keys to their default values just click the Reset All button 3 3 Data Window Introduction The GPS dataview is used to display all information retrieved from a connected GPS to the user The dataview is integrated in the Hydromagic envronment as a docked window By default it is displayed on the left from the map display The following information can be displayed in this view Current position in WGS84 latitude and longitude Current position in UTM coordinates Current position in the selected local grid Altitude course and speed D GPS fix quality and used satellite s count DGPS beacon ID and age PDOP HDOP and VDOP Calculated position error MSK receiver information Current Time Navigation Info KALLAL LAL SASSA 2013 Eye4Software B V so Eye4Software Hydromagic Navigation Data Latitude Longitude Northing Easting Sounder Hi Sounder Lo Corrected Manual Receiver Course Ground Sats Fix Diff Age Beacon Time PDOP HDOP VDOP N 51 08 39 90 E 003 48 51 18 0000000 00 0000000 00 2 10 0 00 2 10 0 00 0 00 137 7 0 1 kmh 10 DGPS Fix 999 0000 13 42 42 GMT 2 00 1 20 1 60 Showing or hiding the view By default the dataview is displayed as a docked tabbed window If you want to show or hide this window just select the Navigation Data option
4. Calculating sound velocity 2013 Eye4Softare BV Configuration 3 The following sound velocity calculation formulaes are supported v Mackenzie v Coppens v Wilson v Medwin vy Medwin Il v del Grosso v UNESCO To calculate a value for a water layer click the Calculate button and the following dialog will appear Sound Velocity Method Mackenzie 1981 Salinity 35 psu Temperature Cc Depth Pressure Sound Velocity Calculate Enter the water temperature and salinity of the water and enter the depth or pressure depending on the formula your are using Please note that the del Grosso and UNESCO formulaes take the pressure at a certain depth as parameter for all other formulaes just enter the depth value After calculation click OK to select the calculated value or click Cancel to ignore the result Reset corrections To clear the sound velocity table just click the Clear button After a confirmation the table will be cleared Correcting your sounding When a sounding is created or loaded the sound velocity table will be applied automatically It is also possible to change sound velocity values after the sounding has been made To check whether the corrections have been applied to your sounding just open the sounding editor and check the values in the S V column 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic 2 5 5 Sounding Properties Name s
5. GPS Global Positioning System Fix Data GPS Geographic Position Latitude Longitude GPS Recommended minimum specific GPS Transit data GPS Track made good and ground speed GPS Time and Date GPS GPS DOP and active satellites GPS GPS satellites in view GPS Trimble Time position position type and DOP Echosounder Depth below keel Echosounder Depth below surface Echosounder Depth below transducer Echosounder Depth and transducer offset Echosounder ODEC DPT Format Heading Heading Deviation and Variation Heading Heading Magnetic Heading Heading True Select Al Select None Testing the GPS device When everything has been configured correctly and the GPS has been turned on and has a valid fix the position fields in the Navigation View should have green values Navigation Data x Position WGS84 Latitude N 51 203878 Longitude E 004 357623 Position UTM Zone 31 N Northing 5673373 12 Easting 0594843 86 Position Local Grid Northing 0210434 54 Easting 0149221 83 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 13 You can always check whether data is coming in by running the serial communications monitor To start this monitor select the Preferences option from the Tools and selecting the NMEA0183 tab At the bottom of this tab you will find the Serial Communications Monitor section Click the Start button to start the monitor and select one of the NME
6. i Print Preview 4 Export Config Print Setup gq Export DXF Data Fa Export Current View 1 C Users Documents sam gmp Selecting data to export 2013 Eye4Software B V 176 Eye4Software Hydromagic In the dialog that appears you will see a list of all items that can be converted to KML Just check the items you wish to export By default all visible items are selected To reset the selection click Select None to select all items click Select All Export to Google Earth KML Select Items om f g test shp Matrices ef HH sam xyz Soundings Gf SNDNGOOO1 Waypoints f 3 WPTO01 Comments f O Hello World Boundaries Wf BOUNDARY0002 Sections Q Select Al Select None Select Visible Output Options Filename lt dick Browse to select an output file gt V After export open file in Google Earth NOTE It is recommended to save Google Earth data as KMZ archive file in case it contains matrices This allows you to distribute the data as a single file Select output file The next step is to select a location to store the exported data You can save the data as KML or KMZ file Click the Browse button to open a sawe file dialog and enter the name for the file In the save file dialog you can also choose between the KML or KMZ formats 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing x 9 Save As Savein
7. This last option can be used to calculate the area and volume of a pond or basin or tank In order to use this option for volume calculation make sure you have converted your corrected sounding to a matrix see chapter Generate and Display matrix This tool calculates volumes by multiplying the difference between depth in matrix 1 and matrix 2 with the size of a single cell Spacing Volume calculation tool To start the matrix volume calculation tool select the Volumes Matrix option from the Tools menu The following dialog will be shown 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing Volume Calculation Compare Matrices Matrix 1 Matrix E dr xyz v Sounding 0 00 Matrix 2 Matrix lt Use Fixed Level gt v Reference Level 0 00 meter Totals Area Processed Spacing Volume Below Reference Area Above Reference Area EES Matrix 1 Use this setting to specify the matrix created from your sounding or when using two matrices the matrix created from the post dredge sounding Matrix 2 Use this setting to specify the matrix created from your pre dredge sounding or a matrix created from a 3D cad file or channel design In case you are calculate the volume of a basin or pond select the lt Use Fixed Level gt option and enter the level of the water surface When no tide correction is used this value is 0 00 Totals This section will display the total ar
8. Date 10 25 2013 11 13 07 A gt 2 OK Cancel Shift sounding by distance and course When using this option all positions will be offset in the direction and distance as entered into the Distance and Course edit controls For minimum distortion the Vincenty formula is used to calculate the new positions Depth data remains unchanged Shift sounding by X and Y distance offset When using this option all positions will be offset with a fixed x and y value Easting new Easting old X Northing new Northing old Y 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing 145 The offset has to be entered in the units displayed in the status bar of the application horizontal units This option does not alter depth data Shift sounding by longitude and latitude offset Same as the previous option however this offset is calculated using a longitude and latitude offset in degrees Data is converted from local grid to WGS84 the shift is applied and the coordinates are calculated back to local grid This option does not alter depth data Apply depth correction This function is very useful when a sounding has been performed with an invalid echosounder offset By entering the new offset all depth data will be corrected Position data remains unchanged Apply tide correction This function can be used to apply a fixed tide level to the sounding It can only be used on waters with small fluctuations in t
9. Set cursor mode to zoom out click the map to zoom out Set cursor mode to zoom window select a rectangle on the map to zoom Zoom to extends of active map Set cursor mode to move chart click the map to pan the map Rotate the map 15 degrees counter clockwise CCW Undo rotation north up Rotate the map 15 degrees clockwise CW Rotate the map clockwise CW by specifying the rotation in degrees Zea storsteens Measure area perimeter bearing or distance 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic 3 2 Boundary drawing tool Starts drawing a boundary on the map Right click to save Shoreline drawing tool Starts drawing a shoreline on the map Right click to save Draw the map in course up mode Click again to switch back to north up Zoom to current location Map will be zoomed to vessel s position Calibration tool Click map to set new position offset Preferences Open preferences window Start Stop recording a sounding Store current location with annotation flag set Quick start a new sounding using the preferences of the last created sounding a be e 7 Activate previous cross section or planned line used for helmsman display Activate next cross section or planned line used for helmsman display Reset position sounder or speed alarm s When active the drag and drop feature will be disabled locked Increase tide level Decrease tide level Set tide l
10. fe SHORELINEO002 tm SHORELINE0003 lt We SHORELINEOOO1 ZR 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 7 7 Export to Google Earth Introduction KML Keyhole Markup Language is an XML format used by Google Earth to load overlays KML can contain point poly line and polygon data as well as one or more references to raster overlays It is also possible to script complete Google Earth presentations into a KML file At this moment Eye4Software Hydromagic supports point line and polygon features as well as attributes styles and ground overlays Eye4Software Hydromagic is able to both import and export Google Earth KML files This document describes how to export them Exporting Data In Hydromagic it is possible to convert tracks vector maps matrices boundaries comments waypoints and sections to KML files When exporting a matrix an image file is generated and loaded in Google Earth as a so called ground overlay To start exporting data select the Export KML Data from the File gt Export menu as shown below SB Untitled Eye4Software Hydromagic i File f View Tools Options Navigation Cursor Help IS Sia G OLP kj Download Map L New Project Ctri N EF Open Project Ctri O m Save Project Ctrl S Save Project As Import gt Epot E Export GPS Data A fg Export ESRI ShapeFile kg Export ASCII Data Print Ctrl P QQ Export KML Data
11. dr O P Ee i P Name x Date modified Type ay amp dr kml 6 9 2013 2 37 PM KML File Recent Places Desktop Libraries L Computer a 4 W Network File name X KML Format When using the KML file format a KML file is generated as well as an image file PNG for each exported matrix The image files are stored in the same folder as the location of the KML file When not exporting matrices or large amounts of vector data KML is probably the best option for you KMZ Format If you are going to export matrices or large amounts of vector data KMZ is the best choice A KMZ file is a zipped archive containing a main KML file doc kml and in case of exporting image data such as matrices some image files When using the KMZ file format you can always transfer the data by distributing a single KMZ file Exporting the data Just click OK to start the export For small files this takes only a couple of seconds for large projects it can take a couple of minutes You can watch the progress in the status bar at the bottom of the screen Examples of exported KML files 2013 Eye4Software B V 178 Eye4Software Hydromagic File Edit View Tools Add Help Search ex 37 25 818 N 122 05 36 W Get Directions History v Places wi 5 My Places ifam Temporary Places 4t o ia v Layers Earth Gallery gt gt sie Primary Database E Y Borders and Labels M E Places F
12. British Chain Sears U S Survey Chain Configuration Click the Save button to store the newly created grid by clicking cancel the input is ignored and you will return to the list Manage Countries Introduction To open the Manage Countries window select Options gt Coordinate Systems gt Manage Countries from the menu Using this window you will be able to view delete or modify existing country region definitions or to add your own The use of countries regions is not required to perform calculations It is only added to provide a mechanism to sort the map grids by the region or country they are used for 2013 Eye4Software B V z Eye4Software Hydromagic E Select Country Select Country Bi mali Monaco E malta DE Mongolia Ba Marshall Islands E Montenegro fe Martinique Bl Montserrat E Mauritania E Morocco EE Mauritius F Mozambique Mayotte W Myanmar Burma HZA Z Namibia EJ Micronesia Gam Nauru i Moldova Nepal 4 n r QO Add a Modify Remove Country Properties Country Name Mexico Flag image MX png Browse NOTE To add your own flag to a country you have to copy the 16x16 pixels PNG file to the Flags folder in the program root Ff OK X Cancel Country When clicking an item in the list its parameters are displayed below the list country name and flag filename You can edit these parameters by clicking
13. DXF Options When your background map contains a lot of text it is recommended to turn off the Export Map Texts function to prevent the map text from interfering with the depth values If needed you can write the DXF file using another local grid by changing the grid displayed at the bottom of the window By default the current local grid is used Starting the export process When all parameters are setup correctly click OK to start the export A progress indicator will appear at the bottom at the screen and the window will close after a couple of seconds You can now open the DXF file in most CAD programs it is also possible to use the generated DF file as a background map in Hydromagic Opened in a CAD editor the result will be depending on your settings atat jaji i 164200 10 100 a Opened in QCad 2013 Eye4Software B V 182 Eye4Software Hydromagic 7 9 Opened in Hydromagic Export current view Introduction Using the Eye4Software GPS Mapping Studio it is possible to save your current map view including overlays like tracks photos comments waypoints and routes as an image file The software can also generate the world and projection files for you so you will be able to load the image file directly in other GPS or GIS mapping software without the need to calibrated the map For exporting the following vector map formats are supported Graphics Interchang
14. Select by clicking the Select button Amersfoort RD New Select the correct boundary in most cases the boundary used for auto placement of the sections a filename for the matrix and the spacing used can be larger for a test for volume calculation use the same spacing as the matrix created from the sounding Click OK and check the result 2013 Eye4Software B V no Eye4Software Hydromagic m mm mm a Coal 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 1 12 Eye4Software Hydromagic 5 5 1 Singlebeam Soundings Creating a new singlebeam sounding Creating Soundings Before you can create a new sounding it is recommended to perform the following checklist v Make sure the position is valid and the GPS has good reception v Check whether a depth is indicated in the Data View v Check the PC s time and date this is important when using tide correction The next step is to load a background map this is not required but it can be used to check whether your position is still correct and the software is still writing new soundings to the sounding When everything is working okay the next step is to create a new sounding A sounding is basically a list containing the current time position and depths recorded during the survey The data collected in this sounding can be exported or processed when the survey has been finished Crea
15. boundary current location or an address To do so click the Calculate button The following dialog will appear r Select Download Area Map Area Selection Use current GPS position as center Use address as center rts Find Address Use waypoint coordinates as center W weToo1 Calculate map boundaries from sounding SNDNGOOO1 Calculate map boundaries from boundary Eo BOUNDARYO001 Map Dimensions Width 500 00 Height 500 00 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 79 The first three options GPS Position Address and Waypoint can be used to specify the center of the map To calculate the map extends you have to enter the map dimensions When using the last two options Sounding or boundary the map dimensions entries are disabled and the boundaries are copied directly from the area covered by the selected sounding or boundary Please not that when using the Find Address tool make sure you are connected to the internet in order to perform a Geo Coding lookup Download To start downloading just click the OK button Please note that you have to be connected to the internet at this moment The download progress is shown in the status bar First the tiles are downloaded and merged into a larger images which is geo referenced using the projection set When downloading has been completed and the Add generated map options has been checked the map will be
16. 0 11 919 ij InnerSpace 449 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 912 If InnerSpace 448 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 912 i Garmin USB PVT plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 817 i Odom EchoTrac HydroTrac Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 12 i Odom DigiTrace Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 926 ij STN Atlas Deso 20 22 25 Plugin 1 0 11 920 ij STN Atlas Deso 11 14 15 Plugin 1 0 11 920 To find the cause of the error you can have a look at the eventlog The eventlog can be displayed by selecting the Show Event Log option from the Help menu In most cases either the plugin cannot be start because it is missing or when you selected a device that is already in use or not longer 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 19 present Monitoring Serial Communications When a plugin has been started successfully but isn t giving the correct results you can have a look at its incoming data using the Serial Communications Monitor To start this monitor select the Preferences option from the Tools and selecting the NMEA0183 tab At the bottom of this tab you will find the Serial Communications Monitor section Click the Start button to start the monitor and select the plugin from the drop down list as shown below Serial Communications Monitor Received 11 31 17 178 SPNMLS 20 20 3 53 11 31 17 168 AIVDM 1 1 B 10 neA POOPNa MqRM00 vJ2 7t 0 51 11 30 56 208 SP
17. 0 999500 Horizontal Units Meters Vertical Units Meters Click here for a list of most commonly used grids around the world Grid List When clicking an item in the list its parameters are displayed below the list You can edit these parameters by clicking the Modify button The map grid list can be sorted by clicking on the list columns You can sort the list by country grid name and geodetic datum used A map grid definition is 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic displayed by the flag of the country where it applies to If a grid can be used in multiple countries regions instead of a flag a globe is displayed Deleting a grid You can delete an datum definition by selecting an item from the list and clicking the button Delete The software will show a popup to confirm that you are sure you want to delete When clicking Yes the grid has been deleted Modifying a grid You can modify a grid by clicking the Modify button after you selected a grid from the list After clicking the button the OK button text will change to Save Clicking the Save button will save the modifications clicking Cancel will keep the old data Adding a grid To add a new grid definition click the Add button When adding a new definition it is required to specify a name for this grid as well as the datum and projection used Depending on the chosen projection the input fields are enabled or dis
18. 00 1 00 2 00 1480 00 on 2 00 6 00 1450 00 360 6 00 10 00 1435 00 4 80 10 00 12 00 1420 00 6 00 7 20 8 40 9 60 10 80 12 00 E Tk Sth wm be th fa amp So b9 ES a oa bo ES a ao o a a amp amp amp amp S amp S B Add Edit Q Remove Avg 1443 75 m s Min 1420 00 m s Max 1480 00 m s Aa Save 53 Load e Clear a OK Cancel By using either the Add Remove and Edit buttons you can insert delete or alter values in the table Changes made will be directly visible in the graph display When saving your project changes made in this tools are saved together with the project It is also possible to import and export the sound velocity table to a XML file in order to either use it with a different project or to backup your data before altering the table When clicking either the Load or Save button a file selection box defaulting to the sound velocity data folder will appear Adding a new correction range You can insert a new sound velocity value in the table by clicking the Add button You have to enter the begin and end depth of the water layer The sound velocity value can be entered by hand for instance when you have a sound velocity probe or you can calculate a sound velocity value by using the built in calculator E Enter Sound Velocity Sound Velocity Lower Depth 10 00 Upper Depth 12 00 Velocity 1420 00 Calculate
19. 18 549925 65 0 00 3 35 4 ao Elolale x olg 2 E You can modify a value by just double click it with the mouse A dialog showing all properties of the current sounding is shown 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing 135 e Edit Sounding Sounding Record Record 000001 Time 10 14 33 AM Date 10 24 2013 Sounding Coordinates Easting 164905 44 Northing 549949 28 7 Show position in Easting Northing coordinates Depth Information Depth Tide Correction SAN Correction Draft Correction Corrected Show low frequency values Additional Information Speed Heading Ellipsoidal Height Additional Sensor Data Value 1 Value 2 Value 3 You can alter the depth tide and sensor values per record If you want to alter the low frequency depth value select the Show low frequency values first When done click OK to save the changes or Cancel to discard Singlebeam editor toolbar 2013 Eye4Software B V 136 Eye4Software Hydromagic The toolbar contains a couple of operations that can be performed on a sounding like inserting values deleting values splitting soundings and more Some of the toolbar s functions can also be used by right clicking records in the list Sorting To apply operations on more records in a specified range you can use the sorting functionality For instance when you want to delete all soundings with depths 0 00 0 50 me
20. BMP TIF and PNG files are supported Please note that only the path to the image is stored in the project file In case of a backup you have to backup the image files manually Once the images are moved or deleted the images can no longer be viewed from the map Photo Properties Window Name Use this field to set an unique name for your photo This name is also displayed on the map below the 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 93 camera icon and in the project view It is not possible to create more then one photo with the same name Latitude and Longitude position These positions are prefilled when you create the photo by right clicking on the map If you are creating the photo from the photo list the current position is used You can change these fields to display the Northing and Easting position using the currently selected local grid if set by checking the Show position in Northing Easting coordinates check box To find the position using geo referencing click the Find Address button You need to have an active internet connection to use this feature Description You can add a description for the photo here This field is optional and can be kept empty File Displays the full path to the image file Click the Browse button to select another file or click the Show button to view the photo in the Windows Photo Viewer application Saving the photo After modifying the photo
21. Calibration Units and Formats NMEA0183 NMEA Channel 1 Preferred NMEA channel to connect your GPS device Click Setup to configure NMEA Channel 2 Preferred NMEA channel to connect second GPS or compass Click Setup to configure NMEA Channel 3 Preferred NMEA channel to connect an echosounder Click Setup to configure NMEA Channel 4 Preferred NMEA channel to connect other NMEA 0183 devices Click Setup to configure Serial Communications Monitor Start the Serial Communications Monitor to have a look at the incoming serial data P Setup 8 Setup P Setup E Start Select an unused NMEA0183 channel and click the Setup button for that channel The following dialog should appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 15 E NMEA 0183 Channel 1 Device Settings Serial Port Serial Baudrate 4800 Serial Format N 8 1 NMEA0 183 settings CRC Check Disabled TalkerID Sentences L Select sentences v OK IE Cancel Device Settings By default the settings are correct for regular NMEA0183 devices You only have to select the COMxx number for the serial port USB to serial or Bluetooth adapter you are using If you didn t connect your serial converter or Bluetooth dongle you can connect it when this dialog is open and click the Refresh button to re detected the available serial
