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1. s 4 Start Stop Survey Planning Editor ann Image layers N Lines Po Points B Fies H 7 Vector layers classif_gravel classif_mud classif_sand classif_unclass Ki gt North 4740484 52 m East 354552 43 m 0 00 00 00 N 21532 19 17 31 E Depth 0 00 m Distance 685 56 m Heading 149 6 210 49 Survey Planning lol Systems Acquisition Display Aa sialon Be Bale No Nay System BNA Settings Serial input OFF Logging OFF Survey mode Manual E Ui FIGURE 22 Imported DXF classification file example Areas of the imported classification are shaded to show differences You can have DelphMap bring out more detail in the imagery show the labels for the various seabed aspects and assign colors to those labels by manipulating the properties of the various layers You make these changes one layer at a time See To assign colors to labels or objects in layers for the technique of changing a layer s colors Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 55 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap importclassfile dxf dmp E y oj xj Project Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help we S Era nee A Start Stop Survey Planning Editor B 43 importclassfile dxf dr Image layers N Lines Po Points B Files B 72 Vector layers y classif_
2. Z Clay Object Properties a el Label Properties v a vv Font Height 5 000000 m E 90 x Clay Object Properties Label Properties i gt A 18 gt Height 3 000000 m FIGURE 12 Settings dialog box for a digit type of vector layer Cancel In the Settings tab area of the dialog box example shown in Figure 12 you can modify the properties for the digit layer by changing the colors of the digits object and its labels by giving the object a different line style by assigning a region fill pattern and by specifying a font size Each of these properties can be set independent of the other properties 4 Click OK in the Settings dialog box if you made any property changes and wish to apply them to your digit layer otherwise click Cancel Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 37 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual To assign colors to labels or objects in layers 1 Right click on a vector layer name in the Project Files window 2 Choose Properties 3 Click the Settings tab in the Settings dialog box 4 Click the right pointing marker next to an Objects color or Labels Color you wish to change The system displays a Color dialog box Figure 13 containing a matrix of 48 basic colors and 16 uncolored boxes reserved for custom colors that you can define B N N A A A a Hue 221 Red E i i if i i
3. wreck1_bath E C DelphMapl 7 Vector layers a Background layers gt IN 5181474447 m E 0571077 794m__ i f f Survey Planning 46 46 58 91 N l a r onl Haak 3 55 5217 E No Data Systems Distance 0 00 m Acquisition p Display a Aa a FRANCE No Nav System BWA O e Serial input OFF Logging OFF Survey mode Manual FIGURE 36 One layer inserted into a DelphMap project Chapter 4 Managing Layers 73 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual To insert a non DelphMap file as a layer 1 Choose Project Insert layer s from the main menu or right click on the project name in the Project Window DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can browse or type a file name Choose a file type appropriate to your needs Your choices are e ASCII AutoCAD Files DXF e QTC files CLA e ESRI ArcView shapefiles SHP Note For the DXF format the only supported objects are POLYLINE LINE LWPOLYLINE POINT TEXT and MTEXT Chapter 4 If you choose a DXF and SHP file type DelphMap displays a message window telling you e DelphMap will convert the file to a VOB file type to make it compatible with DelphMap e A DXF or SHP file cannot hold a projection e The layer you are about to insert will be assumed to contain the same projection information as your project or else you will have to supply the projection to DelphMap at the time you are inserting the layer Click Yes
4. The system exports your file to your working directory Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 63 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Exporting a Layer as a File Any layer you have imported into DelphMap can be exported out of DelphMap as a TIF or DXF file If you re exporting from an image raster layer DelphMap can save the exported layer as a GeoTIFF or TIFF file If you re exporting from a vector layer DelphMap can save the exported layer as a DXF or SHP file The exported file can then be imported into any application capable of reading and perhaps editing the file To export a layer 1 From the Project Files Window select highlight a layer name of a layer type either image or vector that contains the underlying layer s file name to be exported The layer will have a green check mark denoting a displayed layer or a blank box denoting a hidden layer Right click on the layer type and choose Export As The system displays a Save As dialog box and shows a suggested file name based on the primary name of the file in the layer The file name s extension does not appear Either accept or rename the primary name of the file in the layer and choose a file type from the Save As type part of the dialog box You do not have to provide the file extension in the box where you specify the file name DelphMap will provide the appropriate file extension for you if you omit it You can also specify or browse for
5. Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 56 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap insert_dxf_layer dmp te oF loj x Project Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help 22 2 Ow T we i CEY B Start Stop Survey Planning Editor N Lines Po Points B Files y insert_dxf_layer dmp Image layers B A Vector layers Ef classif E C DelphMapl North 4740549 56 m East 354666 92 m 0 00 00 00 N 21597 33 31 59 E Depth 0 00 m Distance 18 16 m Heading 129 5 230 5 Bw i242 Systems Acquisition T Display Aa ele elf AER No Nav System Al Survey Planning Serial input OFF Logging OFF Survey mode Manual FIGURE 24 DXF layer inserted without benefit of classifying colors Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 57 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Importing an ASCII Point or Line File Importing an ASCII file of points with or without labels into DelphMap is done through the Digit toolbar These imported points are then associated with the Digit layer Changes to symbols and colors can be done through the Vector Properties settings See Setting Properties for a Digit Type of Vector Layer To import an ASCII file of points with labels 1 The ASCII file must be in the following format gt Label gt Easting Northing any non numeric delimiter is accepted gt
6. Print Preview A window opens to show you how your project will appear on the page 3 Click Map Layout Note that DelphMap suggests a scale that will include the whole area of your data If you wish to change this scale type in the value you need and click OK The print preview will change to reflect the new scale setting 4 Click Map Layout again and specify the rotation that want to apply to your image You can specify values from 180 to 180 Note that the rotation of the image occurs around the center of the area chosen in step 1 5 After you are satisfied with the appearance of the image you can enter some Titles in the upper and lower Title boxes see Figure 54 You can also type the names of bitmaps containing logos they must be in the BMP format 6 Click Print Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 110 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual The print preview closes and the printer dialog box for the current windows printer opens Note It is not advisable to change properties at this time since the settings will no longer reflect the setup in print preview mode 7 Click OK A dialog box appears and states Printing projectname DMP to printer_name where DMP to printer_name where projectname and printer_name and printer_name are the actual project and printer being used in this case General Notes e The printing of large bitmaps requires a lot of free of space on the hard disk for the Windows prin
7. The three dimensional view of the image is retained whether the light source is on or off The default is for the light source to be switched on dimensional view of the imagery in the contact window such as the view in Figure 45 This is the default view Gridded View A gridded view results in a more transparent look of your three dimensional contact imagery r Solid Surface Clicking this icon results in an apparent three 4 e Turn Cursor On Off This icon when enabled displays two yellow g cones that appear to converge at their mutual apexes thereby suggesting the vertical intersection of your pointer through the imagery P Decrease Resolution While Moving Big images use lots of random Seant access memory If you are trying to re orient a large image high resolution in your three dimensional Contact window enabling this icon makes it possible for you to adjust the image to some other position faster than would happen if this icon were not enabled The image will have a soft focus while it is being moved but the apparent resolution returns when you have stopped moving the image Update the model with a real time mosaic If you have Isis you can RT use this function to have Isis create a real time mosaic and have DelphMap drape the resulting side scan mosaic also in real time on top of your bathymetry image in DelphMap three dimensional contact into a flat earth representation Flat Display of
8. Figure 9 shows the dialog box Delpmap Settings E x Files Tools 3D Contacts Pipe Span Tracking 2D Contact ee Status Legend Law Bed E OK Cancel FIGURE 9 Pipe Span Tracking tab in DelphMap Settings dialog box Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 32 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Reset to Factory Settings If you are experiencing unexpected behavior from DelphMap consider choosing Reset to Factory Settings as a way out of the difficulty If you choose this any settings you may have established in DelphMap during this session or a previous session are overridden by the original factory settings Setting Properties for a Contact Type of Vector Layer If you have a vector layer inserted and present in your imagery certain settings can also be viewed or applied to that layer These settings differ from the general settings described earlier in General Settings Menu from Main Menu Moreover the settings for contact layers and digit layers are laid out differently in their respective dialog boxes All vector types have the same types of properties however Settings dialogs for contact and digit layers are explained next To view file information for a contact type of vector layer 1 Right click on a vector layer name in the Project Files window 2 Choose Properties The system displays the Settings dialog box for the selected contact layer Initially the File s tab is in the for
