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A Novel Approach to Surveying Sturgeon Using Side-Scan Sonar and Occupancy Modeling

“An EdgeTech 4125-P sidescan sonar was used with SonarWiz software to survey six coastal rivers in North Carolina and South Carolina, to determine site occupany rates for Atlantic sturgeon.”

Submitted by: Jared Flowers, North Carolina State University

Underwater Surveys of Lake Champlain Vermont

“This 2004 paper describes a sonar mapping project, using both sub-bottom and sidescan sonar, to chart historical artifacts, bottom bathymetry, and underwater slumps. Klein 3000 digital sidecan sonar and an Edgetech 3100 system with SB-216 sub-bottom CHIRP profiler at 2-16khz were used. This CHIRP unit gets 80m penetration in clay!”

Submitted by: Middlebury College

Estuarial mapping with SonarWiz 5 in Charleston, South Carolina

“Coastal shelf surfaces and sediments of coarse shelly sand, fine sand, and mud were explored using Klein and Edgetech sidescan and sub-bottom sonar, recorded and post-processed with SonarWiz 5.”

Submitted by: Dr. Scott Harris, College of Charleston

Drift B, Lake Champlain – Prime Location for a Paleoclimate Study

“Ms. Weeks’ 2012 research report investigates the age of Drift B in Lake Champlain, and its importance in paleoclimate study of the Champlain Basin. Seismic reflection was collected using an Edgetech model SB216 swept frequency CHIRP sonar, and processed with SonarWiz.”

Submitted by: Flora Weeks, Department of Geology, Middlebury College, VT

Analysis of the Four Brothers Slump, Lake Champlain – Identifying “At Risk” Locations

“This 2012 research paper investigates the composition and age of the Four Brothers Slump in Lake Champlain…. Research was conducted using the Edgetech model SB216 swept frequency CHIRP, and the seismic profiles processed and key reflectors digitized using SonarWiz.”

Submitted by: Supriti Jaya Ghosh, Department of Geology, Middlebury College, VT

Meridian Pipeline Survey – Massachusetts Bay, Boston, MA

“This open water survey collected sonar imagery over a 10 mile stretch of LNG pipelines in order to find any exposed areas of these pipelines. Chesapeake’s SonarWiz software was the enabling technology that was utilized to render the high-resolution sonar images acquired during the missions.”

Submitted by: Keith Mackenzie, UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center, MA

Solving the Mystery Wreck with SonarWiz 5

“In 2010, graduate students from the University of Delaware’s Coastal Sediment Hydrodynamics and Engineering Lab imaged a wreck off Delaware’s Cape Henlopen.”

Submitted by: Carter DuVal, University of Delaware

Evaluation of Wind Energy Areas along the Mid-Atlantic Bight with SonarWiz 5

“A significant aspect of planning for wind energy is determining appropriate sites to place turbines and foundation designs best suited for the conditions in those areas.”

Submitted by: Trevor Metz, University of Delaware

At The Crossroads: Maritime Systems in Transition and the Elizabeth City Ships’ Graveyard, North Carolina

“Dr. Nathan Richards and Lindsay S. Smith studied abandonment behavior patterns and site formation processes in an urban setting in order to illuminate historic trends in marine technological adaptation…. They used SonarWiz Map for post processing and target reporting.”

Submitted by: Dr. Nathan Richards, East Carolina University

SonarWiz 5 used in mapping shoreline seafloor in Misquamicut, Rhode Island

“Seafloor deposition boundaries invisible from the surface are revealed using Edgetech 272 sidescan sonar recorded using SonarWiz 5.”

Submitted by: Bryan A. Oakley and Jon C. Boothroyd, University of Rhode Island

Near-shore depositional platform sand sheets profiled in Matunuck, Rhode Island

“Off-shore sites were surveyed with Edgetech 216 sidescan sonar to locate optional areas to deposit dredging materials, using SonarWiz 5.”

Submitted by: Bryan A. Oakley and Jon C. Boothroyd, University of Rhode Island

A Tale of Two Fish: 2011 Scuppernong River Side Scan Survey Report

“Daniel Brown and Dr. Nathan Richards used SonarWiz Map to answer the question of how Columbia, Tyrrell County, and the Scuppernong River’s functioned as a microcosm of economic and cultural forces active in the maritime trade system of the eastern seaboard between the 18th and 20th centuries.”

Submitted by: Dr. Nathan Richards, East Carolina University

Hard Times for Small Craft: An Archaeological Survey of the Wright’s Creek Abandoned Vessel Complex

“Dr. Nathan Richards and Jacqueline Marcotte conducted an archaeological study of vessel abandonment attempts to understand economic, social, and technological changes in small communities and provide a model for explaining the evolution of local maritime history and vernacular shipbuilding. They used SonarWiz Map for post processing and target reporting.”

Submitted by: Dr. Nathan Richards, East Carolina University”

Copicut Reservoir Sidescan Sonar

“Underwater acoustic images of the shoreline and dam subsurface of the Copicut Reservoir were collected. Chesapeake’s SonarWiz5 software was the enabling technology that was utilized to generate high-resolution imagery of the bottom features of the reservoir. These detailed pictures provided a comprehensive idea of the integrity of the reservoir’s shoreline, as well the structural characteristics of the Copicut Reservoir Dam.”

Submitted by: Keith Mackenzie, UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center, MA