22. Ceeducer pro Elac Hydrostar LAZ4300 Elac LAZ4100 Elac STG 721C Innerspace Technologies 440S Innerspace Technologies 448 Innerspace Technologies 449 Innerspace Technologies 455 Innerspace Technologies 456 Knudsen 320 series Navitronic Navisound 2000 SyQwest Bathy 500DF SyQwest Bathy 500MF SyQwest Bathy 1500C Ohmex SonarMite Odom DigiTrace Odom EchoTrac DF3200 MK II Simrad EA200 series Simrad EA300 series Simrad EA400 series Simrad EA500 series Simrad EA600 series STN Atlas Deso 11 STN Atlas Deso 14 STN Atlas Deso 15 STN Atlas Deso 17 STN Atlas Deso 20 STN Atlas Deso 22 STN Atlas Deso 25 STN Atlas Deso 30 STN Atlas Deso 35 STN Atlas Deso 350M Reson Navisound 110 Reson Navisound 205 Reson Navisound 210 Reson Navisound 215 KLNANNNARNRNNR NNR RNR NRRL QLNANNNANNNN NNN NNN NNN 2013 Eye4Software B V Introduction 5 Odom EchoTrac MK Ill v Reson Navisound 420 Odom EchoTrac CV100 v Reson Navisound 630DS Odom EchoTrac CV200 Odom EchoTrac CV300 Odom EchoTrac CVM Odom HydroTrac Odom HydroTrac Il KAS SSSS Supported GPS Receivers NMEA0183 Compatible GPS Receivers NMEA0183 Compatible DGPS Receivers NMEA0183 Compatible RTK Receivers Garmin USB GPS receivers using the PVT protocol Trimble RTK Receivers KAKA Supported Tide Receivers v MGB Tech MTU821 D v MGB Tech MTU821 W y Ohmex TidaLite v Vyner Mk2 Supported AIS Receivers AdvanSea AIS
23. For this example we will create a new Waypoint at 100 meters and a 45 degrees course from the selected Waypoint After we entered these values we click Project Saving the waypoint A Waypoint Properties window will appear with the location of the projected Waypoint already entered You can now modify the waypoint s attributes such as name and symbol Please note that when a new Waypoint is created by default the symbol and label properties are copied from the last created waypoint This might be very handy when creating multiple waypoints that should use the same attributes When done click OK to save the waypoint 2013 Eye4Software B V s Eye4Software Hydromagic Edit Waypoint Waypoint Name WPT002 Northing 224062 69 Easting 62895 58 Symbol X Navaid Red Display Symbol amp Name Description The Projected Waypoint V Show position in northing easting coordinates Waypoint Label FgColor TE BgColor ds E Transparent Proximity Waypoint Proximity Waypoint Distance 0 00 Ready When looking at the map you will find the WPT002 waypoint projected at an angle of 45 degrees and a distance of 100 meter from the selected waypoint 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 87 4 10 Adding comments to the map Introduction In Hydromagic it is possible to add comments or labels to your maps You can use comments or labels to for in
24. Heading Speed SN Correction Select map projection and units It is possible to store the file using another local grid then the one you are currently using in your project To change the output grid click the Select button and select the desired map grid or map datum In this section you can also specify in which units the depth should be written to the ASCII file Starting the export Just click OK to start writing the file When all parameters were entered correctly the exported file should appear in the folder you selected Importing Soundings Introduction The ASCII import function allows you to import soundings written in ASCII format For instance to import a sounding exported from another Hydromagic project or created with other software Importing sounding data The ASCII import function allows you to import soundings written in ASCII format For instance to import 2013 Eye dSoftware BV Singlebeam Soundings 123 a sounding exported from another Hydromagic project or created with other software Open the Import ASCII Data dialog The dialog can be opened by selecting File gt Import gt Import ASCII Data from the main menu The following dialog will appear Import ASCII Sounding Data File File lt click Browse to select an ASCII file gt Load data as Sounding Format Field Separator Number of lines to skip from start of file field heade
25. I A i i iS Z Project Waypoint 2 2 Q i I 1 i iZ iZ i g Add Comment IO IO IO fj i iE I fig Add Photo Ke 1N lu ILU i iN 1 Eg Add Corner l e y Edit Section g Add Section i Remove Section gt a Activate Section Add Sounding Data be Add Shoreline Data Show in Google Maps Using the display to steer When a valid position is available the difference in heading between the vessel and the line is less then 45 degrees and a cross section has been selected the helmsman display is indicating the distance between your vessel and the line as well as the direction E Hydromagic LR Indicator The value displayed is the distance to the line in the horizontal units selected in the current map projection When the value is displayed in red it means you are on the port side left of the line and you have to steer to the steer to the starboard side right When the value is displayed in green it means you are on the starboard side right of the line and you have to steer to the port side left The line that is used to calculate the calculate the cross track error the line that is activated is highlighted in yellow on the chart display 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 55 O iD i2 iO 1S 2 iZ iZ i5 IO kel ae H i O O i iW WW 1o K 3 5 Area Measurements Introduction The Eye4Software GPS
26. L lt No Clipping gt File C temp vergwest xyz Vector Map Use this control to select the vector map to generate the matrix from Please note that only vector maps are displayed here raster maps do not contain elevation information By default the Active Layer is selected in this control Layer Filter Enter the names of the layers that should be included in the calculation To enter multiple names just 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing separate them using semicolons This field is required when left blank there will be no generation of matrix data Spacing Set the required spacing Please note that when using the volume calculation using matrices this spacing should be equal to the one used in the matrix generated from the sounding Clipping Area Select which area or boundary will be used to indicate the clipping area of the matrix generated from the sections When you want to disable clicking select the default option lt No Clipping gt File Click the Browse button to select a folder and file name for the generated matrix The matrix is saved as an ASCII file containing all the XYZ pairs calculated by this tool using TIN Starting generation When all parameters has been set the matrix will be calculated and added to the project During the generation process a progress bar will be shown in the status bar When finished and loaded you will see something similar to the image below
27. Sounding Data SNDNG000 1 SNDNGO002 SNDNGO003 Shoreline Data lt None selected optional gt Sounding Channel Depth Hi Frequency Clipping Area L BOUNDARYO001 Contour Options Contour Options Use the following reference 1 00 V Use the configured color ranges G Show V Use contour smoothing Level 5 v Output Options Layer Name Contours Filename optional C temp contours shp Sounding data Select from which sounding s you wish to generate the depth contours By clicking the Select button you will be able to select one or more soundings that will be used to calculate the triangulation from which the depth contours will be generated Shoreline data Select which shorelines you wish to include in the depth contours calculation Shorelines can be used to append extra data near the shoreline or to clip the depth contours along the shore For more info on how shorelines can be used please refer to the chapter Entering Shoreline Data Sounding channel You can use this setting to select which data of the sounding is used to generate the contours This can be one of the following values e Depth recorded with the low frequency channel of your echosounder e Depth recorded with the high frequency channel of your echosounder e The difference in depth between the high and low frequency channel Low High 2013 Eye4Software B V 164 Eye4Software Hydromagic The difference in de
28. The helmsman display can be activated by selecting LR Indicator from the View menu The display will be displayed The display will now be displayed however it won t display any useful information until a valid GPS position is available and a cross section or planned survey line has been selected File View Tools Options Survey Navigation Cursor Help Da Application Look 0 le ARE Eg V Tool Bar v v Status Bar E Project Explorer Bl Navigation Data E Attribute Pane I Skyview IA Echosounder GB LRIndicator Enable Moving Map fe Layers Activating a survey line Because the cross track error displayed is calculated from the position of your vessel relative to a line you have to tell the software which planned survey line you want to follow Please note that in Hydromagic there is no difference between a planned survey line and a cross section Cross sections can be used in volume calculations cross section displays and as planned survey lines There are several ways to select a cross section e Right click on the center of a cross section and select Activate Section from the popup menu e Select across section by selecting the previous or next section using the F11 and F12 function keys e Right click a cross section in the project explorer and select Set Active 2013 Eye4Software B V sa Eye4Software Hydromagic p Zoom In pS Zoom Out e Center iQ Add Waypoint
29. a PC crash or AC power failure it is recommended to use the AutoSave option When this option is enabled all project data including sounding will be saved at the specified interval To change the autosave option select Preferences from the Options menu and click the Miscellaneous tab You will see an Auto save section at the bottom of this window Now click the Setup button in this section Enable the check box when you want to use autosave and enter an interval minimum 1 minute Click the OK button to apply the changes E Autosave Options Autosave Options V Save current project every 300 second s Manually saving the sounding A sounding can be saved by just clicking the Save button in the toolbar lel It will be saved inside the project file It is also possible to export it to another file format for use in other applications 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 115 For more information please refer to the Exporting Soundings section of this manual 5 2 RTK Tides RTK Tides Using a RTK receiver in fixed mode you have X Y and Z coordinates with an high accuracy lt 2 cm Using the Z coordinate also known as ellipsoidal height you can calculate the current tide level in real time making it no longer necessary to have a tide gauge connected to the software or to correct the sounding afterwards Requirements In order to calculate tide levels in real time you n
30. added to the project and displayed 4 7 Changing drawing order Changing map drawing order 2013 Eye4Software B V s Eye4Software Hydromagic 4 8 In cases where a map partially covers another map you can control the sequence in which the maps are drawn When using multiple maps always draw vector maps on top of raster maps unless the raster maps have transparency You can also use this option to place vector maps on top of a matrix created by Hydromagic Map Order Tool To change the map order select Layers from the view menu The Map Display Order dialog appears m Map Display Order f Layer Name ae test xyz portando E portand png L Move To Front 4 Move To Back A OK ESS Click the Move To Front or Move To Back buttons to change the drawing order Changes will be applied directly To accept the order click OK to close the tool Adding waypoints to the map Introduction A waypoint can be defined as a marked position on a map somewhere on the earth with known coordinates A waypoint can be part of a route In GPS receivers a waypoint is a point that can be selected as a coordinate to navigate to or it can be used to just display a symbol on a map Creating a waypoint In Hydromagic there are multiple ways to create waypoint You can create one manually from the waypoint list click on the map or create by applying a projec
31. and the GPS and transducer locations have been selected you can save your design by selecting Save Design from the File menu Now you can close the Vessel Editor and select the design in the Hydromagic Survey software When a valid GPS position is available the ship will be drawn on the map using the specified vessel shape 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration ar 2 5 4 Sound Velocity Introduction When surveying deep waters like oceans it is not possible to calibrate your echosounder using the bar check procedure In this case you have to calculate or measure the sound velocity for each layer of water your sounding signal will pass By default echosounders use a sound velocity of 1500 meters per second This is only true for fresh water By using the Sound Velocity Correction utility you can calculate and enter the correct values for different layers of ocean water Starting the Sound Velocity Correction utility The tool can be found in the Calibration tab of the Preferences screen To show the Preferences screen select Preferences from the Options menu and click the Setup button in the Sound Velocity section of the dialog After starting the tool the following window should appear 2013 Eye4Software B V 3 Eye4Software Hydromagic E Sound Velocity Ranges Graph Lower Upper Speed A ee Velocity vs Depth 0 00 1 00 1465 00 0
32. archive Add to setup_hydro rar Compress and email Compress to setup_hydro rar and email Restore previous versions Send to b Cut Copy Paste Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties Just follow the steps of the setup program After setup has completed the software will start automatically Activation Activation After installation you can use the software free of charge for a 30 day period After expiration of this period you have to activate the software by entering a key You can contact our sales department to obtain a key or buy one online using credit card wire transfer or PayPal To enter the activation code select the About Hydromagic option from the Help menu This dialog shows you whether the software has been activated and the correct version number Click the Enter Code button to enter your activation code After activation the dialog should show Registered Version 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 9 E About Eye4Software Hydromagic Version Info Eye4Software Hydromagic Version 3 0 11 0323 Copyright C 2009 2011 Eye4Software B V http www eye4software com Licensing Info R Registered version H visit Website Order Now Enter Code 2 3 Hardware Configuration 2 3 1 Configuring an NMEA0183 compatible GPS Introduction The most important device required for this software to work is the GPS receiver At this mo
33. can edit these parameters by clicking the Modify button 2013 Eye4Software B V 24 Eye4Software Hydromagic 2 4 3 Deleting a datum You can delete an datum definition by selecting an item from the list and clicking the button Delete The software will show a popup to confirm that you are sure you want to delete Please note that you cannot delete datums that are used in a grid definition Modifying a datum You can modify a datum by clicking the Modify button after you selected a datum from the list After clicking the button the OK button text will change to Save Clicking the Save button will save the modifications clicking Cancel will keep the old data Adding a datum To add a new datum definition click the Add button When adding a new definition it is required to specify a name for this datum as well as the ellipsoid used Other fields are optional and are defaulting to 0 0 when not used Please note that the X Y and Z translations have to be entered in Meters the X Y and Z rotations are entered in arc seconds If you have a datum definition that uses radians you have to convert from radians to arcseconds first 1 radian 206 264 806 arcseconds Click the Save button to store the newly created datum by clicking cancel the input is ignored and you will return to the list Manage Map Grids Introduction To open the Manage Grids window select Options gt Coordinate Systems gt Manag
34. from the View menu Sometimes the windows is already displayed but as a tabbed window You have to select the Navigation Data tab to bring the window to the foreground This tabs look like the image below attribute L Project E Navigati Ready 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 51 Select items to display You can easily modify the dataview by showing and hiding items By showing only the needed information the display will become more well organized To select the items to display right click on the dataview to show the following dialog You can just select the items to display by checking them m Data View Options Display Items V Position Latitude Longitude F Position Universal Transverse Mercator V Position User selected grid Altitude Depth V Tide V Course V Speed V GPS Statistics V DOP PEPE MSK F Clock F Navigation Info r Motion O Select a Select None Position Latitude Longitude Your current GPS position in WGS84 latitude and longitude format It is possible to change the display format used The display format can be modified from in the Units tab in the preferences window Preferences from the Options menu Position Universal Transverse Mercator Your current GPS position in UTM Universal Transverse Mercator The UTM zone is automatically detected using your current posit
35. have to activate the boundary you want to alter This can be done by right clicking on the boundary name in the Project Explorer and selecting the Set Active option It is only possible to drag the points around when the Disable Drag and Drop options is turned off enabled by default This can be done from the Cursor menu Create by entering coordinates When your client has supplied a list of coordinates for the area you have to survey you can also create a boundary by manually entering these points To do so right click the Boundaries folder in the Project Explorer and select the Add Boundary option The following dialog will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Boundary Name Width Properties BOUNDARYO002 0 Perimeter 946 Map display Background maps 97 Record 000001 000002 000003 000004 000005 000006 000007 000008 000009 000010 000011 000012 ANNAN Northing 474570 92 474576 52 474584 41 474624 21 474635 06 474649 86 474639 99 474638 68 474638 02 474638 68 474599 21 474599 21 ATACAR RQ Easting 244130 45 244148 54 244160 71 244356 74 244365 62 244484 03 244499 49 244523 17 244534 35 244556 39 244545 21 244539 29 244030 324 30 5 00 22 E The table shows the coordinates of the corners of the boundary The toolbar at the bottom of the dialog allows you to insert delete or alter the coordinates This dialog can also be use
36. in the image below 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic Untitled Eye4Software Hydromagic File View Tools Options Navigation Cursor Help POs ed A BB eile ease Project Explorer Ax gt Comments iD __ Photos Setting Map Projection In order to load maps correctly you have to select the local map projection used in your area If you haven t done so the software will prompt you to do this now If you already set the projection you can skip this step Eye4Software Hydromagic projection has to be set Do you want to do this now In order to add any maps or data to the project a valid local map Click Yes to set a map projection if you click No the operation will be canceled The following dialog allows you to show a map projection 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 67 Select Map Projection Country Select country or region Australia ag Datum Projection Select map projection BE 20348 AGD84 AMG zone 48 kd Edit Projections vami X Cancel To find your local projection more easily select a country first After selecting the country or region only projections valid for this region will be displayed To use a projection that is used in multiple countries for instance UTM projections you have to select a region like World Europe Asia or North America You c
37. is shipped with a couple of example vessel files To load one of these files into the vessel editor select the Open Design option from the File menu By default all vessel designs are stored in the C ProgramData Hydromagic Vessel folder Adding and modifying features To add a line segment or polygon to the design select Draw Polyline from the Cursor menu To change the location of a single point you can either drag the point around using the mouse or alter the coordinates manually by right clicking the point and select the Edit Vertex option Removing features Existing segments can be modified by using drag and drop To remove features from the design right click on the shape in the Object View windows and select Remove Polyline To remove a single point vertex from a line segment or polygon right click the point and select the Remove Vertex option from the context menu Grid options 2013 Eye4Software B V 36 Eye4Software Hydromagic To change grid options select Grid from the Options menu Using the grid options you can display a grid which can be used as guidance when placing objects The grid can also be used to snap objects to both options can be enabled or disabled E Grid Grid Spacing X Spadng 2 50 meters Y Spacng 2 50 meters Draw and Drag V Snap to grid X Spacing 2 50 Y Spacing 2 50 Saving designs After the design has been completed
38. ports When configuring a more sophisticated hydrographic echosounder the serial speed can sometimes deviate from the standard 9600 19200 and 38400 bps may also be used on these devices NMEA0183 Settings CRC Check Some devices support a NUEA0183 CRC checksum If you want to make use of this enable this option When a sentence does not contain a CRC the CRC check will be skipped so it is safe to leave this feature on Talker ID Use this option to filter NUEA0183 sentences by talker ID This option is not often used with sounders and should be left empty in most cases Sentences To select which NMEA0183 sentences will be decoded and which ones will be ignored on this channel click the Select sentences button The dialog that appears allows you to select which sentences are used For most sounders selecting only the SDDPT sentence will suffice 2013 Eye4Software B V 16 Eye4Software Hydromagic NMEA0183 Sentences W SGPGGA GPS Global Positioning System Fix Data SGPGLL GPS Geographic Position Latitude Longitude GPRMC GPS Recommended minimum specific GPS Transit data GPVTG GPS Track made good and ground speed SGPZDA GPS Time and Date SGPGSA GPS GPS DOP and active satellites A SGPGSV GPS GPS satellites in view W SPTNL GGK GPS Trimble Time position position type and DOP SDDBK Echosounder Depth below keel SDDBS Echosounder Depth below surfac
39. properties click OK When using the settings from the screenshot above the photo will be displayed on the map like this Modifying or moving the photo To modify the photo after you placed it on the map you can use either the photo list or right click on the waypoint and select Edit Photo as displayed below 2013 Eye4Software B V o Eye4Software Hydromagic 7 va D 0 p zoom In p Zoom Out Center Add Waypoint 7 Z Project Waypoint PARES OOOOH OHHH eee ees Xe Add Comment i Edit Photo Hig Add Photo fig Remove Photo Add Trackpoint Show in Google Maps Find Map To move the photo click on it and just drag it around on the map When you release the mouse button it s new position is saved This option will only work when drag and drop is enabled look for the lock button in the toolbar Id BBO GERD MOPL2SL 9tE R Q OG E S X 0 7 A a l The Photo List To view a list off all photo s on the map you can open the photo list by right clicking on the Photos folder in the Project Explorer and selecting Manage Photos From this list you can remove add modify export and zoom to photos If the Project Explorer isn t visible you can show it by selecting Project Explorer from the View menu 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 95 Manage Photos Name Latitude Longitude Foto 1 N 52
