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BALI

Autonomous single beam bahtymetric system

BALI is an autonomous and compact bathymetric system on a pole including all the components for bathymetric survey acquisition (GNSS, echosounder, battery). Bathymetric survey for any operator, even with no experience. No training needed, BALI is very easy to set-up and use. Results can be processed in QPS, HYPACK, SURFER, etc. A connection is possible to an external device via Ethernet or Wifi.

Description

BALI is an autonomous and compact bathymetric system on a pole including the necessary components for bathymetric survey acquisition (GNSS, echosounder, battery).

  • Easy to use: can be used with any smartphone, tablet or PC with Wi-Fi. No need for an external computer with its integrated web server
  • Can be combined with bathymetric softwares (ex: Hypack, QINSY, etc.)
  • Compatible with USV marine drones : BALI USV100/USV200

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Specifications

General

Year of initial development

2009

Weight in air [kg]

2

Height [m]

2

Product Brochure 2

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Width [m]

0.1

Length [m]

0.1

System integration

Remote operation capability

Y

Marking of events and other annotations

Y

Real-time sound velocity and temperature profile inclusion

Y

Real-time coupling to survey/post-processing software

Y

Data displayed in real time

2 possibilities to control the survey in real time (position, depth, temperature, navigation):- via BALI webserver through Wifi connection,- via an external bathymetric software (QINSy, Hypack...)

Supported external data inputs

Mode of operation

Software platform

Tablet PC, Windows Mobile, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Other

Min. depth of operation [m]

0.5

Max. depth of operation [m]

200

Min. frequency [kHz]

30

Max. frequency [kHz]

200

Number of simultaneous frequencies

2

Min. beam angle [deg]

9

Max. beam angle [deg]

26

Depth resolution [m]

0.01

Depth-dependent uncertainty [%]

0.2

Max. sounding rate [Hz]

5

Accuracy

Centimeter level accuracy

Display Unit

Any smartphone, tablet or PC Wifi compatible

Software

Internal webserver, compatible with QINSy, Hypack, Eiva...

Performance

Transducer range

200m

Other specifications

Internal data logging details

HDD

Main use of the system

bathymetric survey for any operator, even with no experience. No training needed, BALI is very easy to set-up and use. Results can be processed in QPS, HYPACK, SURFER...Connection to external device via Ethernet or Wifi.

Output

Data output options

NMEA0183 : GGA, ZDA, DPT and MTW

Data output formats

CSV, KML

Data output for sea floor classification

N

Data display details

2 possibilities to control the survey in real time (position, depth, temperature, navigation) :- via BALI webserver through Wifi connection- via an external bathymetric software (QINSy, Hypack...)

Connectors

Bluetooth, LAN

Logging unit

Weight [kg]

3

Width [m]

0.2

Length [m]

0.4

Height [m]

0.2

Portability

Portable

Documents

Brochure
geod-bali-v3-eng-web-min.pdf
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geod-bali-v3-eng-web-min.pdf

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