Triton BathyPro - Manual (Page 64)

Gridding Soundings
Clicking the Settings… button to this parameter leads to the Settings
Geoencoding Type and File name dialog box (Figure 29).
Figure 29. Geoencoding settings dialog box
The types of geoencoding determine how BathyPro treats soundings that
fall within the same cell, where the size of the cell is determined by the
resolution set in Map and Projection settings.
• Add Beam Intensity Value: If the sonar generates a beam intensity value,
then checking this box creates a beam intensity layer within the DDS_VIF
file that can be displayed in DelphMap as a separate layer.
• Compute foot print size: The area where the spreading beam from a sonar
meets the seabed can be thought of as a footprint, much like a spreading
beam of a flashlight covers a certain amount of area at various ranges.
Checking this option enables computation of the footprint, giving a better
representation in the DTM of seabed coverage, especially of the outer
beams.
• Image file: The image file function determines the location and name of the
DDS_VIF image file that BathyPro will generate.
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