| Brand |
University of Bath |
| Product |
TexAn |
| Year of initial development |
1993 |
| Latest version (year) |
5.1 (2008) |
| Platform (Win, MAC, Unix, other); minimum computer requirements |
Windows; Matlab, IDL |
| Is the software stand alone or part of another package |
Stand-alone. Processing done at University of Bath |
| Does it process proprietairy data? |
Yes, it can do, on demand |
| Included in hardware |
No |
| Amount of supported systems? |
On request |
| Open to other data formats? |
Yes |
| Where is the software suited for? |
Sidescan and MBES data |
| Requirement of independent samples? |
No |
| Possibility of ground truthing? |
Yes |
| Amount of derived classes |
User-defined |
| What seafloor/riverfloor parameters are extracted by the method: |
acoustic classes, habitats {if ground truthing is adequate}, some geo acoustic parameters (Question: which??), geological features{if ground truthing is adequate} |
| Penetration depth |
All depths |
| Is the analysis carried out offline or is it real time applicable? |
Offline |
| Does the software allow for pre-processing data and quality control? |
Yes |
| * Full-wave form |
No |
| * Derived depths |
No |
| * Backscatter measurements |
Yes |
| * Other |
N/A |
| * Modeling of the signal employed |
No |
| * Feature extraction (e.g. time spreads) |
No |
| * Segmentation |
Yes |
| Is the system based on finding features? |
N/A |
| How does the system find features? |
grey level occurence matrices |
| Create contouring charts |
No |
| Create profile sheets |
No |
| Create Reporting charts |
Yes |
| S57 ENC support |
No |
| Digital export data formats supported |
GeoTiff, XY-class ascii and others |
| What is the typical application for your package? (max 30 words) |
Seafloor characterisation of sidescan (and now multibeam) imagery. |
