Equipment

At Seafloor Mapping we have experience in using a wide variety of multibeam echosounders, mounted on vessel, ROV and AUV platforms:

RESON 7125
The new generation Reson 7125 has unparalleled resolution and installation flexibility, operating as a single or dual frequency system. It is ideal for a great variety of hydrographic, offshore, military, bathymetric, sidescan and snippets applications, installed on a surface vessel or ROV.
Frequency: 200 kHz / 400 kHz
Max Range: 500m / 200m
Swath Coverage: 128° (4 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 1° x 2° / 0.5° x 1°
Number of Beams: 256 Equiangle or Equidistant / 256, 512 Equiangle or 512 Equidistant
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 50 Hz

RESON 8125
The Reson 8125 was the first wide-sector, wide-band, focused multibeam sonar ever to be deployed. The system can be mounted on a surface vessel or deployed on an ROV.
Frequency: 455 kHz
Max Range: 120m
Swath Coverage: 120° (3.5 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 0.5° x 1°
Number of Beams: 240 Equiangle
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 40 Hz

RESON 8101
The Reson 8101 built on the experience gained from Reson’s successful SeaBat series. With increased swath coverage, together with phase and amplitude bottom detection, the system can be mounted on a surface vessel or deployed on an ROV.
Frequency:240 kHz
Max Range: 300m (450m with Extended Range option)
Swath Coverage: 150° (7.4 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 1.5° x 1.5°
Number of Beams: 101 Equiangle
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 40 Hz

RESON 9001
In 1991 the Reson 9001 introduced a new era in high resolution multibeam sonars. Because of its small size the system can be installed and operated from an ROV, a small survey launch or a towed platform.
Frequency: 455 kHz
Max Range: 120m
Swath Coverage: 90° (2 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 1.5° x 1.5°
Number of Beams: 60 Equiangle
Bottom Detection: Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 15 Hz

R2SONIC SONIC 2024
The R2Sonic Sonic 2024 networks all of the modules and embeds the processor and controller in the sonar head’s Receive Module to make for a very simple installation. Over 20 frequencies from 200 to 400 kHz are available on the fly, in real-time during survey operations.
Frequency: 200 to 400 kHz
Max Range: 500m / 200m
Swath Coverage: 160° (4.5 x Depth – based on 130° operation)
Beamwidth: 1° x 2° / 0.5° x 1°
Number of Beams: 256 Equiangle or Equidistant
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 60 Hz

KONGSBERG EM2040
The Kongsberg EM2040 is the first system to bring all of the advanced features of deep water multibeams to the near bottom sounding environment. Features include dual swath per ping to increase sounding density along-track, and FM chirp to achieve a longer range capability.
Frequency: 200 to 400 kHz
Max Range: 500m / 200m
Swath Coverage: 140° (5.5 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 1° x 1° / 0.5° x 1°
Number of Beams: 800 Equiangle or Equidistant
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 50 Hz

KONGSBERG EM3002
The Kongsberg EM3002 is an advanced multibeam sonar with high resolution and dynamically focused beams. The system can be mounted on a surface vessel or deployed on an ROV.
Frequency: 300 kHz
Max Range: 150m
Swath Coverage: 130° (4 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 1.5° x 1.5°
Number of Beams: 254 Equiangle or Equidistant
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 40 Hz

KONGSBERG EM2000
The Kongsberg EM2000 is a shallow water mapping and inspection system with high accuracy and resolution. The system can be mounted on a ROV, AUV or towed platform.
Frequency: 200 kHz
Max Range: 200m
Swath Coverage: 150° (5.5 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 3.5° x 1.5°
Number of Beams: 111 Equiangle, Equidistant or In-Between
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 10 Hz

KONGSBERG EM300
The Kongsberg EM300 is a vessel mounted system, designed for seabed mapping from the nearshore to beyond the continental rises
Frequency: 30 kHz
Max Range: 5000m
Swath Coverage: 150° (5.5 x Depth)
Beamwidth: 1° x 1°, 1° x 2°, 2° x 2°, or 2° x 4°
Number of Beams: 137 Equiangle, Equidistant or In-Between
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 10 Hz

NORBIT iWBMS
The Norbit is an all-in-one tightly integrated broadband multibeam turnkey solution sonar with a leading GNSS/Inertial Navigation System (Applanix WaveMaster II) embedded into the unit, ensuring fast and reliable mobilization and highest quality sounding for installations in all conditions.
Frequency: 200 to 700 kHz
Max Range: 275m / >300m (with 0.9° x 0.9° option)
Swath Coverage: 210° Flexible Sector
Beamwidth: 0.9° x 1.9° @400kHz and 0.5° x 1.0° @700kHz (Standard) / 0.9° x 0.9° @400kHz and 0.5° x 0.5° @700kHz (Narrow option)
Number of Beams: 256 – 512 Equiangle or Equidistant
Bottom Detection: Phase & Amplitude
Max Update Rate: 60 Hz