| Brand |
Meridata Finland Ltd |
| Name of product |
MD DSS |
| Product model |
Chirp |
| Year of initial development |
1999 |
| Max power consumption (W) |
600W |
| Power (AC or DC) |
230 VAC (others on request) |
| Weight (in air, kg) and dimensions (wxhxd) transducer/transceiver |
6/12kg, 18.3cm x 120/250cm x 18.3cm |
| Weight (kg) and dimensions (w x h x d) display and logging unit |
20 kg 53 x 26.6 x 45.2cm |
| Portability of logger (rack, desktop, portable) |
Rack/desktop/portable |
| Hull mounted transducer, surface towed fish, deep towed fish? |
Hull mounted/surface towed |
| Software platform (windows, other) |
Windows |
| Depth range of operation (m) |
1500m |
| Frequency range (kHz) |
2-40kHz |
| Is the system dual frequency, single frequency or a chirp? |
Chirp |
| Power output of the single frequency transducer at standard frequencies (W @ kHz); total power output of the chirp. |
680W |
| Maximum resolution |
4cm |
| Maximum penetration |
50m |
| Maximum pulse sounding rate |
10 Hz |
| Pulse length |
0 ...20ms |
| Dynamic range (db), if appropriate |
130dB |
| Heave, pitch and roll corrections included? |
Y (when used with appropriate sensor) |
| Capable of being operated remotely (e.g. via PC) |
Y |
| External data inputs supported (heave/roll/pitch, positioning) |
Y |
| Can events and annotations be marked? |
Y |
| Is real time coupling to survey/post processing software possible? |
Software included |
| What data can be displayed (e.g. depth, classification, thickness)? |
Depth, S/N ratio |
| What is the main use of the system? |
Geophysical survey |
| Data output options (e.g. raw data, transducer and motion corrected depth, seafloor classification) |
Raw data |
| Data output formats (NMEA, SEGY, etc) |
Meridata, SEG-Y |
| Data output for seafloor classification? |
On request |
| Connection possibilities (USB, network, printer, RS232 etc) |
Y |
| How is data internaly logged (e.g. solid state, hard disks, other)? |
Hard disk |
| Which type of postprocessing is possible |
Replay, signal processing, position computation, interpretation |
| Can third parties software be integrated for postprocessing? |
Y (for SEG-Y) |