40. shoreline containing depth or height information Without sounding or shoreline data it is not possible to generate a matrix In order to generate the matrix you have to specify some settings To do so open the Generate Matrix dialog by selecting Generate Matrix from the Tools menu 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 151 E Generate matrix from soundings and shorelines Select Source Data Sounding Data SNDNGO00 1 SNDNGO0002 SNDNGO003 Shoreline Data lt None selected optional gt Sounding Channel Depth Hi Frequency Output File Matrix Spacing 0 25 meter Clipping Area Le BOUNDARYO001 Output Filename C temp matrix xyz l Browse NOTE Use this tool to generate a matrix or DTM of a selection of soundings and or shorelines Use the Select buttons to select a set of soundings and shorelines from the project ea Sounding data Select from which sounding s you wish to generate the matrix By clicking the Select button you will be able to select one or more soundings that will be used to calculate the triangulation from which the matrix or digital terrain model will be generated Shoreline data Select which shorelines you wish to include in the matrix calculation Shorelines can be used to append extra data near the shoreline or to clip the matrix data along the shore For more info on how shorelines can be used please refer to the chapter Entering Shorel
41. the Modify button Deleting a country You can delete a country definition by selecting an item from the list and clicking the button Delete The software will show a popup to confirm that you are sure you want to delete Please note that you cannot delete countries that are used in a grid definition Modifying a country You can modify a country by clicking the Modify button after you selected a country from the list You can for instance translate the country name to your own language or modify previously created regions The flag associated with the country or region can be changed by clicking the Browse button How to add your own symbols or flags is described in the Adding a country section below After clicking the button the OK button text will change to Save Clicking the Save button will save the modifications clicking Cancel will keep the old data 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration Adding a country To add a new country definition click the Add button When adding a new definition it is required to specify a name for this country Specifying a symbol or flag for this country is optional when no image has been specified a globe is displayed in the grid list If you want to add your own symbol convert this symbol to a 16x16 PNG Image file and copy this file to the Flags folder in the program directory You can select a flag or symbol by clicking the Browse button The software ships with fla
42. to look up the track in the Sounding List To do so right click the Soundings folder in the Project Explorer and select Manage Soundings from the popup menu as shown in the screenshot below If the Project Explorer isn t visible you can show it by selecting Project Explorer from the View menu 2013 Eye4Software B V s Eye4Software Hydromagic p Project Explorer E Maps _ E 12137_Compleet Fluesse i Matrices i Add Sounding amp Remove All Soundings H D gt Sections A dialog box with a list of all loaded tracks is now displayed You can find the calculated area in the last column of the view SNDNG0001 20121123_ORIG txt 0 e 0 0 2 e e a 7l Z OK Cancel 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 59 3 6 Alarms Alarms in Hydromagic In Hydromagic alarms can be configured to alert you or stop recording a sounding when specified conditions are not met Alarms can be applied to speed GPS status and raw depth To setup alarms first select the Preferences item from the Options menu to open the preferences dialog In the preferences window please select the Alarms tab to setup alarms Preferences Units and Formats NMEA0183 pp Grid Map Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix ECDIS Plugins RTK GPS Alarm Set minimum required number of satellites GPS quality or DOP to enable logging S
43. used or the clock of the PC was set to an incorrect time The offset tool offers the following correction options v Shift the sounding by a fixed distance and bearing v Shift the sounding by a fixed northing and easting offset v Shift the sounding by a fixed longitude and latitude offset v Applying a fixed depth correction for all depth values v Applying a fixed tide correction for all depth values v Reverse the sign for all depth values v Swap the high and low frequency depth values v Adjust the starting time of the sounding Adjusting the complete sounding To start using the sounding offset tool to make changes to the whole sounding you have to start it by right clicking on the sounding you want to modify and select the Shift Sounding option as shown 2013 Eye4Software B V 142 Eye4Software Hydromagic below _ Soundings Ln RP Routes PP Zoom Sounding DLE Waypoin set active D Commer Photos Edit Sounding 5 Boundar Remove Sounding LD og BOUT z 5 lt El Sections Shift Sounding SECT Y Filter Sounding _ SECT Duplicate Sounding SECT SECT ted Export Sounding SECTIONO005 Adjusting a selection from the sounding To start using the sounding offset tool to make changes to one or a couple of selected records only you have to start the tool from the sounding editor as described below First open the s
44. y Bing Virtual Earth Setting area and options In order to download maps you have to select the area you need a map for and which provider you want to use Use the Information Source selection box to select the provider and the type of map streets or satellite The next step is to select the area Select the smallest area as possible because the smaller the area the higher the zoom level and level of detail You have to enter the upper left and lower right WGS84 coordinates of the area you are surveying in Because the maps are downloaded as 256 x 256 pixel tiles it is likely that the actually downloaded area is a bit larger then the requested area You can obtain the coordinates by using a map viewer like Google Earth or others Finally select the name of the output file the file where the map is stored and whether to add the map to the project directly Depending on the type of map you are using the image is stored as PNG streetmap or JPG satellite file 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic Download Map Information Source Source er OpenStreetMaps Map Boundaries Minx 122 673783 MaxX 122 670913 MinY 45 511668 MaxY 45 513113 Output File File lt dick Browse to select output file gt Add generated map to project after creation Area selection tools As an alternative to enter the coordinates manually you can calculate boundaries from a waypoint sounding
45. 013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic E S63 ENC Permits User Permit User Permit E1D0EB6 7EDBE278F6B69CA 334636 ig Copy NOTE The user permit is required to order ENC s from your chart supplier or online chart store Please note that encrypted ENC s can only be used with registered versions of this software Scheme Administrator Certificate Certificate C Program Files x86 Eye4Software HydroMagic Program IHO CRT L Browse Status Succes NOTE The server administrator certificate is used to authenticate the ENC s loaded Do not change this except when the currect certificate has expired or the SA is not IHO Loaded Permits Cell Name Expires on Status ell NL400110 6 30 2013 Succes NL400122 6 30 2013 Succes NL400123 6 30 2013 Succes J NL400125 6 30 2013 Succes s NL400126 6 30 2013 Succes NL401546 6 30 2013 Succes NL50132A 6 30 2013 Succes NL501328 6 30 2013 Succes NI 50133A 4 30 2013 Succes i Load Pemts Remove 2 ok X Cancel In most cases the reseller can supply you with a ENC Base CD containing all the charts for your region If not you can download the charts depending on your reseller from Primar or IC ENC When the ENC s and permits are correctly installed just select Import Map from the File menu and select the ENC you want to load When trying to load an enc that has not been purchased you will receive err
46. 013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing For instance when the depth increases 2 meters within a second changes are that this is a false echo received by the echosounder Starting the tool To start the tool right click on the sounding you wan to filter in the project view and select the Filter Sounding option You should see something like this i Filter Sounding Select Sounding Sounding Limits Lower Limit Upper Limit Spikes Deviation Max Deviation 2 00 Positions Max Deviation 5000 Options Configuring filter options Sounding Limits Sounding SNDNG0003 On Error On Error On Error On Error V Create a backup of the existing sounding V Generate log containing all filter operations Delete sounding Delete sounding Delete sounding Delete sounding Remove zero sounding s beware of tide corrections Use this option to set the minimum and maximum depth limits in the sounding It is possible to check only the lower or upper limit by setting the On Error setting for the lower or upper limit to Do Nothing When the filter is applied to the selected sounding it will compare each sounding with the lower and upper limit specified If the value isn t between these two limit the action selected in the On Error selection will be executed e Delete Sounding The record will be deleted from the sounding 2013 Eye4Software B V 140 Eye4Soft
47. 15 45 85 E 006 41 52 27 Foto 2 N 52 15 41 06 E 006 41 47 50 Foto 3 N 52 15 43 51 E 006 42 02 29 Foto 4 N 52 15 12 52 E 006 42 10 57 Foto5 N 52 15 58 42 E 006 43 27 44 4 12 Creating Boundaries Boundaries A boundary is required when using volume calculations It is also used to specify for which area we want to create a matrix or contours or to specify a clipping region for certain graphical operations The easiest way to create a boundary is by drawing a polygon on the map but it is also possible to enter the coordinates by hand Create by using the mouse To start a new boundary just click Boundary Drawing Tool button in the toolbar lad Secondly use the mouse to select the corners of the area by left clicking the on corner locations in the map When finished click the right mouse button to store the boundary The new created boundary should now appear in the Project Explorer By default a new boundary is named BOUNDARY XOX where XXXX is the number of the boundary Boundaries are drawn as red dotted lines The boundary points are drawn as red rectangles 2013 Eye4Software B V 96 Eye4Software Hydromagic Modify by using the mouse To modify a created boundary regardless whether it has been created by entering coordinates or by using the mouse can be modified by dragging it s corner point around First you
48. 33 B Demo gmp Eye4Software Hydromagic File View Tools Options Survey Navigation Oe de BB Bibs GH Project Explorer 5 Project 5 Maps H Matrices 4 Soundings SNDNGOOO1 SNDNGO002 D E Comme Set Active Edit Echogram H _ Bounda H E Section iD _ Shorelir Remove Sounding Shift Sounding Filter Sounding Duplicate Sounding EFE A Export Sounding Using the editor When only a couple of soundings have to be modified this can be done using this editor When the editor is started it displays a list of all values in the sounding including position heading tide and other corrections 2013 Eye4Software B V 134 Eye4Software Hydromagic Sounding Properties Name SNDNG0003 F Show Track Line Width Pixels X V Show Positions Text Size Pixels TF Show Depths Line Color Elevation Mode Record Easting Northing SN Draft Corrected 000001 164905 44 549949 28 0 00 1 85 000002 164910 22 549946 06 0 00 1 85 000003 164915 47 549944 07 0 00 2 05 000004 164920 78 549943 19 0 00 2 05 000005 164923 68 549941 86 0 00 2 65 000006 164926 30 549940 19 0 00 2 65 000007 164928 73 549938 42 0 00 2 95 000008 164931 49 549937 09 0 00 2 95 000009 164932 57 549934 31 0 00 3 45 000010 164934 99 549932 53 0 00 3 45 000011 164936 54 549930 09 0 00 3 35 000012 164938 36 549927 87 0 00 3 35 ie 13 164940
49. 5 6 Filename Select the filename of the file you want to import Click the Browse button to select a file After selecting a filename you can click the View button to check the contents of the file NMEA0183 Sentences Use this settings to select the NMEA0183 sentences used to extract position depth heading and speed from the datafile Click the View button to check the file for the best sentences In most cases the sentences selected by default will suffice When importing position and depth data the XY and Z offsets configured in Hydromagic will taken into account Advanced Settings In order to use only differential or RTK position data you can use the Quality setting It will discard all position data with a lower quality then the one selected Please note that this feature is only supported when the GPGGA is used for position data Use the Checksum setting to specify whether the NUEA0183 checksum is computed When enabled all NUEA0183 sentences with an invalid checksum will be discarded Starting Import When everything is setup just click the OK button to start the import You will see a progress indicator at the bottom of the screen When the sounding has been imported successfully it will be displayed on the screen Playback Soundings Introduction The sounding playback option by Eye4Software Hydromagic can be useful to check recorded tracks for demo purposes or to simulate a real situation to t
50. A0183 channels to monitor the input 2 3 2 Configuring an NMEA0183 compatible echosounder Introduction Most echosounders these days do support their own proprietary output format as well as the more standardized NMEA0183 This chapter shows you how to configure an NMEA0183 compatible echosounder with Hydromagic If your echosounder does not support the NMEA0183 protocol you should be able to configure it using one of the plug ins shipped with Hydromagic In order to connect an echosounder you need to have at least one available serial port If there is no port available you can add a serial port by using an USB to Serial converter or a NUEA0183 data combiner equipped with an USB port When using such a converter make sure it is connected at the time you are going to configure the sounder In addition to the serial communications setup you also have to check the echosounder offset configuration Supported NMEA0183 sentences for sounders Hydromagic is able to decode the following NMEA0183 sentences used by echosounder devices Sentence Description SDDBK Depth below keel SDDBS Depth below surface SDDBT Depth below transducer SDDPT Depth and keel offset Configuration 2013 Eye4Software B V m Eye4Software Hydromagic To add the echosounder to the configuration select Preferences from the options menu and select the NMEA0183 tab The following window should now appear Preferences Map
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53. Like DXF files it contains objects rather then image information An ESRI shapefiles consists out of 3 parts a shp dbf and idx file The databse and index files are ignored by GPS Mapping Studio it only uses the shp file which contains the map objects The dbf database file is only used by GIS applications Map calibration info is extracted from the shp file When loading an ESRI shapefile you have to set the projection parameters by hand AutoCad DXF files DXF stands for Drawing eXchange Format and was developed by AutoDesk and is used in AutoCad software products It is a vector format this means the file contains objects rather then just image information pixels AutoCad DF files are not designed to store georeferencing information so after loading a DXF map you will be asked to set the projection parameters Microstation DGN files DGN is a vector format used in Microstation CAD software The software currently only supports the ISFF Integraph Standard File Formats DGN format The newer V8 DGN format is not supported yet In ISFF format all objects are stored as blocks into a single file Each Microstation design file starts with a TCB element containing global information on the file like scale units and extends OpenStreetMap XML files 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic 4 6 OpenStreetMap is a free web based editable map of the whole world On this website you can find both vector and raste
54. Mapping Studio offers a variety of tools to calculate or measure the area covered by a sounding map feature or other object The results of area calculations are displayed using one of the following units Acres Hectares Square Meters Square Kilometers Square Yards Square Feet ee Areas are calculated by passing all vertices or sounding positions as WGS84 latitude and longitude to the Vincenty s Formula which calculates the distances between the coordinates The calculated vectors are passed to a cross product formula used to calculate the total area of an object 2013 Eye4Software B V s Eye4Software Hydromagic Setting area units Before performing an area calculation make sure the correct area units have been set otherwise it can happen that you have to do the measurement again or convert it to another unit To specify the units used for area calculation open the Preferences dialog by selecting Preferences from the Options menu Now click on the Units and Formats tab The following window should now appear Use the Area Units drop down box to select the correct units and click the OK button to confirm Preferences _ Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms ECDIS Plugins Units and Formats NMEA0183 TCPIP Grid Map Units and Formats Position Format H DD MM SS SS Speed Units KPH Area Units Square Meters Volume Units SDA Cubic Centimeter Ho
55. NMLS 39 20 3 5B 11 30 56 208 AIVDM 1 1 B 10 neA POOPNa DMqROmMOw 2D04 0 60 11 30 55 678 SPNMLS 33 20 3 51 11 30 55 678 AIVDM 1 1 B 13 fLKmP 10PN 7bMqOua ww 28NP 0 42 11 30 47 548 SPNMLS 35 21 3 56 11 30 47 548 AIVDM 1 1 A 13aGC POfPNFEJMQR 2kPwwF2 Ig 0 40 11 30 47 338 SPNMLS 38 21 3 5B 11 30 47 328 AIVDM 1 1 A 10 neA POOPNa FMqRO680wF2 lt 0A 0 11 u Pause Close J NMEA0 183 Serial Input 1 NMEA0 183 Serial Input 2 NMEA0 183 Serial Input 3 NMEA0 183 Serial Input 4 NMEA0 183 Serial Output NMEA0 183 UDP Input NMEA0 183 UDP Output NMEA0183 TCP Input NMEA0 183 TCP Output STN Atlas Deso 11 14 15 Plugin STN Atlas Deso 20 22 25 Plugin Odom DigiTrace Plugin for Hydromagic Odom EchoTrac HydroTrac Plugin for Hydromagic Garmin USB PVT plugin for Hydromagic InnerSpace 448 Plugin for Hydromagic InnerSpace 449 Plugin for Hydromagic Knudsen 320 Plugin for Hydromagic ELAC LAZ4100 Echosounder Plugin ELAC Hydrostar LAZ4300 Echosounder Plugin Simrad EA200 Plugin for Hydromagic Simrad EA300 Plugin for Hydromagic Simrad EA500 Plugin for Hydromagic Ohmex SonarMite Plugin for Hydromagic Ohmex TidaLite Tide Receiver Plugin TILTO01 Plugin for Hydromagic Vyner Tide Receiver Plugin for Hydromagic 2 4 Geodesy Configuration 2 4 1 Manage Ellipsoids Introduction 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic To open the Manage Ellipsoids window select Optio
56. NOS WAAS DOP This option can be selected to enable the DOP Dillution Of Precision section in the dataview It shows PDOP overall dillution of precision or position dillution of precision HDOP horizontal dillution of precision and VDOP vertical dillution of precision EPE EPE is short for Estimated Position Error These errors are calculated by some Garmin GPS receivers The values will not work when a non Garmin GPS device is connected Enabling this will display overall horizontal and vertical position error in meters MSK When a DGPS beacon is received you can select this option to display more information on the DGPS reference station used like frequency signal strength and bitrate In case WAAS EGNOS is used to provide a differential position these values are not availbale Clock Just displays the current PC date and time in GMT Greenwich Mean Time Navigation Info When the software is used in waypoint to waypoint navigation enabling this option will cause the dataview to show bearing and distance to waypoint 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 53 3 4 Helmsman Display Helmsman Display The helmsman display also known as LR indicator in Hydromagic can be used to display the cross track error XTE when navigating on planned survey lines It provides you with information on in which direction to steer to follow the planned lines as accurate as possible Activating the helmsman display
57. Photos E Roads l 3D Buildings 1 Ocean k rise Weather Oe Gallery Global Awareness HD More Tour Guide 23 Example of a single matrix exported as KMZ file 20023 Image 2013 DigitalGlobe 2013 Google lat 18 959764 lon 70 Gaogle eartt alt 1ft 2013 Eye4Software B V 7 8 Post Processing amp Google Earth Se File Edit View Tools Add Help Y Search O elelee el ae LE SS Bs Sign in Search ex 37 25 818 N 122 05 36 W Get Directions History v Places M Ss My Places gt m Temporary Places EJ o v Layers Earth Gallery gt gt e Primary Database P Borders and Labels E E Places gt V Photos DE Roads gt E 3D Buildings gt ocean d O Weather gt S Gallery p 2013 Google H Global Awareness Image 2013 Aerodata International Surveys OC Q e eart fi lt gt ED More Tour Guide 2005 Imagery Date 1 1 2005 lat 52 30 lon 5 530416 elev 7ft eyealt 4164 ft Example of a single matrix with vector chart exported as KMZ file Export to CAD Introduction After a sounding has been completed it is possible to export both the background map vector maps only and the regularly spaced soundings matrix to an AutoCAD DXF file for further processing AutoCAD DXF files can be opened using AutoCAD or you can use other CAD software such as QCad or import the data in other GIS packages Afte
58. RX 100 Digital Yacht AlS100 Digital Yacht AIS200PRO Digital Yacht AIS200N2k Digital Yacht ANT200 Digital Yacht iAIS EuroNav AIS 2 NMEA EuroNav AIS 2 USB Furuno FA30 Icom MXA 5000 Nasa AIS Engine 1 Nasa AIS Engine 2 Nasa AIS Engine 3 Smart Radio SR161 AAA AA RS OR AK 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration Configuration 2 Configuration 2 1 Installation System Requirements The software requires a system which is capable of running Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later It will not work on earlier versions of this O S The software is build as 32 bit software and will run on both 32 and 64 bit Windows operating systems When you are going to post process soundings 3D contour generation matrix generation etc we recommend a computer with at least a dual core processor and 2 Gigabyte of free RAM You will also need sufficient space on the hard disk to store maps soundings and matrix files Installation To start the installation run the setup_hydro exe downloaded from the website or from the program CD When using Windows Vista or newer operating systems it is recommended to run the setup program as Administrator as shown in the image below 2013 Eye4Software B V 3 Eye4Software Hydromagic 2 2 Name Date modified ize an T m w GP setup_hydre exe 22 2012 1 40 DM Application 13 606 KB Edit with Notepad G a o amp a amp TortoiseSVN gt Add to
59. ST NOT be used for Primary NAVIGATION This ENC is not authenticated by the IHO acting as the Scheme Administrator ENC is not up to date A New Edition Re issue or Update for this cell is missing and therefore MUST NOT be used for Primary NAVIGATION 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic 4 4 Supported Raster Formats Supported Raster Maps Raster maps are basically bitmap images They only contain some image data and in some cases GeoTIFF some georeferencing information These maps do not support high zoom levels because they are limited by the number of pixels the map is stored in You can load a raster map into your project by selecting File gt Import gt Import Map from the menu GeoTIFF Files GeoTIFF files are based on the TIFF Tagged Image File Format standard This format allows you to insert all sorts of tags into an image file GeoTIFF uses this to store information on calibration info and or projection information in the file When you try to load a map that only contains the calibration info X Y boundaries and scale information you will be asked to set the projection parameters for the map JPG GIF TIF BMP and PNG Image Files It is possible to use your own images to project routes waypoints tracks and realtime position on These images can be downloaded from the web for instance image created with Google Earth or maps exported from OpenStreetMaps org or created by sc
60. Visible Spacing Set the required spacing Please note that when using the volume calculation using matrices this spacing should be equal to the one used in the matrix generated from the sounding Clipping Area Select which area or boundary will be used to indicate the clipping area of the matrix generated from the sections This value is required Filename 2013 Eye4Software B V 158 Eye4Software Hydromagic 7 3 Click the Browse button to select a folder and file name for the generated matrix The matrix is saved as an ASCII file containing all the XYZ pairs calculated by this tool using TIN Projection To save the XYZ data in a different projection then the current one click the Select button to change the projection Coordinates will be converted during saving to the output file Starting generation When all parameters has been set the matrix will be calculated and added to the project During the generation process a progress bar will be shown in the status bar When finished and loaded you will see something similar to the image below Generate Matrix from CAD Generating a reference matrix from CAD or vector maps A reference matrix that can be used to perform volume calculations can be created from v a recorded sounding v collection of sections also known as channel design v a vector chart which contains 3D vectors CAD drawing This is perhaps the easiest way to create a ref
