Video Tutorials and Interactive Online Resources for Multibeam Sonar Software Training
Abstract
For the past 5 years, undergraduate students at the College of Charleston (CofC) have had the opportunity to sail aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster to collect multibeam sonar data for use in the Seafloor Mapping (SeaMap) Program. SeaMap is offered as an Academic Partnership with the CARIS software company, to train students to process and render multibeam bathymetric data using CARIS' HIPS and SIPS 7.0 software. During the semester-long program, students embellish their training by conducting independent research using sonar data provided by many NOAA and USGS collaborating scientists. Students create research posters to present at the annual CofC School of Science and Mathematics poster session and at professional meetings. To promote development of the SeaMap Program at CofC and other Academic Partner institutions, new approaches to training are being developed using online resources. This endeavor is part of the new CARIS Education Program and will incorporate bathymetric post processing using HIPS and SIPS 7.0. The HIPS Bathymetry Module consists of thirteen thematic units, each of which contains a suite of short online video tutorials focused on specific HIPS operations, with complementing interactive exercises and assessments. Students will convene for a weekend workshop for hands-on training with both a CARIS Instructor and the institution's professor. The workshop is followed by several laboratory sessions during which students practice their new skills using sample datasets. HIPS Bathymetry Module's online resources will be used throughout the program, and will be available afterwards, allowing students to revisit and supplement their learning. The Module will also be tested as a self-paced online course that will not necessitate a classroom presence. A demonstration of a thematic unit will be included in the presentation.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010AGUFMED23B0716S
- Keywords:
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- 1976 INFORMATICS / Software tools and services;
- 4294 OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL / Instruments and techniques;
- 9805 GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS / Instruments useful in three or more fields