Abstract
The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) and the Ocean Mapping Group of the University of New Brunswick (OMG) collaborated on establishing a multibeam sonar test bed in the vicinity of the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, British Columbia Canada. This paper describes the purpose of the sonar evaluation test bed, the trials and tribulations of two foreign governments collaborating on projects of mutual interest, the evaluation areas and their characteristics for sonar testing, and sample results of sonar evaluations using this test bed. Some target detection comparisons of several systems over a range of artificial sonar targets will also be given.
Department
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Publication Date
5-2012
Journal Title
Canadian Hydrographic Conference
Conference Date
May 15 - May 17, 2012
Publisher Place
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Publisher
Canadian Hydrographic Association
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Hare, Rob; Whittaker, Clay; Clarke, J.E. Hughes; and Beaudoin, Jonathan, "Establishing a Multibeam Sonar Evaluation Test Bed near Sidney, British Columbia" (2012). Canadian Hydrographic Conference. 817.
https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/817