61. a boundary has to be applied when generating the matrix Only data points within this area will be calculated This can be used in cases when only a part of the sounding areas has to be interpolated In addition to boundaries you can also use shorelines to clip data along the shore or to generate islands or holes Output file name Enter the name of the file that is generated here This setting is required You can enter a simple name for instance the same name as the sounding used here which will be stored in the default matrix folder When you want to store the result elsewhere use the browse button to select the output folder and file name The data will be added to the current project and stored in a separate ASCII XYZ file at the desired location Generating the matrix Finally click the OK button to start the process It should take a couple of second you can watch the progress in the status bar of the main window After generation you will notice the matrix has been added to the project Depending on the configuration the newly generated matrix will be drawn over the map Displaying the matrix There are more ways of showing the matrix on the map In the example near the top of this page it is displayed at both colors and text at a 5x5 meter interval It is also possible to not show it and just use the matrix to export data to show it with colors only using the defined color ranges or to show its depths as te
62. a cross section you will notice the graph display is empty this is because no depths are stored by default In this example we will create a channel with a depth of 5 meters and a slope of 50 percent This means that for each 2 meters the bottom depth increases with 1 meter When the bottom depth increases with 1 meter for each 4 meter extra distance from the shore the slope is 25 To calculate profiles from this setting click the Auto button The following dialog should now appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 107 Enter channel properties Use these settings for the following sections LevelMin 0 5 DKO042 DKO032 DK0022 DK0012 DK0002 DKO041 DK0031 DK0021 gt DKO011 DK0001 DK0040 DK0030 DK0020 DK0010 Slope 50 DK0039 N DK0029 DK0019 DK0009 DK0038 DK0028 DK0018 DK0008 DK0037 N DKO027 DK0017 S DK0007 DKO036 DK0026 DK0016 DK0006 DKOO35 DK0025 DK0015 DKOOOS DK0034 DKO024 DK0014 DK0004 DK0033 N DK0023 DK0013 DK0003 Level Max 5 0 m Select Al Select None Select Visible Xia In the left section of the dialog you can enter the channel design parameters in the right section you can select the cross sections you want to apply these parameters to In this example the depth at the shoreline should be half a meter at the waterway axis the depth
63. abled The table below shows what fields are required for the different projections Projection SCALE FALSE N FALSE E LAT_O LON_O PAR_1 PAR_2 AZI RECTGRD Lambert Conformal Conic 1 SP X Lambert Conformal Conic 2 SP Lamber Azimuthal Equal Area Transverse Mercator X Oblique Stereographic X Polar Stereographic Oblique Mercator Hotine Oblique Mercator Swiss Oblique Mercator Albers Equal Area Conic Mercator 1SP X Mercator 2SP Mollweide Eckert IV Eckert VI Cassini x x x x mM p CS OO ee Ce CU me Oe oe oe Se ee ee ee ee Oe oe Oe me pe PE zon ee OO ee Oe ee ee Oe De Ji ot See Hr CO Ht Se ee SO fr eae Ht M e i i i i Krovak X Selecting a country is not required but the country can be used to sort lists by country if the grid does not apply to a simple country just select Earth Europe Asia etc When you want to use other units for the Northing and Easting values calculated default is Meters you can also select the units to be used Please note that when changing this you also hawe to enter the False Northing and False Easting in these units Units currently supported are 2013 Eye4Software B V 2 4 4 ee ee ee ee ee Meters Kilometers International Foot British Foot Clarke s Foot Gold Coast Foot Indian Foot British Foot Sears U S Survey Foot Link Clarke s Link British Link Sears U S Survey Link Statute Mile U S Survey Mile Chain Clarke s Chain
64. an add or modify projections by clicking the Edit Projections button More info on adding user defined map projections please see the Manage Map Grids chapter in this manual When selected a map projection click OK to continue importing map s Selecting Map Files After setting a valid projection a file open dialog is presented By default all supported map formats are displayed You can select one or more maps and click OK to load them into the project After loading maps you will be able to display your vessels position on the map add waypoint comments and photo s and to start soundings 4 2 Loading IHO S 57 ENC s Introduction S 57 is a standard for electronic nautical charts defined by the IHO International Hydrographic Organization S 57 is used for most official hydrographic maps around Hydromagic supports both unencrypted and encrypted S 63 charts It is a vector format which contains features lines areas and points and attributes like depth symbol lights etc 2013 Eye4Software B V e Eye4Software Hydromagic Obtaining S 57 maps S 57 maps are availble online for free for the following countries v United States Inland and coastal waters v Austria Inland v Belgium Inland v Bulgaria Inland v Croatia Inland Czech Republic Inland v Germany Inland v Hungary Inland v Netherlands Inland v Romania Inland v Serbia Inland v Slovakia Inland v Swi
65. anning paper maps To use these images they have to be calibrated in order to be used This can be done by selecting some well known coordinates on the map or by entering the boundaries of the map For more information about calibrating these maps see the Calibrating Maps Tutorial When a file has an associated World File the map is calibrated using this information BSB Nautical Charts BSB map files are rastercharts designed especially for nautical charts They are used by several authorities like NOAA Nautical maps can often be downloaded for free in the BSB format When loading BSB files in GPS Mapping Studio the map is displayed directly because all geo info is included in the map BSB maps use Lambert Conformal Conic Mercator and Polyconic projection 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 75 4 5 Supported Vector Formats Supported Vector Maps Vectormaps are files that contain objects instead of image data A typical example of an object can be a line point polyline polygon and more Sometimes these objects are also associated with some userdata or a row in a datatable Because the vector objects drawn at runtime there is no limitation on the zoomlevel like rastermaps You can load a rastermap into your project by selecting File gt Import gt Import Map from the menu ESRI shape files ESRI shapefiles are vector maps often used to exchange data between GIS and CAD applications
66. atures 45 3 User Interface Features 3 1 Toolbar Toolbar The toolbar contains a selections of the most common used features so they can be accessed with a single mouse click The toolbar can be fully customized it is for instance possible to remove buttons which are never used This makes the program more user friendly OEH BRE BRBIB GER AWOL HPLA STFESGS A BGe QOGl Ke FaSo Function Asks to save the current project closes it and starts a new one Asks to save the current project closes it and opens an existing project Saves the current project Sends the map as displayed on the screen to the printer Import a map and add it to the current project Import soundings routes or waypoints from a GPS data file Import a matrix and add it to the currect project Import a sounding section or boundary from an ASCII data file Import a sounding from a NMEA0183 log file Start the map downloading tool to download maps and add them to your project Exports a selection of the current project as KML file Google Earth Exports a sounding as an ASCII data file Saves the current view as an image file JPG GIF PNG TIF or BMP Adjust the drawing order of maps in the project E m b ig E Set cursor mode to pan allowing you to drag the map around using the mouse Set cursor mode to info click an object to show more information vector maps only Set cursor mode to zoom in click the map to zoom in
67. c placement To create a new section right click the position of the new cross section and the following dialog will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V 10 Eye4Software Hydromagic Section Properties Name DK0043 100 00 meter 45 0 degrees Location Start X 243340 90 243411 61 Start Y 474676 53 474747 24 Profile Cross Section Enter a name for the newly created section and click OK we will discuss the other options of this dialog in the next chapter A new section will be created with a default length and azimuth You can use the mouse to rotate resize and move the section in the right place Moving resizing and rotating cross sections After automatic or manual placement you will notice that a single cross section is drawn as a dashed purple line with 3 anchor points You can select these points with the mouse to move or rotate the cross section using the map By dragging the center point of the cross section you can drag and drop it to the new position In order to rotate or resize it use either one of the start and end points of the cross section Please note that in order to drag and drop any objects on the map you have to disable the Disable drag and drop option from the Cursor menu 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 101 wi CJ _ ZA a a gt AAA 63288 eS so tS o ko T gt L z eg O i Delete cross sections There are two ways to delete a sin
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69. ction file will always have the prj extension irrespective of the selected format PROJCS Amersfoort RD New GEOGCS Amersfoort DATUM Amersfoort 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 185 sample ESRI WKT projection file Exporting the map Just click OK to start the export The software will now write the selected files You can monitor the progress in the status bar at the bottom of the screen Depending on whether you checked the Show image after export the created image will be shown in the Windows Photo Viewer 2013 Eye4Software B V 186 Eye4Software Hydromagic Index A Activation 8 Area Calculations 55 B Boundaries 95 Buttons 45 Cs Channel Design 105 Clipping 95 Comments 87 Contours 162 Countries 27 Cross Sections 98 D Data Window Data Display 49 Py e Echosounder NMEA0183 13 Echosounder Offset 31 Echosounders Supported 4 Ellipsoids 19 _F Filter 138 _G GPS NMEA0183 9 GPS supported 4 H Hardware 4 Installation 7 Introduction 4 Map Datums 21 Map Grids 24 Map overlays 87 91 Matrix 150 p Photos 91 Plugins 17 Position Offset 29 Profiles 105 Purchasing 8 R Raster export 182 se S57 67 s63 69 Screenshot 182 Sound Velocity 37 Sounding create 112 Sounding edit 129 Sounding export 120 Sounding filter 138 Sounding import 122 Sounding offsets 141 Sounding playback 126 Sou
70. d Belge 1972 Belgian Lambert 72 The depth data if available will be stored in Select output file Click the Browse button to select the destination folder and filename for the data to export First select the folder you wish to store the file into and secondly type the name of the file Recommended extensions for ASCII files include ASC TXT LOG and CSV Select data to save Using the Data To Save selection box you can select which data you want to export to an ASCII file It is possible to export soundings matrices lines and boundaries In this example we want to export a sounding so we select the desired sounding from this box Select format options and field order The output format is fully customizable the following fields can be selected for export Longitude Latitude Easting Northing Depth Ellipsoidal height Date Tide Time Draft Heading VVVVVVVVVV V 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic 5 4 gt Speed gt Sound velocity correction To customize the exported fields and the field order click the Select button The following dialog will be shown allowing you to select the fields Click OK to confirm and return to the Export ASCII dialog E Select Fields to Export Available Fields Exported Fields Longitude Easting Latitude _ Northing Ellipsoidal Height Depth Date short Date long Time Tide Draft
71. d contain the userpermit which can be used to purchase ENC s 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 71 63 ENC Permits User Permit User Permit 51ABA63831D38D 5B000BD4704636 L Copy NOTE The user permit is required to order ENC s from your chart supplier or online chart store Please note that encrypted ENC s can only be used with registered versions of this software Scheme Administrator Certificate Certificate C Program Files x86 Eye4Software HydroMagic Program IHO CRT L Browse Status Succes NOTE The server administrator certificate is used to authenticate the ENC s loaded Do not change this except when the currect certificate has expired or the SA is not IHO Loaded Permits Cell Name Expires on Status Re Load Pennits Remove Activation of purchased ENC s When purchasing ENC s you will receive a PERMIT TXT file from your reseller containing the Permits for the purchased ENC s After importing this file you will be able to load these To do so relaunch the permits dialog by selecting S63 ENC Permits from the File menu You can now load the PERMIT TXT file by clicking the Load Permits button and selecting the received permit file You only have to do this once imported permits will be stored until the software is reinstalled When the file has been imported sucessfuly you will see something like this 2
72. d calculations In order to test RTK tide calculations connect and power on your RTK receiver and make sure you have a valid RTK fix The next step is to check the values in the Navigation Data window If this view isn t visible you can activate it by selecting Navigation Data from the View menu 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 119 Navigation Data x Position WGS84 Latitude S 32 714601 Longitude E 151 552368 Position Local Grid Northing 5226715 22 Easting 5036019 13 Altitude Height MSL 6 47 m EHT 33 26 m Depth Sounder Hi 2 80 m Sounder Lo 0 00m Corrected 29 55 m Tide Manual 0 00 m Receiver 0 00 m RTK 32 35 m Course Course 348 7 Speed Ground 0 0 m s GPS Information Sats 13 Fix RTK Fix Diff Age 01 Beacon 0000 Time 04 27 33 GMT Dilution Of Precision PDOP 2 70 HDOP 0 90 VDOP 2 30 AT attributes Pane B Navigation Data You have to check the following v The EHT Ellipsoidal Height is displayed in the data view If missing check the NUEA0183 2013 Eye4Software B V 120 Eye4Software Hydromagic 5 3 configuration of your RTK receiver v When using the Trimble proprietary NUEA0183 sentence the M S L field can be 0 00 v You should have RTK Fix in the GPS Information section v The RTK tide value is displayed in green Start sounding When the conditions above match you can just start a new sounding and proceed with your survey When
73. d to modify boundaries created by using the mouse or to rename a previously created boundary oY E a x eA Pp E Function Edit the selected coordinate Add a new coordinate to the list Insert a new coordinate before the selected coordinate Deletes the selected coordinate s Clears the list delete all coordinates Reload the list Show selected coordinate on the map Toggle coordinates between WGS84 and local grid Removing a boundary A boundary can be removed by right clicking on the boundary name in the Project Explorer and by selecting the Remove Boundary option After a confirmation the boundary will be removed from the 2013 Eye4Software B V 98 Eye4Software Hydromagic 4 13 project Cross Sections Cross Sections In Hydromagic cross sections are used to create a theoretical 3D design of the area you want to use to perform volume calculations The sections are in fact lines from shore to shore containing depth or elevation information relative to the distance from the shores or riverbanks By using a boundary it is possible to auto generate cross sections from bank to bank automatic placement It is also possible to place them by dragging the sections at the correct place by using the mouse manual placement Automatic placement Using automatic placement cross sections will be generated to fill a specified boundary The direction of and the distance between the sectio
74. der Offset checkbox or click the Reset button to load the defaults NMEA0183 compatible echosounders or fishfinders When using a NMEA0183 compatible echosounder of fishfinder whether to enter an offset depends on the NMEA0183 sentence s used to retrieve the depth data Sentence Depth Value Correction SDDBK Depth below keel Enter the distance between the keel of the ship and the water surface 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 33 SDDBS Depth below surface No correction is needed as the depth is measured from the water surface SDDBT Depth below Enter the distance between the transducer and the water transducer surface SDDPT Depth The offset configured in the echosounder is used 2 5 3 Vessel shape and offsets Introduction Using the built in Vessel Editor you can specify how the vessel should be drawn on the map It also allows you to set the exact location of the sensors like transducer and GPS antenna The position of the sensors is used to calculate the offset between the GPS position and the transducer position when the vessel s heading is known The vessel editor To start the Vessel Editor utility open the preferences dialog by selecting Preferences from the Options menu In the preferences dialog select the Map tab and click the Editor button as shown in the screenshot below 2013 Eye4Software B V s Eye4Software Hydromagic Preferences Calibration Mi
75. e SDDBT Echosounder Depth below transducer SDDPT Echosounder Depth and transducer offset Wf SDODC Echosounder ODEC DPT Format SIIHDG Heading Heading Deviation and Variation SIIHDM Heading Heading Magnetic SIIHDT Heading Heading True Select All Select None Testing the echosounder When everything has been configured correctly and the sounder has been turned on depth field in the Navigation View should display a depth value in green Depth Sounder Hi 2 00 m SounderLo 200m Corrected 2 00 m You can always check whether data is coming in by running the serial communications monitor To start this monitor select the Preferences option from the Tools and selecting the NMEA0183 tab At the bottom of this tab you will find the Serial Communications Monitor section Click the Start button to start the monitor and select one of the NUEA0183 channels to monitor the input 2013 Eye4Software B V 2 3 3 Configuration Configuring hardware using plugins Using Plugins By default Hydromagic can be used with most NMEA0183 devices To add support for devices not using the NMEA0183 protocol plugins are used Plugins are small programs that are loaded into the memory when Hydromagic starts The main advantage of using plugins is that the main program hasn t to be replaced each time a new device is used Instead a new plugin is installed and loaded by the ma
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77. e NMEA0183 tab The following window should now appear Preferences Map Calibration Miscellaneous Units and Formats NMEA0 183 Sounder NMEA Channel 1 Preferred NMEA channel to connect your GPS device Click Setup to configure NMEA Channel 2 Preferred NMEA channel to connect second GPS or compass Click Setup to configure Setup NMEA Channel 3 Preferred NMEA channel to connect an echosounder Click Setup to configure Sf Setup NMEA Channel 4 Preferred NMEA channel to connect other Set NMEA 0183 devices Click Setup to configure es Serial Communications Monitor Start the Serial Communications Monitor to have a E start look at the incoming serial data Select an unused NMEA0183 channel and click the Setup button for that channel The following dialog should appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration NMEA 0183 Channel 1 Device Settings Serial Port amp Refresh Serial Baudrate 4800 bps Serial Format N 8 1 v NMEA0 183 settings CRC Check Disabled X TalkerID Sentences L Select sentences v OK IE Cancel Device Settings By default the settings are correct for regular NMEA0183 devices You only have to select the COMxx number for the serial port USB to serial or Bluetooth adapter you are using If you didn t connect your ser
78. e using the internet or tidal calculators During Survey During the survey in cases where a tide receiver is not available it is possible to enter the current waterlevel by hand You can enter the value s each time a scale is passed To enter the current tide value just click the Pa button and enter the value Tide Correction To correct a sounding with tide observations you have to start the Tide Correction tool by selecting Tide Correction from the Tools menu The following dialog should now appear Tide Correction Sounding Sounding SNDNGOOO1 Tide Measurements Before you will be able to correct your sounding enter at least two tide measurements by clicking the Enter button Options V Create Backup First V Show Correction Log F Invert Sign Adding tide observations In order to correct the sounding we have to enter several tide observations The more observations you enter the more accurate the correction will be To start adding observations please click the Enter button The following dialog is shown 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing Enter tide correction data observations Date Time Level 04 11 11 07 30 42 5 52 04 11 11 11 50 27 5 72 G Add E Edit e Remove 3 Cancel By clicking the Add button you can start entering observations Make sure the date and time are entered correctly otherwise the
79. e Format Portable Network Graphics JPEG Image Files Tagged Image Format Files Windows Bitmap Files KAKA Loading the source data In order to load the map used as background select Import gt Import Map from the File menu Because the map is just exported as an image file all formats can be used Please not that attribute information is not saved on export because a simple image format is used After loading the map you can add overlays like photos comments and waypoints To import such overlay data select Import gt Import GPS Data from the File menu Hydrographic data such as soundings matrices cross sections and boundaries will also be visible in 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 183 the exported final product Exporting the view In order to export the current map view select Export gt Export Current View from the File menu F New Project Ctrl N Open Project Ctri O Ctri S Save Project Save Project As Import gt IE Export GPs Data gq Export ESRI ShapefFile gy Export ASCI Data Print Ctrl P J_ Export KML Data Print Preview P Export Config Print Setup ig Export DXF Data 1 G temp bbd Fluessen gmp 2 C Users blankenberge gmp 3 C temp bbd antwerpen gmp 4 G Users rotterdam gmp 5 G temp bbd ClippingTest gmp Exit Export Current View Dialog After a few seco
80. e Map Grids from the menu Using this window you will be able to view delete or modify existing grids definitions or to add your own For a list of map grids that are already in the database click here 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 25 Select Map Grid Grid List Country or Region EPSG Grid Name Anguilla 2000 Anguilla 1957 British West Indies Grid E Antigua and Barbuda 2001 Antigua 1943 British West Indies Grid S Dominica 2002 Dominica 1945 British West Indies Grid ba Grenada 2003 Grenada 1953 British West Indies Grid Ml Montserrat 2004 Montserrat 1958 British West Indies Grid St Kitts and Nevis 2005 St Kitts 1955 British West Indies Grid Fi st Lucia St Lucia 1955 British West Indies Grid lel St Vincent and the Gren St Vincent 45 British West Indies Grid i Canada NAD27 CGQ77 SCoPQ zone 2 I Canada NANIWCGOTD I SCaPO zone 3 as Filter Grid List Filter by country No country selected Filter by datum No map datum selected i Selected Grid Properties Name St Kitts 1955 British West Indies Grid Projection Transverse Mercator Country St Kitts and Nevis L Select Datum St Kitts 1955 E Select False Northing 0 000000 False Easting 400000 000000 Latitude of Origin 0 00000000 Central Meridian 62 00000000 Parallel North 0 00000000 Parallel South 0 00000000 Azimuth 0 00000000 Rectified Grid Angle 0 00000000 Scalefactor
