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"Innomar essential" Sub-Bottom Profiler

The "Innomar essential" SBP model is designed for use on small boats and uncrewed vehicles (USV / ASV / AUV). Its high ping rate, small footprint and ability to transmit sound pulses over a wide frequency band ensure excellent resolution and very good sediment penetration in sub-bottom data.

Wave-induced vehicle movements are compensated for by using heave compensation and optional electronic beam stabilisation. These functions require motion data from an external sensor (not included).

The "Innomar essential" SBP model is optimised for easy integration. All the transceiver electronics are integrated within the SBP transducer. The depth rating is 100 metres.

As with all Innomar SBPs, a user-friendly Windows data acquisition and system control software (SESWIN) is used for operation. The "Innomar essential" model acquires full-waveform data that can be processed in SEGY format using any seismic software. Innomar also provides the ISE post-processing software that specialises in Innomar SBP data.


"Innomar essential" SBP data example (pulse 8 kHz / 250 µs; depth range 4‒24 m) 


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Technical Specification

Water Depth Range
0.5 – 300 m below transducer
Sediment Penetration
up to 30 m (depending on sediment type and noise)
Sample / Range Resolution
c. 1 cm / up to 5 cm (depending on pulse settings)
Transmit Beam Width (-3dB)
c. 4° (±2°) across x 8° (±4°) along for all frequencies
Heave / Roll / Pitch Compensation
Heave and Roll (±10°, optional); depending on external sensor data
Ping Rate
up to 30 Hz (pings/s)
Primary Frequencies (PHF)
c. 100 kHz (frequency band 85 – 115 kHz)
PHF Source Level
>236 dB//µPa re 1m
Secondary Low Frequency (SLF)
centre frequency user selectable: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15 kHz
SLF Total Frequency Band
3 – 22 kHz
SLF Pulse Type
Ricker, CW
Pulse Width
user selectable 0.07 – 0.5 ms (CW)
Data Acquisition and Recording
digital 24 bit / c. 100 kHz (SLF full waveform, PHF envelope)
Data File Format
Innomar "SES3" (24 bit), "SEGY" (via SESconvert)
External Sensor Interfaces
HRP (motion), GNSS position, depth (all RS232 / UDP), trigger (BNC)
Bottom Detection
internal (PHF and SLF data) or external depth
Depth Accuracy
(2.5 cm @ 100 kHz / 5 cm @ 10 kHz) + 0.08% of water depth
Remote Control / Survey Integration
SESWIN with extended remote control
Topside Unit (SIU)
SBP interface unit: W 17 cm × D 12 cm × H 5.5 cm / c. 1 kg
Transducer / Transceiver
W 26 cm × D 15 cm × H 10 cm; weight c. 6.5 kg in air / c. 2.8 kg in water (without fairings)
Depth Rating
100 m
Power Supply
24 (15–30) V DC; at SIU 24 (10–36) V DC; AC power adapter (100–240 V AC)
Power Consumption
standby 5 W, typ. 20 W, max. 35 W | SIU c. 5 W
Control / Data Storage PC
external PC (MS Windows 10/11 OS)
First / Latest Product Generation
2025

Included Features

  • Heave compensation
  • 24-bit SLF full waveform data acquisition (sub-bottom data) / Innomar "SES3" data format
  • Multi-ping mode for maintaining a high pulse rate in deep waters
  • Multi-frequency signals
  • SESWIN extended remote-control via Ethernet (RCE, all survey settings)
  • SBP Interface Unit (SIU)
  • AC power adapter (100 ‒ 240 V AC)
  • Pair of removable fairings for pole-mount installations (weight c. 1.5 kg in air / 0.4 kg in water)

Optional Features

  • Roll or Pitch (±10°) compensation (external sensor data required)

Software

  • SESWIN data acquisition software
  • SES Convert data converter software (RAW to SEG-Y, XTF, ASCII)
  • SES NetView for online data and system information display on remote computers
  • ISE post-processing software (optional)

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