๐จPINGMapper v5.0๐จ
This open-source mapping utility now supports:
๐งGarmin RSD AND Cerulean Omniscan 450SS svlog files!!๐ง
If you have and collect data with these systems, why not take a look ๐ at this open-source option?
* Please report issues on GitHub!
cameronbodine.github.io/PINGMapper/
Interested in hunting ghost crab traps? ๐ฆ Want to learn how to use fishfinders for aquatic sonar surveys? ๐ Or learn about a really cool restoration project? ๐
We are using fishfinders to help clean up lost crab traps in Delaware's Inland Bays. Watch the "Crab Pot Quest" series now!
Come share your innovative #sonar techniques in fisheries research and management at #AFS155 in San Antonio, TX, August 10-14, 2025!
In case you missed it, v3.0 added support for sl2 and sl3 sonar logs (Lowrance, etc)!
#PINGMapper v4.0 features a super simple install & user experience! PINGInstaller enables installation in 2 steps & PINGWizard allows point & click interaction! Try it out!
cameronbodine.github.io/PINGMapper/d...
Grant Otto posted a fantastic video showcasing a rewarding project I have been involved w/: ghost crab pot recovery in partnership with Brittany Haywood and Delaware SeaGrant! Check out Grantโs other videos showcasing the great work we are doing in Art Trembanis #CSHEL lab! youtu.be/VFZzC-AYvng?...
In addition, new methods of reading data from sonar logs (recordings) result in up to a 1.3๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ!
Head over to GitHub to try it out! Happy ping-ing!
PINGMapper v3.0.0-alpha is available now! This version incorporates a new sonar log pre-processing engine called PINGVerter. PINGVerter enables compatibility with sl2 and sl3 files. PINGVerter is designed to ease adding support for new sonar data acquisition platforms and filetypes.
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#PINGMapper is now compatible with Lowrance fishfinders!
github.com/CameronBodin...
#CSHEL #sidescan #fishfinders4good #benthicmapping
High resolution down-scan image along the transect, showing individual shoals of fish swimming above the kelp forest detected at nadir.
Having a dabble mosaicking VHF down-scan imagery along some rough ground previously mapped with the Humminbird sidescan, and processed using PINGMapper. Doing so provides a fantastic transect overview, and clearly illustrates the ground and the value that kelp cover provides for detected fish.
An old wooden-stocked Admiralty type anchor initially located using sidescan sonar, and later ground truthed using a towed video camera when water conditions allowed.
Sidescan verses towed video.
Heading filters are coming to #PINGMapper soon! You can specify the maximum heading deviation over a given distance to automatically remove bends from the mosaic. Better yet, each transect is exported to its own mosaic, allowing toggling a layer order in GIS.
Bug fixes, new features, & compatibility coming to an updated version (3.0??) of #PINGMapper. One is improved bankline polygon export made possible w/ shadow detection neural nets. Works on any sonar recording length. More features to come...
Georeferenced VHF sidescan sonar in waterfall view for quickly recording detailed water column transects with a spacial context. Here shoaling fish are seen amongst the kelp in a high energy coastal environment.
#sonar #Humminbird #PINGMapper #QGIS
@cameronbodine.bsky.social
If you are interested in mapping benthic substrates w/ sonar, check out my recent paper! Co-Authored with Dan Buscombe and Toby Hocking!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
I learned a lot about new applications at the โAdvancing sonar techniques for use in fisheries managementโ symposium at #AFS154! I also shared updates to #PINGMapper.
I co-instructed the โSide Scan Sonar: Cutting-Edge Tools for Managing Habitatโ last week at #AFS154 in Honolulu, HI with Adam Kaeser & Josey Ridgeway. Looking forward to expanding this workshop in the future!