81. e the actual XYZ data for instance record ld s You can use the View button to check if these options apply to your input file Coordinate field order This option is to set the order of the fields in the file The following is supported Latitude Longitude Longitude Latitude Northing Easting Easting Northing VVVV When a third field is present in the file it will be interpreted as depth Most software stores soundings in XYZ format so selecting Easting Northing here would probably work in most cases Coordinate field format When the input files contains values in geographic format i e latitude and longitude and the coordinates are stored in degrees minutes and seconds format or degrees and minutes format set this option to the correct value When coordinates are stored in decimal values leave the Decimal option selected Projection and Units The software needs to now which projection is used in the file only when Northing and Easting coordinates are used instead of Latitude and Longitude so it can be referenced to WGS84 coordinates When an altitude or depth is present in the file you also have to set the unit used meters or feet Importing the file Just click OK to start reading the file When all parameters were entered correctly the imported sounding will appear in the Project Explorer Importing Soundings from NMEA0183 log NMEA0183 Logfiles This feature allows users to create a sound
82. ea and volume for the whole sounding The processed area means the amount of overlap between the two matrices used When a fixed level is used the overlap is always 100 and the processed area will be the same as the total area 2013 Eye4Software B V 168 Eye4Software Hydromagic Below Reference Area and volume below the level found in Matrix 2 Above Reference Area and volume above the level found in Matrix 2 Calculate Click the Calculate button to calculate area s and volumes from the selected matrices Calculated values are split in totals above reference Matrix 2 and below reference Matrix 2 Report Click the Report button to calculate area s and volumes from the selected matrices This function creates an ASCII file containing a detailed report on the calculated volumes which can be saved or printed 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 169 Volumes txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help Volume Calculation By comparing matrices Generated on 7 6 2013 at 9 34 07 by Eye4software Hydromagic version 5 1 13 604 Matrix sounding y Matrix reference Fixed Level 0 00 Horizontal Units meter Vertical Units meter Totals coverage 5017 m2 Processed overlapping area 5017 m2 Percent 100 0 Non overlapping area 0 000 m2 Percent 0 0 Matrix spacing r O25 Total volume 34337 m3 Mean height difference 6 84 Below Reference Fixed Level 0 00 Perc
83. ed Start Recording When a sounding is loaded and selected the active sounding name the name of the sounding new fixes will be appended to is displayed in the right corner of the status bar You will also notify that the Record button in the toolbar is enabled You can click this button to start and stop adding soundings to the selected track Before starting recording a sounding it is required that the current project has been assigned a valid name If you haven t done so you will be notified Without a valid projection name set the autosave function won t work You can set the project name by using the Save As function from the File menu By default when creating a new sounding it is set as the active or selected sounding To select a different sounding to append positions to select the desired sounding in the Project Explorer right click on it and select Set Active 2013 Eye4Software B V ma Eye4Software Hydromagic File View Tools Options Navigation Cursor Help DNEH ce Si EY Project Explorer o Project QD L Maps lt D _ Matrices Bes Lom he a P Zoom Sounding a amp D Waypoin et Acti D Comme Photos Edit Sounding z Boundar Remove Sounding iD Sections Shift Sounding Filter Sounding Duplicate Sounding DOIN Export Sounding Autosave option To prevent data loss for instance due to
84. ed coordinates in the spreadsheet Click the Add button to add new records 2013 Eye4Software B V 172 Eye4Software Hydromagic Setting depth values When the shoreline connects points with the same depth value for instance zero you can set all Z values at once by clicking the Level button and entering the value 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing Edit Shoreline Shoreline Properties Name SHORELINEO003 Visible 149419 790 149408 420 Gi Gee Et Oat eater Modifying shoreline data To modify the positions in shoreline data you can use the mouse to drag and drop the positions on the map When you want to modify positions manually or you want to alter the depth values you have to use the Edit Shoreline dialog To open this dialog right click on the shoreline you want to modify in the Project View and select the Edit Shoreline option 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic 5 E Shorelines D i SHORELINEOOO2 Set Active 4 Edit Shoreline Remove Shoreline Applying shoreline data Shoreline data can be used when generating matrices and thus also calculating volumes using matrices When generating a matrix you can specify which shorelines you want to include by clicking the Select button In the dialog that appears check the shorelines you want to include and click OK Select Shoreline Data
85. eed a RTK receiver with a valid correction signal This correction signal can be provided by a GSM GPRS NTRIP service provider UHF base station or your own base station on a known location You also need a local geoid model This is a file containing geoid ellipsoid separation values for the area or country you are performing your survey Hydromagic ships with a couple of geoid models including Belgium the Netherlands and North America If no geoid model is available for your area please contact support To perform the calculation you also need to know the exact distance between the receiving element of your RTK antenna and the water surface Receiver Output To retrieve the ellipsoidal height from your RTK receiver it should have an NMEA0183 data output supporting either the GPGGA or P TNL GGK sentence as shown in the examples below PTNL GGK 453049 0 0 3728 455440850 N 12215 253291068 W 3 9 2 0 EHT35 7424 M Trimble proprietary message for RTK position GPGGA 042629 00 3242 86076286 S 15133 15384408 E 4 12 1 1 6 573 M 26 799 M 1 0 0000 51 Standard NMEA0183 sentence for GPS or RTK fix data When the Trimble proprietary NUEA0183 message is used the ellipsoidal height is provided directly in the sentence in the example above it is in the ellipsoidal height 10 EHT35 7424 field For standard NMEA0183 the ellipsoidal height is calculated from the M S L 9 height and geoidal separation 11 field In thi
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87. en Delete contours To delete a collection of contour lines look for the name in the Project Explorer and right click on it Select the Remove Map option from the popup menu and confirm the action Project Explorer a x 5 4 Project h Maps D b 3TSSCHES 000 click to show hide Matrices I Zoom Map contours LO ga Map Properties 3 Soundin Set Active 88 ym Dena E Routes Show Map Attributes Wavpon Remove Map D Comme click to remove contours D _ Boundaries Export contours Even when you choose to not save the contours when creating it is possible to export them afterwards From the File menu select Export then select the Export Vector Data option 2013 Eye4Software B V 166 7 5 Eye4Software Hydromagic E Export vector data to ESRI Shapefile Output Settings Layer E Contours Filename D Maps TRK contours shp E _ Browse V Save Attributes to DBASE file dbf Please select the coordinate system used in the output file Seet Select by dicking the Select button 9 ect Currently selected Belge 1972 Belgian Lambert 72 EEN Volume Calculation Matrix Volume calculation using matrix The matrix volume calculation tool can be used in two ways to calculate the difference in volume between two matrices for instance pre dredge and post dredge or between a matrix and a fixed level
88. ent Above Reference Fixed Level 0 00 Area 5017 m2 Percent 100 0 Volume 34337 m3 Percent 100 0 At Reference Fixed Level 0 00 Area 0 000 m2 Percent gt EN Volume 0 000 m3 D0 2013 Eye4Software B V 170 7 6 Eye4Software Hydromagic Entering Shoreline Data Shoreline Data The shoreline data option can be used to enter depth data for places you cannot reach using your vessel for instance because the water is to shallow It can also be used to specify a line of equal depth for instance where the water reaches the shore For instance in the example below you would set the depth for all points on the line to zero Drawing a shoreline In order to draw a shoreline using hand for instance when it is possible to use a accurate map select the Draw Shoreline option from the Cursor menu Now you can click the points that make the line segments for the shoreline When finished just click the right mouse button to store the line Shorelines will appear as green lines on top of your background map s 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing Entering Manually When you want to enter the shoreline manually for instance when you have measured the shoreline coordinates from the shore using a RTK rover right click on Shorelines in the Project View and select Add Shoreline The following dialog should now appear allowing you to enter all measur
89. er to the bottom of the river The height of the water which is above the bottom of the transducer has to be added to the echosounder output and can be entered here Most echosounders have the option to enter the distance between the water surface and the transducer so in this case you do not have to use this option or you can use it for other corrections Entering the echosounder offset To enter an offset for the echosounder select Preferences from the Option menu 2013 Eye4Software B V 32 Eye4Software Hydromagic In the dialog that appears select the Calibration tab You should see the following dialog r Preferences _Units and Formats NMEAOI83 ToPIP Grid Map Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms ECDIS Plugins GPS Offset E Use GPS offset X Offset 0 00 0 00 Y Offset Echosounder Offset V Use Echosounder offset Z Offset 1 23 Sound Velocity Use this option to configure a different speed of sound for some depth ranges deep water salt water and thermoclines Draft Squat Correction Use this option to specify different draft vs speed corrections The value entered is added to the depth reported by the echosounder To substract from the sounders value just prefix the value with the minus sign To disable the correction just remove the tick from the Use Echosoun
90. erence matrix DTM provided that an AutoCAD or MicroStation CAD drawing of the area is available and of course contains elevation information From the vectors collected from the CAD file a TIN model is generated and heights are calculated on the generated triangles 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 159 When comparing the matrix created from a sounding with a matrix created from a CAD drawing we can calculated the amount of material which has to be re moved in order to get the result as defined in the CAD drawing A sample CAD design of how to construct a basin is displayed below Generate the matrix To start the conversion right click on the loaded DXF or DGN CAD file and select the Export to Matrix option 2013 Eye4Software B V 160 Eye4Software Hydromagic File View Tools Options Navigation Cursor He nee ee ae ae Project Explorer o i Project _ Maps H Li Matrice P Zoom Map gt La Soundir 7 Map Properties amp D _ Waypoi _ Comme Set Active amp Photos amp Bounda SS AEI nai H 2E Section S Remove Map i Shoreli Generate matrix from vector map Vector Data Vector Map iS VERGWEST2 dxf Layer Filter MBB_VERG NOTE To specify which vector layers should be included enter the layer names above separated by semicolons Output File Spacing 1 0 horizontal units Clipping Area
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92. etessdecuccsseeds 182 Index 186 2013 Eye4Software B V Introduction 4 Eye4Software Hydromagic 1 1 Introduction Eye4Software Hydromagic is an hydrographic survey software tool which can be used to map areas using a GPS and echosounder Use the software to import view and edit your maps display your position and to record depths create soundings The software will work with almost any GPS and echosounder and can be used on any desktop laptop or netbook computer running Windows XP SP2 or higher Some application examples Record depth data using a GPS and echosounder Show your current position and depth on a loaded map Convert your soundings to a regularly spaced XYZ data DTM Convert your soundings to different file formats Show cross sections and calculate volumes Design and generate theoretical DTM s channel design Create depth contours and save them as ESRI shapefiles Add comments symbols or routes to your maps Perform realtime positioning on research and hydrographic survey vessels Fishing industry for instance to navigate inside the assigned fishing parcels View GIS features on shapefiles CAD and S57 ENC data SASSA Supported Hardware Supported Hardware The list below is just an indication the software will probably work with more models then the ones that are displayed below Supported Echosounders NMEA0183 Compatible Echosounders Cee Hydrosystems Ceestar Cee Hydrosystems
93. evel manually Edit matrix color and legend settings Show version and licensing information BORQRRAHD RE Display the offline user manual Accelerator Keys Accelerator keys An accelerator key is a key on your keyboard that you can press to quickly access a menu or function This can be used for often used functions such as start or stop recording a sounding When using an accelerator key you do not longer have to use the mouse while trying to navigate your vessel at the same time Default accelerator keys A couple of accelerator keys are already defined after installation of the software These keys provide direct access to the functions in the Survey menu as shown below Accelerator keys are supported since Hydromagic version 5 2 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 47 Survey Navigation Cursor Help Mark location toy Create new sounding F8 Toggle Recording F9 S Previous Section Fil SP Next Section Adding and modifying accelerator keys In addition to the standard accelerator keys there is a possibility to add keys by your own to modify accelerators or to reset all accelerators to their default values To do so click the small arrow at the right of the toolbar and select the Customize option as show below ta SS SS PER aed ot E A z Add or Remove Buttons v Standard gt Customize In the dialog that appear click the Ke
94. exporting the sounding both the ellipsoidal height and RTK tide level can be exported as a text file along with the XY and Z coordinates Exporting soundings Introduction Using the ASCII export function it is possible to export tracks in ASCII format for use in other applications It is also useful to backup separate track files from a project for instance to import them into another project or just for archiving The ASCII import function allows you to import soundings written in ASCII format For instance to import a sounding exported from another Hydromagic project or created with other software Exporting sounding data The ASCII export function allows you to export your soundings in ASCII format You can use this feature to create backups of your work or when you want to use the data in other applications To start open the Export ASCII dialog by selecting File gt Export gt Export ASCII Data from the main menu The following dialog will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 121 Export ASCI Sounding Vector data Data File File lt click Browse to select an ASCII file gt Data To Save antwerpen trk Format Fields Easting Northing Depth Field Separator Comma X Projection and Units If the coordinates used in the file are not in WGS84 Latitude Longitude Projection select the projection used by clicking on the Select button Currently selecte
95. geoid model is used to calculate the separation between the Ellipsoidal height returned by the GPS and the local geoid model Model GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 4 Vertical reference Datum Datum NGVD29 To enable tide calculation you have to check the Use Real Time Kinematic RTK for real time tide calculation box When checked you can alter the other configuration options First you have to enter the height of the antenna above the water surface Make sure to measure this distance as accurate as possible an error in this measurement is directly converted to an error in the tide level Secondly select the geoid model used in your area by clicking the Select button 2013 Eye4Software B V ns Eye4Software Hydromagic Select Geoid Model Select Geoid ID Geoid 8001 Normaal Amsterdams Peil N A P Ei 8002 Tweede Algemene Waterpassing T A W 3003 GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 1 8004 GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 2 3005 GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 3 GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 4 GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 5 COMINAD Camon Crid E Geoid Properties Name GEOIDO3 Conus Grid 4 Country United States Select File g2003u04 geo Browse Offset 0 000 For some area s it is possible to select a vertical reference like NAVD88 NVGD29 M S L etc Please note that this setting is ignored for some countries When finished configuring just click OK to apply the settings Testing RTK and geoi
96. gle cross section 1 Right click the center anchor point of the cross section in the map and select Remove Section from the popup menu 2 Right click the cross section name in the Project Explorer and select Remove Section To delete all cross sections right click the Sections folder in the Project Explorer and select Remove All After confirmation all cross sections will be removed from the project 4 14 Cross Sections from CAD Cross Sections from CAD Instead of placing cross sections by hand it is also possible to import them directly from an AutoCad DXF project To use this method please make sure you use a separate AutoCad layer for these lines Import To start importing the line data used to create sections select the Generate sections from DXF option by right clicking the Sections folder in the project view If the project view is not visible you can show it by selecting Project Explorer from the View menu 2013 Eye4Software B V 102 Eye4Software Hydromagic Generate Sections from CAD file Select CAD file Filename dick Browse to select an input file Select layer s containing the sections to import Select al Select None Options Section Name Prefix SECTION optional Clipping Area L N A File First you have to click the Browse button to select a CAD file At this moment only AutoCad DXF files are supported If your Au
97. gs for most countries around Click the Save button to store the newly created datum by clicking cancel the input is ignored and you will return to the list 2 5 Software Configuration 2 5 1 Position Offset Please note that you have to check for faulty hardware and incorrect geodesy settings first before using this function This setting is not stored inside your soundings so there is no way to see the sounding has been altered using a position offset Introduction In some cases it is required to add a small offset to the received GPS position for instance when the GPS uses a different map datum then WGS84 There are 2 ways to set and reset this offset by using the map or by entering the offset manually The offset is used in both the sounding recorder and the map display Calibrate the vessel s position using the map display Calibrating the GPS position using the map is most probably the easiest method to set a new offset From the menu select Cursor gt Set Position Offset Now you can select the correct position using the mouse by clicking the left mouse button Confirm the new position by clicking the Yes button in the message windows that appears and the vessel will now move to the selected position To set a new offset just repeat the step as described above To reset this offset select Cursor gt Set Position Offset from the menu and right click anywhere on the map Confirm by clicking the Yes b
98. h contains 3D vectors Channel Design When comparing the matrix created from a sounding with a matrix created from a channel design we can calculated the amount of material which has to be re moved in order to get the result as in the channel design 2013 Eye4Software B V 15 Eye4Software Hydromagic Generate the matrix To start creating a matrix from the channel design right click on the Sections folder in the Project Explorer and select the Generate Matrix options as shown below EE s 5 Soundings 8 48 Waypoints i Comments After selecting this option the Generate Matrix from Sections will be displayed as shown in the image below 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing Include the following sections M DKOOO1 0011 00 a DKOO3 RE oe DK0002 N 00 BN DK Be DKO03 DN Dk 0042 W NY DK0017 JEG 1 0 Meters valid range 0 1 10 0 E DELDEN_KADE DKDTM xyz Please select the coordinate system used in the file Select by clicking the Select button Currently selected Amersfoort RD New Sections Select which sections you want to include in the matrix calculation In most cases you select all sections which can be done by clicking the Select All button To deselect all sections click the Select None button To select only section that are set as visible in the project click Select
99. he water level for large differences in tide level you should use the tide correction tool instead Invert depth When depths has to be expressed as negative values in height instead of depth you can use this option to invert the signs Most of the times this function is used after tide correction has been applied to the sounding Swap high and low frequency depths When this function is selected the values of the high and low frequency depths will be swapped Adjust sounding start time When a sounding was recorded using an invalid system time or when the time is absent for instance when the sounding has been imported through an ASCII file you can use this option to adjust the starting time of the sounding Just select the date and time of the first fix in the sounding all next fixes will be adjusted accordingly When using tide correcting your sounding will have to contain correct date and time information 6 6 Tide Correction Introduction When recording soundings in tidal area s you have to take in account the current tide level You can either enter the tide manually during the sounding or automated using a tide receiver or RTK It is also possible to correct a sounding afterward by using automatic tide correction To use this feature you have to enter several tide observations You can enter this data during the sounding or collect the 2013 Eye4Software B V 146 Eye4Software Hydromagic data afterward for exampl
100. hich additional data to display upon printing of the map Setup Auto Save Enable a timer to save your work periodically amp Setup to prevent data loss Error Handling Define how the software should react when a fatal error occurs System Settings System settings like date time formats screensavers etc Lo The system settings dialog After clicking the Setup button the following dialog appears 2013 Eye4Software B V a Eye4Software Hydromagic System Settings Windows Screensaver Disable Windows Screensaver activation When this option is checked the Hydromagic software protects the Windows Screensaver from activating Please note that this option will only work when the default Windows Screensaver without password protection is used Windows Powersaver T Disable Windows Powersaver activation When this option is checked the Hydromaaic software protects the Windows Operating System from putting the monitor into sleep It does not protect from putting the system into sleep or standby mode Time Formats This function lets you define the date and time formats used in 7 Setu dialogs views and logfiles Biz onc Windows Screensaver When the Disable Windows Screensaver activation option has been selected Hydromagic prevents Windows from starting the screensaver as long as the Hydromagic application has focus Please note that this option only wor
