
Innomar "light" Sub-Bottom Profiler
The Innomar light sub-bottom profiler is designed for shallow-water applications inshore and near-shore at water depths down to 400 meters.
This model acquires full-waveform data that can be processed with any seismic software (SEG-Y format). Innomar also provides the ISE post-processing software specialized on the Innomar SBP data.
For survey examples please see the Extremely Shallow Water Applications and Shallow Water Applications.
The first generation of this model has been launched in 2000 as "SES-96 light". Later gennerations of this model were named "SES-2000 light".
Innomar light parametric sub-bottom profiler echoprint data example
(frequency 10kHz; range 170–310m; sediment penetration up to 50m at about 250m water depth).
Technical Specification
Water Depth Range | 0.5 – 400 m |
Sediment Penetration | up to 40 m (depending on sediment type and noise) |
Range / Layer Resolution | approx. 1 cm / up to 5 cm |
Transmit Beam Width (-3dB) | approx. ±2° / footprint <7% of water depth |
Primary Frequencies (PF) | approx. 100 kHz (frequency band 85 – 115 kHz) |
PF Source Level / Acoustic Power | >238 dB//µPa re 1m / ~2.3 kW |
Secondary Low Frequency (SLF) | centre freq. user selectable: 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15 kHz(total frequency band 2 – 22 kHz) |
Pulse Width | user selectable 0.07 – 1.0 ms |
Pulse Type | Ricker, CW |
Ping Rate | up to 50 pings/s |
Topside Unit (Transceiver) | W 0.52m × D 0.40m × H 0.34m (19''/7U) / 31kg |
Transducer (20m cable) | W 0.34m × D 0.26m × H 0.08m / 22kg incl. cable |
Heave / Roll / Pitch Compensation | heave (depending on external sensor data) |
Data Acquisition | digital 16 bit @ 96 kHz sample rate; PF 100 kHz envelope echosounder data / bottom track;SLF full-waveform sub-bottom data |
Auxiliary Input | GNSS, HRP sensor, trigger |
Auxiliary Output | trigger, bottom track, analogue SLF |
Power Supply | 100–240 V AC / <250 Woptional external DC power inverter (12 V or 24 V) |
Control / Data Storage PC | internal PC (Windows® 10); included |
Included Features
- SLF full waveform data acquisition (sub-bottom data) / Innomar "RAW" data format
- Multi-ping mode for maintaining a high pulse rate for water depths more than 50 meters
- Multi-frequency signals
- SESWIN basic remote-control via COM / UDP (e.g. line start/stop, line name)
Optional Features
- SESWIN extended remote-control via Ethernet (TCP/IP)
- KVM extender for remote control
- external DC power adapter (12 V or 24 V)
- Rugged housing with shock absorbers (MIL standard, IP65)
- Transducer bracket for over-side-mounting
- Transducer frame with integrated shock absorbers for hull-mounting
Software
- SESWIN data acquisition software
- SES Convert data converter software (RAW to SEG-Y, XTF, ASCII)
- SES NetView for display of online echoprints and system information on remote computers (via Ethernet) for QC
- ISE post-processing software (optional)

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Technical specifications are subject of change without notice.