The Sonar File Manager window is opened by clicking the File Manager icon on the Post Processing Menu. The Sonar File Manager provides access to commands that apply to Sidescan and Sub-bottom Sonar data sets. Note that many of the functions found on the Sonar File Manager are also available in the Project Explorer.
Project Information
The project information section provides a summary of the project, including the project name, the number of data sets loaded, and the geographic extent of the project data.
The Sonar File List lists the sidescan and sub-bottom files in the project and allows for some file properties to be changed. Each sonar file in the project is listed on a separate row within the Sonar file section.
Column
Description
Order
Displays the current drawing order of the file with the highest number being the file on top.
Enabled
Toggles the display of the sonar file in Map View (Checked = displayed)
Type
Data type (SSS = Sidescan, SBP = sub-bottom)
Group
Displays the subgroup the file is in, if any.
File Name
Displays the full path and file name of the sonar file.
Size
Size of the (CSF) sonar file in KB.
AGC
Toggles Automatic Gain Control for the sonar file (Checked = enabled). See Automatic Gain Control for more information.
UGC
Toggles User Gain Control for the sonar file (Checked = enabled). See User Gain Control for more information.
BAC
Toggle Beam Angle correction for the sonar file (Checked = enabled). See Beam Angle Correction for more information.
Channel
Lists which channel (Port/Starboard/Both) of the sonar file is actively displayed and
also allows the user to change the channel(s).
Map Corrected
Indicates if map corrections are being applied to the navigation of this file. See Map Corrections for more information.
LBK Algorithm
Select one of the two possible layback algorithms is applied to the Sonar File. See Layback Algorithms for more information.
Layback
Select the layback percentage applied to the file.
The Sonar File Manager provides access to tools that can be applied to sidescan and sub-bottom sonar files. Note that some tools require one or more files to be selected in the file list before the button becomes active.
Tool
Description
Add Files(s)...
Add an existing CSF file to the Project. See Add CSF Files for more information.
Delete Files(s)
Remove CSF files from the project. See Remove CSF Files for more information.
Rescan Limits
Recompute the map extent of the project files. See Rescan Limits for more information.
Select All
Select all files in the File Manager
Aggregate
Activate the Aggregate command on the selected files.