101. ial converter or Bluetooth dongle you can connect it when this dialog is open and click the Refresh button to re detected the available serial ports When configuring a RTK receiver the serial speed can sometimes deviate from the standard 9600 19200 and 38400 bps may also be used on these devices NMEA0183 Settings CRC Check Some devices support a NUEA0183 CRC checksum If you want to make use of this enable this option When a sentence does not contain a CRC the CRC check will be skipped so it is safe to leave this feature on Talker ID Use this option to filter NUEA0183 sentences by talker ID It sometimes happens that both echosounder and GPS devices are transmitting GPS sentences in this case you can either select the GPS or echosounder by specifying GP or SD in this field Sentences To select which NMEA0183 sentences will be decoded and which ones will be ignored on this channel click the Select sentences button The dialog that appears allows you to select which sentences are used For most GPS devices selecting only the GPGGA sentence will suffice If you choose to use the heading and speed 2013 Eye4Software B V 12 Eye4Software Hydromagic calculated by the GPS device you should also select the GPVTG sentence NMEA0183 Sentences W SGPGGA SGPGLL GPRMC GPVTG GPZDA SGPGSA WA scPGsy A PTNL GGK of sSDDBK SDDBS SDDBT W SDDPT SDODC SIIHDG IIHDM IIHDT
102. imum Depth Sets the minimum depth that is expected to be returned from the sounder This value is not corrected but compared to the raw depth returned Maximum Depth Sets the maximum depth that is expected to be returned from the sounder This value is not corrected 2013 Eye4Software B V 62 Eye4Software Hydromagic but compared to the raw depth returned Speed Alarms To setup an alarm on the speed of the vessel click the Setup button in the Speed Alarm section To enable an alarm for speed check the Enable alarm on speed limit option You will now be able to configure other options Speed Alarm Speed Alarm V Enable alarm on speed limit Speed Limit Maximum Speed Actions V Pause track recording 7J Sound alarm Maximum Speed The maximum speed of the vessel during survey or dredging operations Due to latency errors the recommended speed for performing surveys is 4 km h Alarm Options Pause sounding recording When the Pause sounding recording option is enabled the recording of the current sounding is suspended when the alarm is activated You have to press the record button again to resume recording Sound Alarm When the Sound alarm option is enabled then a sound is played when the alarm is activated You can reset the sound by clicking the reset alarm ES button in the toolbar NOTE When using sound alarm s make sure your sound hardware is enabled and the vol
103. in program Plugins are installed into the Plugins folder in the installation directory selected during setup Configuring Plugins To configure and select the plugins to use you can open the plugins configuration window by selecting the Preferences option from the Tools and selecting the Plugins tab The following window should appear Preferences Units and Formats NMEAOI83 tce Grid Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms EcDIS Plugins Plugins Plugin Name Ji Vyner Tide Receiver Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 919 ij TILTOO1 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 811 i Ohmex TidaLite Tide Receiver Plugin 1 0 11 923 ij Ohmex SonarMite Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 922 Ji Simrad EA500 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 921 i Simrad EA300 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 920 i Simrad EA200 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 920 ij ELAC Hydrostar LAZ4300 Echosounder Plugin 1 0 11 926 ij ELAC LAZ4100 Echosounder Plugin 1 0 11 926 iJ Knudsen 320 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 919 ij InnerSpace 449 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 912 ij InnerSpace 448 Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 912 i Garmin USB PVT plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 817 i Odom EchoTrac HydroTrac Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 12 i Odom DigiTrace Plugin for Hydromagic 1 0 11 926 ij STN Atlas Deso 20 22 25 Plugin 1 0 11 920 ij STN Atlas Deso 11 14 15 Plugin 1 0 11 920 Configure
104. ine Data Sounding channel You can use this setting to select which data of the sounding is used to generate the matrix This can be one of the following values e Depth recorded with the low frequency channel of your echosounder e Depth recorded with the high frequency channel of your echosounder The difference in depth between the high and low frequency channel Low High The difference in depth between the high and low frequency channel High Low Sensor data channel 1 Sensor data channel 2 Sensor data channel 3 The sensor data channels can be used to store either magnetometer data information on reflectivity 2013 Eye4Software B V 152 Eye4Software Hydromagic bottom loss or duration of the returned echo s The data that each channel contains can differ and depends on the echosounder plugin that was used to record the data Matrix spacing You can select the spacing of the regularly spaced data here The same spacing is applied to both the X and Y axis The spacing has to be entered in the same units as used for the map projection Which spacing to use depends on the zoom scale you are using For an overview of a large area you can use 2 5 meter When zooming in on a smaller area the best is to use values between 0 25 and 1 00 meter Please note that when using a larger spacing it will be generated and displayed faster then a more dense matrix Clipping area Use this to select which clipping are
105. ing Waypoints Projecting a waypoint When projecting a Waypoint you basically create a Waypoint on a certain distance and heading from a known position In Hydromagic there are multiple ways to project a waypoint You can project the waypoint from another Waypoint a position on the map a manually entered position or the current GPS position In this tutorial we will project a Waypoint using another Waypoint as a reference To open the Project Waypoint window select the Tools gt Project Waypoint option from the menu The following window will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 85 r Project Waypoint From Waypoint Waypoint Fat Select From Position Northing 223993 18 i GPS Easting 62823 69 V Show position in grid coordinates Distance and Bearing Distance 100 0 Bearing 45 0 Project Cancel In this window you will find 2 buttons a Select button to select the source Waypoint and a GPS button which can be used to automatically enter the current GPS position as source location For this example we will use another waypoint so we click the Select button and choose a Waypoint from the list If there is no Waypoint in the list you can walk through the Creating Waypoints tutorial to create a one Once you selected a Waypoint the coordinates of this Waypoint are copied into the Latitude Longitude fields
106. ing directly from a recorded NMEA0183 logile This can be used to retrieve data from for instance a remote controlled survey vessel such as the OcienScience Z Boat 1800 This option can only be used when depth and position data is in the same file NMEA0183 Import Tool To start the NMEA0183 importing tool select Import NUEA0183 from the File gt Import menu as shown below 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 125 oo amp Untitled Eye4Software Hydromagic 4 Import Map P Download Map _ New Project Ctri N E Open Project Ctri O bel Save Project Ctrl s Save Project As A E Import Map gt BA Import Matrix Le Import GPS Data A Import ASCII Data p Import XTF Data p Import Config 563 ENC Permits Print Ctrl P Print Preview Print Setup 1 MAlicarc inartlhand amn In order to import data you have to specify a local map projection first In case you haven t done so the application will prompt you to do this now After a map projection has been selected the following dialog should appear Import NMEA0183 data NMEA0 183 Logfile Filename C Users Leon Documents Session 15 log NMEA0 183 Sentences Position GPGGA Heading IIHDG Advanced Settings Quality DGPS Fix Checksum Enable NMEA0183 Import Settings 2013 Eye4Software B V 126 Eye4Software Hydromagic
107. ion and will also be displayed The UTM coordinates are displayed in northing and easting meters Position User Selected Grid Your current GPS position displayed in either easting and northing or latitude and longitude depending on the local map grid used to display the current map This projection is the same as the projection displayed in the statusbar at the bottom of the screen 2013 Eye4Software B V 52 Eye4Software Hydromagic Altitude Altitude of the GPS antenne Depending on the GPS this can be the altitude above sea level or the altitude above the geoid The altitude can be displayed in meters or feet The current altitude unit setting can modified from in the Units tab in the preferences window Preferences from the Options menu Course Course calculated by the GPS Also know as course over ground Speed Speed calculated by the GPS Also known as speed over ground The speed can be displayed in miles per hour meters per second knots and kilometers per hour The current altitude unit setting can be modified from the Units tab in the preferences window Preferences from the Options menu GPS Statistics This option can be selected to retrieve more information on the GPS fix This section in the dataview includes the quality of the GPS fix no fix GPS fix DGPS fix etc the number of satellites used and some basic information on the DGPS reference station used not available when using EG
108. is installation of the software only The hardware id is encrypted using the OEM and manufacturer id forming the Userpermit which is used to purchase ENC s Purchasing ENC s S 63 ENC s can be purchased through your local marine supplies dealer or online reseller In order to purchase ENC s you need the Userpermit and register it with the online chart store or your local reseller Because the hardware id is encrypted in the Hydromagic registration code or hardlock it is only possible to use S 63 ENC s in registered versions of the software It is not possible to load these charts when using a trial version Obtaing the userpermit To obtain the userpermit for your software installation select the S63 ENC Permits option from the File menu as shown in the screenshot below 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic amp Untitled Eye4Software Hydromagic W File View Tools Options Navigation Cu Import Map New Project Ctri N Open Project Ctri O Save Project Ctri S Save Project As Import gt Export gt Print Ctrl P Print Preview Print Setup 1 G temp bbd antwerpen gmp 2 C temp bbd ClippingTest gmp 3 C Users rotterdam gmp 4 G temp bbd Fluessen gmp Exit This will launch the S63 ENC Permits dialog which contains the userpermit and can be used to activate purchased ENC s When you are using a registered version of the software the dialog shoul
109. is not available you can use the map download functionality offered by Hydromagic It allows you to use street maps or satellite imagery from Google Bing or OpenStreetMaps as background image for your project Tiles are downloaded from the provider of choice merged into a map image and geo referenced to the projection you are using in your project Therefore you have to select the map projection you are going to use before downloading any maps Please note that storing map tiles locally breaks the terms of service for a couple of popular data providers like Google Bing and ArcGIS Online Use this function at your own risk Download Map Tool 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 77 To start the map downloading tool right click the Maps folder in the Project View and select the Download Map option from the popup menu as shown in the image below In case you didn t select a map projection for the project yet you will be asked to do so if not the download tool is displayed oi File View Tools Options Navigation Cursor H S Untitled Eye4Software Hydromagic LEHM BBBR pg Pijet Erpiorer AX 5 Project M re Import Map E Soild Download Map amp Ro was f D Comments amp __ Photos amp Boundaries amp _ Sections The tool allows you to download street maps or satellite imagery from the following 3 providers v OpenStreetMaps v Google
110. it using the chart display You can alter sounding via the chart display You can drag and drop points or alter depth values using the context menu Make sure the sounding you want to alter is set as active This can be done using the Project Explorer by right clicking the sounding and selecting the Set Active menu item Activating this menu can be done by right clicking a depth value or GPS fix on the map as shown below It allows you to remove edit or add sounding values 2013 Eye4Software B V 6 2 132 Eye4Software Hydromagic a p Y i t P zoomin P Zoom Out Ea Center Add Waypoint B Project Waypoint ustan P a g Add Comment fig Add Photo Eg Add Corner s a a a a a s a bi a e k a a a f a a H gp Add Section s z a z a a Q Edit Sounding Data Add Sounding Data Remove Sounding Data me Move Sounding ie Add Shoreline Data Show in Google Maps Singlebeam Editor Singlebeam Editor The singlebeam editor is a tool which can be used to manually edit all calculated data points ina sounding You can use it to delete insert and modify XYZ records Starting the editor You can start this editor by right clicking the sounding to be edited in the Project Explorer and selecting the Edit Sounding option as shown below 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing 1
111. ks when a screensaver without password protection is used This options prevents situations where your screen blanks when you do not touch the mouse or keyboard for some time when performing a survey Windows Powersaver When the Disable Windows Powersaver activation option has been selected Hydromagic prevents Windows from putting the monitor or laptop display in sleepmode as long as the Hydromagic application has focus This options prevents situations where your screen blanks when you do not touch the mouse or keyboard for some time when performing a survey Time Formats Use this option to specify the time and date formats used in Hydromagic for log files exported ASCII data screendumps and printing Click the Setup button to access these settings 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration a3 r Time and Date Formats Date and Time Formats Language English United States Date short M d yyyy Date long dddd MMMM dd yyyy Time h mm ss tt Preview Date short 7 11 2013 Date long Thursday July 11 2013 Time 5 46 42 PM To change the time and date formats select your language and country using the Language selection After selecting the language the dialog displays the possible date and time formats for this language You can preview the settings in the Preview pane To apply the settings click OK 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features User Interface Fe
112. llows you to reverse the sign swap high and low frequency values and more G Split 2013 Eye4Software B V 6 3 Singlebeam Processing Allows you to split a track at the selected record The current sounding will not be altered instead two new soundings will be created H Empty This option deletes all records but not the sounding itself For instance if you need to start over you can empty the sounding with this button Before deleting a confirmation dialog is displayed allowing you to cancel the operation I Reload Reloads all records J Zoom Zooms to the selected record s on the chart display K Toggle projection Toggles the coordinates between geographic and projected coordinates Echogram Editor Echogram editor The echogram editor is used to quickly remove spikes and void data from a sounding To start the echogram editor right click on the sounding you want to modify in the Project Explorer and select the Edit Echogram option from the context menu r Sounding Echogram Window TORZA PO ms High Frequency v X 374394 25 Y 2096829 80 Z 13 50 Echogram Depth vs Time NOTE To make a selection in the echogram drag the mouse while holding the right mouse button Release button when done l Y Chose 2013 Eye4Software B V 138 Eye4Software Hydromagic 6 4 Using the echogram editor Using the echogram editor is very simple Ju
113. mage s will be showed on the map as a camera icons When clicked the photo will appear Possible application examples include Store images of buildings in your GIS datasets v Store underwater photo s or sidescan sonar images in your nautical maps v Store images of terrain features in your topographic maps Adding a photo In Hydromagic there are multiple ways to add a photo You can create one manually from the photo list or click on the map to store a photo on the current mouse position The easiest way is by clicking on the map We will demonstrate in a few steps how to do this Zoom and pan over the map until you find the position you want to place a photo Click the right mouse button when pointing the mouse to the position and select the Add Photo option The Add Photo window will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V 2 Eye4Software Hydromagic E Add Photo Properties Name PHOTO0001 Northing 202311 81 amp Find Address Easting 95035 77 Description Beautiful Lighthouse V Show position in northing easting coordinates Photo Preview File C Users Public Pictures Sample Pictures Lighthouse jpg l E Show L Browse 2 Cancel You will notice that the position of the photo is already filled In this window you can add a name and comment to store with the photo Also you have to select an image file by clicking the Browse button At this moment JPEG GIF
114. ment all GPS devices with a NMEA 0183 compatible connection are supported The GPS is used to get position course speed and information on GPS quality and or precision In order to connect a GPS receiver you need to have at least one available serial port If there is no port available you can add a serial port by using an USB to Serial converter or a NUEA0183 data combiner equiped with an USB port When using such a converter make sure it is connected at the time you are going to configure the GPS It is recommended to configure a GPS receiver at NMEA0183 channel 1 In most scenarios you only have to select the correct serial port to be used For a GPS device it is also recommended to select the GPGGA and GPVTG options in the filter settings Supported NMEA0183 sentences for GPS devices Hydromagic is able to decode the following NMEA0183 sentences used by GPS and RTK devices Sentence Description GPGGA Global Positioning System Fix Data Time and Position GPGLL Geographic Position Latitude and Longitude GPGSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites GPGSV Satellites in view GPRMC Recommended Minimum Navigation Information GPVTG Track Made Good and Ground Speed 2013 Eye4Software B V 10 Eye4Software Hydromagic GPZDA GPS Time PTNL GGK Trimble RTK positioning data and ellipsoidal height Configuration To add the GPS device to the configuration select Preferences from the options menu and select th
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116. nding record 112 Supported devices 4 2013 Eye4Software B V Index 187 oa ee Tide correction 145 Tide observations 145 Toolbar 45 Trial Period 8 W Waypoints 80 World File 182 2013 Eye4Software B V Back Cover
117. nds needed to capture the image the following dialog will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V 14 Eye4Software Hydromagic Export Current View Destination Format Portable Network Graphics png File D Maps Export png L Browse Export Options V Generate World File V Generate ESRI WKT Projection File V Show image after export Generate PROJ 4 Projection File Click here to read more on Export Current View varaj X Cancel Output file First you have to select the output format and the filename of the image file After selecting the format use the Browse button to select the folder and file name Generate World File In cases where you want to import the exported image file into another GPS or GIS mapping software product you have to enable this option The software stores the upper left coordinates and the pixel sizes scale in the world file Depending on the image format you are using the world file will have the following file extension GIF World File gfw PNG World File pgw JPG World File jgw TIF World File tfw BMP World File bpw SSSss UZES 3 726715 242435 599588 476855 346680 sample world file Projection Files The software can generate a ESRI WKT or PROJ 4 projection file for you Together with a world file for geo referencing the image this enables the screenshot to be imported in most GPS GIS software packages The generated proje
118. ngle points or a range of points from a graph To select this echogram tool right click on the sounding in the Project Manager and select Edit Echogram For more information on the echogram editor please refer to this chapter Sounding Echogram Window te amp amp y P 1 High Frequency v X 374394 25 Y 2096829 80 Z 13 50 Echogram Depth vs Time NOTE To make a selection in the echogram drag the mouse while holding the right mouse button Release button when done Filtering singlebeam soundings Using the built in sounding filter you can automatically delete invalid sounding values This can be done by selecting a minimum and maximum sounding value or deviation to remove spikes To select this filtering tool right click on the sounding in the Project Manager and select Filter Sounding For more information on the singlebeam filter please refer to this chapter 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing 131 Filter Sounding Select Sounding Sounding SNDNGOOO3 Sounding Limits Lower Limit On Error Delete sounding Upper Limit On Error Delete sounding Spikes Deviation Max Deviation 2 00 On Error Delete sounding Positions Max Deviation 5000 Delete sounding Options V Create a backup of the existing sounding Remove zero soundina s beware of tide corrections V Generate log containing all filter operations Ed
119. ns gt Coordinate Systems gt Manage Ellipsoids from the menu Using this window you will be able to view delete or modify existing ellipsoid definitions or to add your own For a list of ellipsoids that are already in the database click here E Select Ellipsoid Select Ellipsoid EPSG Ellipsoid 7018 Everest 1830 Modified 7019 GRS 1980 Helmert 1906 Indonesian National Spheroid Krassowsky 1940 NWL 9D ananin Ellipsoid Properties Ellipsoid Name International 1924 Semi major Axis 6378388 000 a Inverse Flattening 297 00000000000000 f Click here for a list of most commonly used ellipsoids around the word ZF OK x Cancel Ellipsoid List When clicking an item in the list its parameters are displayed below the list You can edit these parameters by clicking the Modify button Deleting an ellipsoid You can delete an ellipsoid definition by selecting an item from the list and clicking the button Delete The software will show a popup to confirm that you are sure you want to delete Please note that you cannot delete ellipsoids that are used in a datum definition Modifying an ellipsoid You can modify an ellipsoid by clicking the Modify button after you selected an ellipsoid from the list After clicking the button the OK button text will change to Save Clicking the Save button will save the modifications clicking Cancel will keep the old data Adding an ellips
120. ns can be selected To use automatic placement select the Generate Sections option by right clicking the Sections folder in the Project Explorer The following dialog will appear Line Direction degrees Line Interval meter Section Name Prefix DK Clipping Area L DELDEN_KADE For the Line Direction you will normally specify the heading perpendicular to the shore or riverbank You can measure the direction of the shore using the built in Distance and Bearing tool The Line Distance depends on the size of the area in this example we leave it to the default value 10 0 meters Use the section name prefix when you have multiple sets of sections The software will start the names of the generated sections with this prefix so it is more easy to determine to which set a section belongs In this example we will use DK as prefix for the section names Finally select the area you want to use as clipping area for the sections To start generating cross sections fill in the required fields and click OK The cross sections are now calculated and displayed on the map 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 99 Manual placement In some cases the automatic placement will not suffice for instance for irregular areas or at places the river makes a turn You can then make use of manual placement eventually in combination with automati
121. o edit singlebeam soundings There are scenarios in which you have to modify an existing or recorded sounding This might be needed to remove spikes in depth data duplicate values and positions without depth data In Hydromagic there are several ways to alter a sounding Using the singlebeam editor Using the singlebeam editor you can manually insert remove or add sounding records You can show this editor by right clicking the sounding in the Project Manager and selecting Edit Sounding For more information on the singlebeam editor please refer to this chapter E Sounding Properties Name SNDNG0003 F Show Track Line Width 4 Pixels V Show Positions Text Size 12 Pixels Show Depths Line Color x E Elevation Mode Record Easting Northing SN Corrected 000001 164905 44 549949 28 1 85 000002 164910 22 549946 06 1 85 000003 164915 47 549944 07 2 05 000004 164920 78 549943 19 2 05 000005 164923 68 549941 86 2 65 000006 164926 30 549940 19 2 65 000007 164928 73 549938 42 2 95 000008 164931 49 549937 09 2 95 000009 164932 57 549934 31 3 45 000010 164934 99 549932 53 3 45 000011 164936 54 549930 09 3 35 000012 164938 36 549927 87 3 35 000013 164940 18 549925 65 3 35 2013 Eye4Software B V 130 Eye4Software Hydromagic Using the echogram editor Using the echogram editor you can easily remove spikes and void values from your sounding by selecting si
