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Isis — Versatile Sonar Data Acquisition

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Side-scan sonar has been successfully employed as a search and survey tool since the early 1960s. Today, side-scan sonar is used for geophysical, environmental, hydrographic, and limnological studies and mine countermeasures. As sonar interpretation traditionally has been left to sonar experts, efficient real-time decision-making in situations where an expert is not available has been impeded.

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Penvenne, L.J., Penvenne, J. (1998). Isis — Versatile Sonar Data Acquisition. In: Babits, L.E., Van Tilburg, H. (eds) Maritime Archaeology. The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0084-5_41

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