122. o your GPS receiver you have to keep the maximum waypoint name length of your GPS receiver in mind The name must be unique you can not create more then one waypoint with the same name Latitude and Longitude position These positions are prefilled when you create the waypoint from the map If you are creating the waypoint from the waypoint list the current position is used You can change these fields to display the Northing and Easting position using the currently selecting map grid by checking the Show position in Northing Easting coordinates check box 2013 Eye4Software B V 22 Eye4Software Hydromagic Symbol The software contains over 160 different symbols that can be used to display your waypoint on the map When uploading the waypoint to your GPS the same symbol is used so you must be sure that the symbol you choose is also present in the GPS device The default waypoint symbol is the Black Rectangle that is supported by any GPS receiver Description You can add a description for the waypoint here When uploading the waypoint to the GPS receiver depending on the model you are using the description will be displayed truncated on your GPS receiver Waypoint Label Using the BgColor FgColor and Transparent options you can modify the colors of the waypoint label on the map When transparent is selected the background color is ignored and only the text is displayed on the map Proximity Waypoint If yo
123. oid 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 21 To add a new ellipsoid definition click the Add button When adding a new definition it is required to specify a name for this ellipsoid otherwise it cannot be saved Other required fields are Semi Major Axis and Inverse Flattening Click the Save button to store the newly created ellipsoid by clicking cancel the input is ignored and you will return to the list 2 4 2 Manage Map Datums Introduction To open the Manage Datums window select Options gt Coordinate Systems gt Manage Map Datums from the menu Using this window you will be able to view delete or modify existing datum definitions or to add your own For a list of datums that are already in the database click here 2013 Eye4Software B V 22 Eye4Software Hydromagic Select Datum Datum Selection Datum St Paul Island St Vincent 1945 ST84 Ile des Pins 5T87 Ouvea 5T87 Ouvea Sudan Datum Properties Name ST71Belep Ellipsoid International 1924 Prime Meridian Greenwich Conversion Properties Conversion Bursa Wolf Grid File Translation X 480 260 meters Translation Y 438 320 meters Translation Z 643 429 meters Rotation X 16 312 arc seconds Rotation Y 20 172 arc seconds Rotation Z f 4 035 arc seconds Scale Factor 111 700200 ppm Click here for a list of most commonly used geodetic datums around the word CCDE S
124. or SSE 11 as shown in the table below When an error occurs during the import of permits or when loading an ENC you will receive one of the errors described in section 4 4 5 In case of an error contact your ENC reseller Error Code SSE01 SSE02 SSE03 SSE04 SSE05 Meaning Self Signed Key is invalid Format of Self Signed Key file is incorrect SA Signed Data Server Certificate is invalid Format of SA Signed DS Certificate is incorrect SA Digital Certificate X509 file is not available A valid certificate can be obtained from 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 73 Error Code Meaning the IHO website or your data supplier SSE06 The SA Signed Data Server Certificate is invalid The SA may have issued a new public key or the ENC may originate from another service A new SA public key can be obtained from the IHO website or from your data supplier SA signed DS Certificate file is not available A valid certificate can be obtained from the IHO website or your data supplier SA Digital Certificate X509 file incorrect format A valid certificate can be obtained from the IHO website or your data supplier ENC Signature is invalid Permits not available for this Data Server Contact your data supplier to obtain the correct permits Cell Permit not found Load the permit file provided by the data supplier Cell Permit format is incorrect Contact your data supplier and obtain a new permit fil
125. ou can enable the Use contour smoothing option to use a B Spline algorithm to smoothen the lines The level settings allows you to set the degree of smoothing When using level 1 just a little bit of smoothing is applied while level 9 applies the most A good value to start with is level 5 When contours are starting to cross you might want to try a lower level Layer name The layer name can be edited to allow you to create multiple layers for instance a separate layer for different fixed levels Using the project manager you can select which contours are visible or not File name The generated contour lines can be directly written to an ESRI shape file To do so enter a file name into this box When the contour is not written to a shape file it is volatile and will be lost once the project is closed and reloaded Finish When all settings are correct click the OK button to finish the process The software will now create 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 165 the TIN model and generate the contour lines You will have to wait a couple of seconds depending on the number of records your sounding contains When ready the dialog will disappear and the contours are drawn on the screen Managing Contours Show Hide contours To temporary hide or show a collection of contour lines just click the eye icon in front of the contour name When hidden the contour is still loaded but just not shown on the scre
126. ounder Alarm Set minimum and maximum echosounder SF Setup depth Speed Alarm Set this alarm to avoid incorrect soundings by sounding at a speed which is to high A sa GPS Alarms 2013 Eye4Software B V so Eye4Software Hydromagic To setup alarms on the GPS RTK equipment click the Setup button in the GPS Alarm section To enable alarms for GPS check the Enable alarm on invalid and inaccurate GPS positions option You will now be able to configure other options r GPS Alarm GPS Alarm V Enable alarm on invalid and inaccurate GPS positions GPS Tresholds Minimum GPS quality value RTK Fixed Minimum GPS satellite count 6 Maximum HDOP value 2 0 Maximum DGPS age 10 Require DGPS beacon id 0 Actions V Pause track recording V Sound alarm Minimum GPS quality value Use this option to make sure only positions are recorded when the GPS is for instance in RTK Fixed or differential GPS mode Possible values include v No Fix v GPS Fix v DGPS Fix v RTK Float v RTK Fixed When using tide corrections using RTK it is recommended to use this option with RTK Fixed selected so you will be notified when RTK tides are disabled Minimum GPS satellite count This options can be used to use only position fixes with a minimum number of satellites in view to ensure accuracy For a valid 2D fix at least 3 satellites are required for a 3D fix yo
127. ounding editor by right clicking the desired sounding and select the Edit Sounding option The sounding editor will now appear Next select the records you want to modify and right click the selection In the popup menu that appears select the Shift Sounding Records option as illustrated below 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing m Manage Sounding Sounding Properties Name 20121123_ORIG txt Show Track Line Width 4 Pixels Show Positions Text Size 12 Pixels E Show Depths Line Color z x E Elevation Mode Easting 165120 00 i 3 165118 39 Remove Track Points 165116 71 A 2 m 165115 03 Remove All Track Points Shift Track Points gt ia Refresh 165108 32 165106 64 000010 165 000011 Using the sounding offset tool 2013 Eye4Software B V m Eye4Software Hydromagic Shift Sounding Shift operation s Shift sounding by distance and course Shift sounding by X and Y distance offset Shift sounding by Northing and Easting position offset Shift sounding by Latitude and Longitude position offset V Apply tide correction _ Invert depth change sign F Swap low and high frequency depths V Adjust sounding start time required for automatic tide correction Distance and Course Distance 0 0 Offset X Offset 0 0 Tide or Depth Correction Offset 0 0 Tide Level Adjust start time
128. pth between the high and low frequency channel High Low e Sensor data channel 1 e Sensor data channel 2 e Sensor data channel 3 The sensor data channels can be used to store either magnetometer data information on reflectivity bottom loss or duration of the returned echo s The data that each channel contains can differ and depends on the echosounder plugin that was used to record the data Clipping area When a clipping area has been specified by using a earlier created boundary the contour lines will be clipped at the point they cross the polygon of the boundary This way it is possible to only generate contours in a specified area When the No Clipping option is selected there will be no clipping and the contours will cover the entire area of the sounding In addition to boundaries you can also use shorelines to clip shorelines along the shore or to generate islands or holes Contour levels You can generate contours using a fixed level or use color ranges You can also combine the two options Using a fixed level can be useful to display a reference line for instance the dredging depth to see what s above and below this line When using the color ranges the levels displayed as colors will be accentuated Contour smoothing When generating depth contours from a TIN model containing large triangles it happens often that sharp edges appear in the contour lines To make the lines look more pleasant for the eye y
129. r 0 Number of fields to skip from start of file 0 Coordinate field order Easting Northing Coordinate field format Decimal Projection and Units If the coordinates used in the file are not in WGS84 Latitude Longitude Projection select the projection used by clicking on the Select button Currently selected Belge 1972 Belgian Lambert 72 The depth data in the file if available is stored in Select input file Click the Browse button to select the file to be imported All files will be displayed there is no file extension filter applied Some file extensions that are commonly used for ASCII files include ASC TXT LOG and CSV The imported file is never modified by this software This dialog can also be used to import boundaries grids and waypoints Make sure the Load data as options is set to Sounding Field Separator This value is set to Auto by default which means that the software will try to detect which character is used to separate the fields in the ASCII file In most cases you do not have to adjust this value Skipping lines and fields 2013 Eye4Software B V 14 Eye4Software Hydromagic 5 5 In cases where the data does not start on the first line of the file for instance when header names are present you can skip these lines by increasing the Number of lines to skip value The Number of fields to skip option can be used in cases where there are fields befor
130. r mapdata for almost every place on the world The data can be exported to a XML format containing all map objects like areas natural buildings and roads This data can be loaded into the GPS mapping software The mapping software will render the data automatically using the correct colors or you can set your own rendering rules All OpenStreetMap data is using WGS84 World Geodetic System 1984 as reference so there is no need to set projection parameters when a map has been loaded MapInfo MIF MID files MapInfo MIF MID is a propietary format used by MapInfo and other GIS software vendors The format uses a MIF file to store all the features and a MID file to store the attribute data Both files are encoded in plain ASCII The projection used can be stored in the header of the file When this information is missing when loading a MapInfo map you will be asked to enter these parameters after loading the map ARC INFO Export files Arc Info Export is a proprietary format developed by ESRI used to export GIS data between GIS applications The data is encoded as plain ASCII Values are encoded in scientific notation with single or double precision Objects supported are points lines polylines and labels text Projection information can be stored in the file but most of the times a PRJ projection file is used Downloading Maps Introduction In circumstances where an electronic nautical map or CAD drawing of your surveying area
131. r you have created a matrix of your sounding sections or map you should have something like this 2013 Eye4Software B V 10 Eye4Software Hydromagic Starting the DXF Export tool The DXF Exporting tool can be started by selecting the Export gt Export DXF Data from the File menu The following window should appear Export to AutoCad DXF Output Settings Map EJ VERGWEST DXF X Matrix EE VERGWEST XYZ X Filename lt dick Browse to select an output file gt Export Map Texts Please select the coordinate system used in the output file Select by dicking the Select button Currently selected Amersfoort RD New Map 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing Kum The background map can be selected using the first selection box You can also choose to export only the depth information by selecting the Do not export a map option Please note that not all background maps can be exported to AutoCAD DXF Only vector charts like S57 ENC ESRI ShapeFile DXF Microstation DGN and ARC INFO can be used Matrix The matrix can be selected using the second selection box In case you want to export the map only you can select the Do not export matrix option here Filename In the third input field you have to select the file name of the CAD file to be generated This file should be a valid file name at an accessible location with the extension
132. rizontal Units Cubic Feet Vertical Units Cubic Inch Cubic Yard NOTE Vertical units altitude and depth and horizontal units distance depend on the selected local grid To change the current local grid dick the Select button below Select local grid for the current project Amersfoort RD New Select NOTE In order to import maps correctly you have to check the project s map projection above and adjust if needed Measuring the area of a map object Areas of map objects can be calculated by selecting the corner coordinates of the polygon using the mouse To get the best most accurate results make sure that the object is zoomed in at the maximum zoom level while all corners of the polygon remain visible 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 57 Now select the Area cursor tool by selecting Area from the Cursor menu All you have to do is select all the corners of the object as shown in the screen shot below You will notice a blue line drawn around the object A dialog box appears on top on the map showing the current area and perimeter of the map object When you finished measuring just click the right mouse button to dismiss the dialog box and return to the previous mouse mode Calculating the area of a sounding When a sounding is loaded or updated the area is calculated automatically All you have to do to retrieve the area of a sounding is
133. ry out the software You can playback all supported track formats including Hydromagic project files imported ASCII sounding data and GPX files Starting the tool You can start the playback tool by selecting Playback Sounding from the Tools menu All loaded soundings are displayed in this window just select the track to play and click the Start button You can rewind to the beginning of the track any time by clicking the Rewind button To stop playback click Stop The sounding is played using a speed of 1 position per second You can use the Increase and Decrease buttons to change the playback speed To reset the speed to the default click the Default button 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 127 During the playback the position information of the playback tool is displayed in the Navigation Data display When a GPS devices is connected the output of the device is ignored By closing this tool normal GPS reception will be resumed During sounding playback you can record a new sounding from the simulated sounding r Sounding Playback Control Sounding Select Sounding antwerpen trk Control Defaut Increase Decrease NOTE Device GPS communication will be suspended during simulation mode ZY OK 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing Singlebeam Processing 129 6 Singlebeam Processing 6 1 Edit singlebeam soundings Ways t
134. s case the ellipsoidal height is calculated by using the formula below 2013 Eye4Software B V ne Eye4Software Hydromagic In the example above the ellipsoidal height is 6 573 26 799 33 372 meter Ellipsoidal Height M S L Height Geoidal Separation Formula for calculating ellipsoidal height from NMEA0183 GGA sentence Please not that the M S L Mean Sea Level height value returned by the GPS is calculated using the global EGM96 geoid model and isn t accurate enough to use for your surveys This is why you have to provide a local geoid model instead RTK Configuration In order to configure Hydromagic to use RTK tides open the preferences dialog by selecting Preferences from the Options menu To view the RTK configuration click the RTK tab You should see following dialog 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 117 Preferences Units and Formats NMEAQi83 TCPIP Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms dus dl RTK RTK tide calculations Using this function you can use a RTK receiver to calculate real time tide corrections The tide level is calculated by using the ellipsoidal height of the RTK antenna the antenna height and a geoid model 7 Use Real Time Kinematic RTK for real time tide calculation Antenne Height Enter the antenne height above the water surface in order to use RTK tide corrections Height 1 23 meter Geoid model The
135. s displayed below 2013 Eye4Software B V 90 Eye4Software Hydromagic p Zoom In P Zoom Out Cn Center Add Waypoint B Project Waypoint pewteeeeeeeeeeusenaseeeteses Ye Remove Comment i Add Photo Add Trackpoint Show in Google Maps Find Map To move the comment click on it and just drag it around on the map When you release the mouse button it s new position is saved This option will only work when drag and drop is enabled look for the lock button in the toolbar 14d BEB GER PMOLLLL 97 E b QCG 5 S Xe 7 A BJ G 0 The Comment List To view a list off all comments on the map you can open the comment list by right clicking on the Comments folder in the Project Explorer and selecting Manage Comments From this list you can remove add modify export and zoom to comments If the Project Explorer isn t visible you can show it by selecting Project Explorer from the View menu 2013 Eye4Software B V 4 11 Map display Background maps 91 E Comments Comment Latitude Longitude D Comment 3 N 52 15 06 69 E 006 42 04 45 D Comment 2 N 52 15 06 83 E 006 42 14 15 D Comment 1 N 52 15 10 26 E 006 42 11 94 A Sample Comment N 52 15 15 70 E 006 42 03 63 Adding photos to the map Introduction In the Hydromagic it is possible to add references to image files like photo s on your maps The i
136. scellaneous Matrix Alarms ECDIS Plugins RTK Units and Formats NMEAOI83 ToPIP Grid Map Distance Rings F Show distance rings Ring Interval 25 00 meter Ring Color za x Course Line E Show course line Line Color o e Line Width 1 Miscellaneous V Show scale on map F Show North indicator Map Background Use the following map background color a Vessel shape color and offsets File C ProgramData HydroMagic Vessel vessel2 xml Color x The vessel editor will be started and will display the vessel as specified in the File field If no vessel file has been specified yet it opens with a blank project You will notice two circles labeled TXD and GPS The TXD circle can be dragged onto the ship to mark the location of the transducer the GPS circle is used to mark the location of the GPS antenna 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 35 File View Options Cursor Help 2 dh PPP amp aP Object View 4 Vessel B Shapes Polyline 3 75 10 00 1 25 15 00 1 25 15 00 3 75 10 00 3 75 10 00 3 75 10 00 3 75 7 50 3 75 10 00 Polyline 2 50 7 50 2 50 7 50 2 50 0 00 2 50 0 00 2 50 7 50 Polyline 1 25 1 25 1 25 1 25 1 25 10 00 1 25 10 00 1 25 1 25 X 10 00 Y 12 50 Loading designs Hydromagic
137. se observations will be ignored You can use the Edit and Remove buttons to make corrections When all values have been entered click OK to return to the previous window Applying tide correction You can now apply the correction by clicking OK When the Show Correction log function is checked recommended a notepad window will popup containing all the sounding values and their corrections Please double check this for errors 2013 Eye4Software B V 148 Eye4Software Hydromagic Tides txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help corrected 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 150 Eye4Software Hydromagic 7 7 1 Post Processing Generate and Display Matrix Introduction In Hydromagic a matrix is a collection of regularly spaced depths which can be projected over the map as color or text This is also known as a digital terrain model or DTM During the generation of a matrix from a sounding the scattered data points are converted to regularly spaced data using a TIN Triangulated Irregularly Network This TIN is generated using a Delaunay triangulation algorithm All new data points are generated by filling the triangles which have been formed from the scattered data The image below shows a color matrix which has been generated using TIN data points at 0 25 meter interval Generating a matrix To generate a matrix you must have loaded either a valid sounding or a
138. should be 5 meters The slope used is 50 percent Click the OK button to apply these settings The graph display will now look like this Cross Section OO SE fo 000E oo se OO OF Fe OO SP ooos _ BD spag gt o oD o fF S5 G 86 You can check the other sections by browsing through them using the next and previous buttons Manual editing In cases where calculation is not usable for instance when a different slope is used on either sides or when a section is not placed between shores you have to enter the distance and depth values manually To do so click the Edit button to open the profile editor 2013 Eye4Software B V 108 Eye4Software Hydromagic Cross Section The table at the left of the dialog allows you to alter insert and delete the distance depth pairs if the profile Changes made are directly visible in the graphical display When done just click OK Checking the profiles The quickest way of checking whether al profiles have been created correctly is by creating a matrix view using the cross sections To do so select the Generate Matrix option from the Sections folder in the Project Explorer 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 109 nn aes DK0042 GN ES DK0017 Ad D Select Visble 10 Meters valid range 0 1 10 0 L DELDEN_KADE DKDTM xyz Please select the coordinate system used in the file
139. ss Inland A more detailed list of sources for S 57 data can be found on our website http www eye4software com hydromagic gettingencs For other countries data can only be purchased in S 63 format For more information on S 63 please refer to the next chapter Loading S 57 maps S 57 maps can be load into Hydromagic by right clicking Maps in the Project View and selecting the Import Map option as shown in the image below The file extension for both S 57 and S 63 maps is 000 The software will auto detect whether the selected map is encrypted or not Untitled Eye4Software Hydromagic _ File View Tools Options Navigation Cursor Help UG oO mi BEBERE S Project Explorer Project Les _ Mj lig ImportMap So E Download Map D LR oA w amp D Comments _ Photos _ Boundaries D _ Sections 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 69 4 3 Loading IHO S 63 ENC s Introduction IHO S 63 is a standard for encrypting securing and compressing electronical nautical charts also known as ENC s The standard is using CRC32 SHA1 DSA and Blowfish algorithms to ensure protected delivery of nautical charts Most commercial ENC s on the market today are protected using the S 63 standard Each software installation contains an unique hardware id which is encrypted and cannot be read by the user Charts purchased for this software will work on th
140. st select the data you want to remove and click the remove button C It is also possible to edit or delete single values using the mouse You can edit either the low or high frequency depths with this tool Echogram editor toolbar O0 8 S R P ws A mn AN D OE F G A Edit value When this function is selected clicking a value in the echogram window will open a dialog containing the properties of the sounding You can use this to manually adjust the sounding value depth of a single point in the graph B Delete value When this function is selected clicking a value in the echogram will delete the value C Delete selection After selecting data in the echogram window for instance a spike or a range of data click this button do remove the data D Reload Clicking this button results in resetting any zoom operations and reloading the data in the graph E Elevation mode Switch between elevation mode height and depth mode Clicking this button will mirror the Y axis of the graph F Show all Undo all zoom operations to show all data in the graph G Print Clicking this button will send a copy of the current view to the printer Filter Soundings Introduction The tool discussed in this chapter is designed to filter spikes and zero values from your soundings It allows you to enter a minimum and maximum sounding values as well a maximum deviation from one sounder ping to the next one 2
141. stance mark places or to add extra comments about the map before printing it You can place comments using any color or Windows font with or without background Adding a comment T are multiple ways to add a comment You can create one manually from the comment list or click on the map to place a comment at the current mouse position The easiest way is by clicking on the map We will demonstrate in a few steps how to do this Zoom and pan over the map until you find the position you want to place a comment Click the right mouse button when pointing the mouse to the position and select the Add Comment option The Add Comment window will appear r New Comment Comment Latitude N 35 51 10 09 Longitude W 124 16 32 52 Comment Sample Comment Show position in northing easting coordinates Display FgColor BagColor Font Wy Comic Sans MS X Size 24 You will notice that the position of the comment is already filled out In this window you can add a comment to store with the map You can also change the fore and background colors and the font used to draw the comment on the map 2013 Eye4Software B V Eye4Software Hydromagic Comment Properties Window Latitude and Longitude position These positions are prefilled when you create the comment by right clicking on the map If you are creating the comment from the comment list the current position is used Yo
142. ted lines in your project 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 105 s xX 4 x of ks 4 X En ks k gt ks X 4 LANA A T ES 4 Sections generated from DXF file shown above 4 15 Channel Design Channel Design After placing cross sections as discussed in the previous chapter Cross Sections we need to set the depth or elevation information of a couple of coordinates along the cross section These values are stored as pairs of distance and level data where distance is the distance measured from the start of the line In order to create a theoretical DTM to be used in volume calculations we need these values When the depth and the slope of the shore are known it is possible to calculate depths on the cross sections automatically Calculating profiles To alter a cross section s profile just right click on the center anchor point and select Edit Section The following dialog Edit Cross Section should now appear 2013 Eye4Software B V 106 Eye4Software Hydromagic Section Properties Name DK0043 100 00 meter 45 0 degrees Location Start X 243340 90 243411 61 Start Y 474676 53 474747 24 Profile Cross Section When first editing
143. ter you can sort the records by depth by clicking on the column header You can select a range of depths by holding the SHIFT key and selecting the first and last record Toolbar buttons FF O O0 0 0O S B ALR C Db E G TEIN J K A Edit record Edits the currently selected record This is the same as double clicking an item in the list B Add Record Allows you to add an extra record at the end of the list This can for instance be used to add a manual measurement to the sounding C Insert Record Allows you to insert an extra record below the selected records s in the list This can for instance be used to add a manual measurement to the sounding D Delete Record Use this function to delete one or more selected records from the list You can select more records by holding the CTRL key while selecting records with your mouse Before deleting a confirmation dialog is displayed allowing you to cancel the operation E Reverse Clicking this button reverses the direction of the sounding This means the last record is displayed first All headings in the file are rotated by 180 degrees This can be used to reverse a sounding before playing it back or when joining multiple soundings in the same direction F Shift With the shift function you can apply offsets on one or multiple records using the Shift Sounding tool With this tool you can apply offsets to depth tide and position It also a
144. ting a new sounding A sounding can be created in many ways but the most easiest is to right click on the Soundings folder in the Project Explorer and select the New Sounding option If the Project Explorer is not visible you can show it by selecting the Project Explorer option from the View menu File View Tools Options Navigation Cursor Help IEH mi BBR eI Sasa ligo Project Explorer ax 3 Project H _ Maps i Matrices 0 ke Import GPS Data p D gt Leal Rout 5 n H L Way E Import ASCII Data iD Lj Com AD LS Phot Add Sounding D Bour Ge D ij Sect _ _ A Manage Soundings aie tiiba R After creating a new souding the Sounding Properties dialog will be displayed It allows you to alter the name of the sounding and how the sounding is displayed on the map You can for instance select a different color for every track or display only the fixes or depth altitude 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Soundings 113 value instead of drawing the complete track You can modify the sounding s properties at any time by right clicking the sounding in the Project Explorer and selecting Edit Sounding r Manage Sounding Sounding Properties Name SNDNG0001 V Show Track Line Width 4 Pixels X F Show Positions Text Size 12 Pixels X F Show Depths Line Color p x Elevation Mode Record Easting Northing Depth Tide SN Draft Correct
145. tion from a known waypoint or GPS position The easiest way is by clicking on the map We will demonstrate in a few steps how to do this Zoom and pan over the map until you find the position you want to place a waypoint Click the right mouse button when pointing the mouse to the position and select the Add Waypoint option The Add Waypoint window will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 81 E Edit Waypoint Waypoint Name WPTOO1 Northing 555444 72 Easting 167440 04 Symbol X Navaid Red Display Symbol amp Name X Description A Simple Waypoint Z Show position in northing easting coordinates Waypoint Label FoColor TE BgColor 1 x transparent Proximity Waypoint Proximity Waypoint Distance 0 00 cna You will notice that the position of the waypoint is already filled In this window you can set some additional information about the waypoint like the comment the name the symbol to be used on the map etc The proximity waypoint option will be discussed in a later tutorial it is mainly used to alert you if you are within a specific distance from the waypoint Waypoint Properties Window Name Use this field to set the waypoint name When creating waypoints the software will auto generate the waypoint name in the range WPT001 WPT999 You can choose your own name but please note that in case you want to upload the waypoint t
146. toCad file is in DWG format you can export it to DXF by using the DXFOUT command in AutoCad When a valid file has been selected the layer names will be loaded and displayed in the dialog 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 103 Generate Sections from CAD file xs Select CAD file Filename C temp bbd 12137_Compleet Fluessen Heidenskip Morra dxf Select layer s containing the sections to import fo 01NAMEN _ BBD Peilgebied BBD Vaarliinen L BBD_Geul BBD_LIIN 0 37 BBD_LIJN 0 75 E BBD_LYN 0 67 BBD_Onderlegger RRD Vak te antaraven 1 97 NAP QO Select Al Select None Options Section Name Prefix SECTION optional Clipping Area LJ N A Select Layers After the file has been loaded you have to check the layer s containing the line data used to generated sections You can select one or more layers please note that only LINE and POLYLINE entities will be converted 2013 Eye4Software B V 10 Eye4Software Hydromagic Original DXF file layer to be imported is colored blue Options It is possible to change the prefix of the section names as well as a clipping area When a clipping area boundary is selected all lines will be clipped within this area When clipping area is set to N A all lines will be loaded AS IS Starting Import To start creating lines just click OK After a few seconds you will see the impor
147. ttings In case you want to store the color scheme you designed for other projects you can store it in a separate XML file using the Save button Just use the Load button in the other project to retrieve this scheme 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 155 r Generate Color Ranges Generate Color Range Colors Used All Colors y Minimum Depth 1 5 Maximum Depth 6 5 Interval 0 25 Er It is also possible to create a color scheme using a min max and step value To do this select the Auto button and select the lower and upper range next specify the interval between the ranges This tool will generate max 20 ranges so it is important to choose the correct interval Display color legend The second section contains the settings for the color legend which is displayed as map overlay when colors are displayed You can turn it on or off here Display depth as text The third sections contains the settings for drawing the matrix as text Depending on the size of the spacing you have to adjust the text intervals in a way that the text s on the map do not intersect Using the check box you can enable and disable depths in text 7 2 Generate Matrix from Sections Generating a reference matrix from sections A reference matrix that can be used to perform volume calculations can be created from v a recorded sounding v collection of sections also known as channel design v a vector chart whic
148. u can change these fields to display the Northing and Easting position using the currently selected local grid if set by checking the Show position in Northing Easting coordinates check box Comment Enter the comment here It will be appear on the map exactly as you entered it in the Add Comment dialog FgColor The color used to draw the text and border If the transparent option has been selected no border is drawn BgColor The color used to draw the text backgound When the transparent option has been selected this values is ignored Font Use this drop down box to select the font for the comment All installed Windows fonts are displayed Please note that when the project is transfered to another PC which does not have this font installed another font is used Size Use this drop down box to select a font size You can see the result in the preview pane at the bottom of the dialog Saving the comment After modifying the comment properties click OK to add the comment to the project When using the settings from the screenshot above the comment will be displayed on the map like this 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 89 AY hi ae ennnnnnsashhSsASAMRORee tees eee esesscsnseeeeeeeesess Modifying or moving the comment To modify the comment after you placed it on the map you can use either the comment list or right click on the comment and select Edit Comment a
149. u need at least 4 satellites It is recommended to set this value to 6 or higher Maximum HDOP value 2013 Eye dSoftware BV User Interface Features 61 Activates alarm when the HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision value exceeds a defined threshold Recommended value is 2 0 Maximum DGPS age The DGPS age indicates the age of the correction data in seconds When this value goes up it often means that the differential GPS or RTK correction signal is temporary lost In most scenario s this value will not exceed the value of 5 6 It is recommended to set this value to 10 Require DGPS beacon id This option can be used when a DGPS or RTK correction signal is used When another beacon is received then the one that is expected it may result in inaccurate positions for instance when a reference station is at a to great distance Set this value to the beacon ID that is displayed directly at a successful setup of your reference station Sounder Alarms To setup alarms on the echosounder equipment click the Setup button in the Sounder Alarm section To enable alarms for sounders check the Enable alarm on invalid and out of range soundings option You will now be able to configure other options Sounder Alarm Sounder Alarm V Enable alarm on invalid and out of range soundings Sounder Limits Minimum Depth Maximum Depth Actions V Pause track recording V Sound alarm 2 Cancel Min
150. u want to act this waypoint as a proximity point enable this function Please note that not all receivers support this option When enabled your GPS will alarm you if you are withing a certain range from the waypoint Saving the Waypoint After modifying the waypoint properties click OK When using the settings from the screenshot above the waypoint will look like this Modifying or moving the Waypoint To modify the Waypoint after you placed it on the map you can use either the waypoint list or right click on the waypoint and select Waypoint Properties as displayed below To move the waypoint click on it and just drag it around on the map When you release the mouse button it s new position is saved 2013 Eye4Software B V Map display Background maps 83 Zoom In WP Zoom Out ye Center Add Waypoint Remove Waypoint Project Waypoint 7 RHR Add Comment Add Photo Add Corner Add Section Add Trackpoint Show in Google Maps Find Map a e 8 The Waypoint List To view a list off all Waypoints you can open the Waypoint list by selecting View gt Waypoints from the menu From this list you can remove add modify export and zoom to Waypoints 2013 Eye4Software B V e Eye4Software Hydromagic 4 9 Manage Waypoints Name Northing Easting Description w WPTOO1 555444 72 167440 04 A Simple Waypoint Project
151. uested it is opened after the sounding has been processed All settings will be stored when opening the filter sounding tool the next time your preferred options will already be filled out 2013 Eye4Software B V Singlebeam Processing Kun E Filter txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help Creating backup of 20121123_oRIG txt Backup successfuly create Filtering track 20121123_ORIG txt Record 00039 Value 3 55 Action Set Record 00040 Value 3 Action Set Record 00041 Value 3 Action Set value 3 Action Set Value 3 5 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 55 Action Set Value 3 55 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 55 Action Set Value 3 55 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Value 3 Action Set Record 01736 Value 3 55 Action Set Filtering completed a SS MS S We WY Me We Ce W SS Ce S ee ee Se Se Ven OF 4 6 5 Apply Offsets Introduction The sounding offset tool can be used to make corrections to a sounding in cases a sounding was performed with a faulty system configuration for example when an invalid echosounder offset was
152. ume is turned on 2013 Eye4Softare BV User Interface Features 63 2013 Eye4Software B V Part Map display Background maps Map display Background maps 65 4 Map display Background maps 4 1 Loading Maps Loading Maps When starting a new project it is recommended to load a map of the survey area The map can be used as guidance to setup your boundaries cross sections and route Hydromagic supports a large number of both vector and raster map formats including v S 57 Electronic Nautical Charts v S 63 Electronic Nautical Charts v ESRI Shape Files y ARC INFO Export Files y ARC INFO Generate Files v ARC INFO binary coverage files ARC INFO ASCII grid files v Atlas BNA boundary files v BSB nautical maps version 3 v GeoTIFF files v AutoCad DF files v Microstation DGN files y PNG GIF JPEG and BMP image files v USGS Digital Line Graph files y OpenStreetMap XML files v Maplnfo MIF MID files v Maplnfo TAB files v IDRISI vector files y GeoJSON files Downloading Maps When you do not have any maps of your survey area you can download one by entering the map s boundaries How to do this is discussed in more details in the chapter Downloading Maps Importing maps Maps are imported into the project this means that the next time you open the project the map will be loaded automatically To import a map to the project select Import Map from the File gt Import menu as shown
153. upported Transformations In Hydromagic you need to set the transformation parameters to convert to WGS84 for each newly created datum The following transformation methods are supported v Nore no transformation needed v Molodensky 3 parameters Bursa Wolf 7 parameters 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 23 v NADCON v HARN HPGN v NTVv Grid Files The last three methods mentioned above do not require parameters but you have to specify a valid grid file For NADCON and HARN HPGN files for North America are shipped with the product To add your own NADCON HARN or NTv2 files just copy the file to the NADCON or Ntv2 folder in the Program Data Hydromagic installation directory E gO ProgramData HydroMagic Nadcon v 4 Organize v Include in library Share with v Burn New folder ee gt Fr Favorites BB Desktop ih Downloads 37 Dropbox r i Recent Places 3 Libraries ES Documents d Music E Pictures E Subversion E Videos 1 Computer amp Local Disk C ca System Reserved D amp Local Disk E DVD RW Drive F U cS Elements P tu Network 2 110 items Datum List ia alaska las _ alaska los alhpgn las alhpgn los arhpgn las arhpgn los im azhpgn las azhpgn los i cnhpgn las cnhpgn los i Cohpgn las cohpgn los conus las _ conus los cshpgn las cshpgn los 3 emhpgn las emhpgn los a eshpgn las _ eshpg
154. utton in the message windows that appears The vessel is now drawn at the original GPS position 2013 Eye4Software B V 30 Eye4Software Hydromagic 1 Cursor Drag Map JE Tbtv Info Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Window Center Map Draw Boundary Set Position Offset A Disable Drag and Drop Manual calibration To set the position offset by hand select the Preferences option from the Options menu Now select the Calibration tab In the GPS Offset section you can set the Xand Y offsets To enable this offset check the Use GPS Offset box To clear the offset just click the Reset button 2013 Eye4Software B V Configuration 31 r Preferences _Units and Formats NMEAOi83 ToPIP Grid Map Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms ECDIS Plugins GPS Offset X Offset 0 00 Y Offset 0 00 Echosounder Offset F Use Echosounder offset Z Offset 0 00 Sound Velocity Use this option to configure a different speed of sound for some depth ranges deep water salt water and thermoclines Draft Squat Correction Use this option to specify different draft vs speed corrections 2 5 2 Echosounder Offset Introduction The echosounder offset can be used to correct the difference between the depth outputted by the echosounder and the real depth The transducer of the echosounder measures the waterlevel from the bottom of the transduc
155. vdemo trk F Show Track Line Width 4 Pixels v Show Positions Text Size 12 Pixels Show Depths Line Color i gt Elevation Mode Record Easting Northing Corrected 000001 90913 89 186149 70 1 82m 000002 90921 04 186148 28 2 48 m 000003 90919 67 186151 41 2 00 m 000004 90919 74 186151 30 2 00 m 000005 90919 74 186151 08 2 00 m 000006 90919 88 186150 74 2 00 m 000007 90920 01 186150 30 2 00 m 000008 90920 08 186149 74 2 10m 000009 90920 07 186149 07 2 10 m 000010 90920 20 186148 51 2 29 m 000011 90920 40 186147 73 2 29m 000012 90920 67 186146 84 2 48 m Wie 13 90920 87 186145 72 2 48 m 4 7 0 50 a x 0 SPE System Settings System Settings The system settings window allows you to adjust some system wide settings such as date and time formats and power saving behaviours To access the system settings window first select the Preferences item from the Options menu to open the preferences dialog In the preferences dialog select the Miscellaneous tab and click the Setup button in the System Settings section as shown below 2013 Eye4Softare BV Configuration a Default Folders Select the folders to use when importing or exporting maps tracks and other data Navigation View Click the Select button to specify which values aL Select should be visible in the Navigation View window Map Footer Setup w
156. ware Hydromagic e Copy Lower Value e Copy Upper Value e Do Nothing Spikes Deviation When the depth value is below the lower limit specified the record is set to the lower limit When the depth value is above the upper limit specified the record is set to the upper limit The record will remain unchanged can be used to disable lower and or upper limit filter This filter checks the difference between two sounding values in sequence In case the difference between these two is to big it will delete or limit the value depending on the On Error setting e Delete Sounding e Limit Deviation e Do Nothing Options e Create a backup e Remove zero sounding s e Generate log Start Filtering The record will be deleted from the sounding The deviation will be limited in other words the spike will be lowered The record will remain unchanged select this option to disable the spike filter This function will create a backup clone of the sounding which is going to filtered This way you can always restore the original data on failure Removes all zero values from the sounding Please not that when the sounding has been corrected there could be elevations equal to zero which can be correct With this option checked a log is displayed showing all operations performed during the filtering When all options have been configured just click the OK button to start the filtering process When a logfile is req
157. xt To change settings on how the matrix is shown select Preferences from the Options menu and select the Matrix tab 2013 Eye4Software B V Post Processing 153 A dialog with all matrix settings will be displayed It should look like the screenshot below Preferences Units and Formats NMEAOis3 Tcp Grid Map Calibration Miscellaneous Matrix Alarms ECDIS Plugins Colors Display matrix as colors raster Click the Colors button to setup the color ranges for displaying depths F Colors Transparency p 0 Legend Display color legend in upperteft corner Depths Display matrix as depths text Interval x 10 00 Interval Y 10 00 Display as colors The first section is to enable or disable the color overlay and to specify which colors to use for the different depths When checking the Display matrix as colors option the matrix is displayed as colors on the map The Colors button will also be enabled so you can start creating the color ranges for your sounding After clicking the Colors button the following dialog will appear 2013 Eye4Software B V 154 Eye4Software Hydromagic a Color Scheme In this dialog you will be able to add remove or modify colorranges by clicking one of the buttons at the bottom of the list To change a range just double click on it and change the se
158. yboard tab to access the accelerator configuration 2013 Eye4Software B V a Eye4Software Hydromagic r Customize Commands Toolbars Keyboard Menu Options Category Set Accelerator for Survey Default 9 Commands Curent Keys Create new sounding F9 Mark location Next Section Previous Section Toggle Recordin nemove Press New Shortcut Key Description Record Sounding To create a new accelerator for instance the F1 key to access the offline help program select the menu item you want to associate with the F1 key as described in the following steps e For the Category drop down box select Help and for Commands select User Manual Click the Press New Shortcut Key field with your mouse e Now press the key you want to use this can also be a combination of keys for instance CTRL F9 in this case we just press F1 e Click the Assign button to select the key e Finished you can now click the Close button to save your changes After performing the steps above you should see something like this 2013 Eye4Software B V User Interface Features 49 r Customize Commands Toolbars Keyboard Menu Options Category Set Accelerator for Help z Defaut m 9 Commands Curent Keys About Hydromagic F1 Raps Open Program Data Folde Show Event A

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