9. amp High speed Data display gt x Seafloor classification Boat display gt Events Overview Image layers A Vector layers g Seismic layers i Background layers U__WsS SS S WW WC 5 Q N 6457367 466 m E 132559 715 m 47 11 44 04 N 1 35 15 41 W Survey Planning Al II x Systems Acquisition Display FEES IEC elie alae No Nav System Survey mode Manual No Data Distance 21 79 m Heading 151 2 208 8 Serial input OFF Logging OFF Pause playback FIGURE 42 Access paths for ROV Flight and Dredging functions To change the size of the ROV or Dredging symbol 1 From DelphMap s main menu choose either e Applications gt ROV Flight gt Playback Start e Applications Dredging Playback Start Chapter 4 Managing Layers 86 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 2 Specify new values in one or more of the Shape text boxes and click OK Viewing a Single Beam Profile for ROV Activity DelphMap also has a control for viewing single beam profiles when ROV Flight is active To view a single beam profile while ROV Flight is playing back e From the main menu choose ROV Flight gt Data display Single beam profile The system displays the Single Beam Profile information box Figure 43 Single Beam Profile Depth 100 0 m Alarm Alarm Depth Om Fire points above J Alarm activated Fire
10. taskbar Select Disable Auto Protect when prompted Resume installing your TEI software Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelpbhMap 7 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 4 When the installation completes re boot your PC 5 When the system restarts Norton Auto Protect will be re enabled by default What DelphMap Does Starting with one or more files DelphMap recognizes File Types in DelphMap DelphMap displays one or more layers of multiple geocoded sonar imagery or color coded DTM Digital Terrain Model imagery and bathymetry contour vector graphics The imagery displays according to the geo coding in the file or files creating a mosaic If the mosaic contains multiple layers they can be superimposed over any other layer File Types in DelphMap In order to display images in DelphMap you first create a DelphMap project A project file contains no actual imagery either vector or raster instead a project file contains a list of references and path information to the various files that may be present in a DelphMap project Project files are denoted by the filename extension DMP A DMP file is created by DelphMap whenever a project is saved You put DelphMap images into a project file either by inserting files as layers or by importing them into a DelphMap project Types of files that can be inserted as layers directly into a DelphMap project AIF VOB Older versions of mosaic files BSB anon TEl
11. A B The system displays the A B Computation dialog box Figure 56 Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 114 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual A B Computation x Select the first file E IsisD ata Plane478 DDS_VIF Browse Select the second file e IsisD ata Plane479 DDS_VIF Browse Select the output file EN sisD ata Plane478 4790ut dds_vif Browse Options map area Process FIGURE 56 The A B Computation dialog box The entries for the first file the second file and the output file that will contain the differences between the first and second are initially blank awaiting your specifications 4 Using the available Browse buttons specify the three files In Figure 56 examples have been supplied for this dialog box 5 Click Process DelphMap computes the differences between the two files A blue line indicating processing progress briefly displays in the area to the right of the Process button Click Close when processing has finished 7 Into the currently open project insert as a new layer the output DDS_VIF file specified in step 4 DelphMap inserts the layer into your workspace and superimposes the output image over the other layers This will display as a darker image This darker image is a subset and thus the A B computation of the first and second files you specified in step 4 Figure 57 shows an example of this Chapter 7 Printing and Com
12. Define the X and Y positions and units Then click OK In a series of projection related dialog boxes you will then be asked to define the geodesy of the ASCII file The projection of the ASCII file must be the same as that of the DelphMap project 6 Once the line displays choose the polyline icon from the Digit menu and click on the imported ASCII line to highlight it 7 Right click the highlighted line to access object menu and choose Display Profile Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 109 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing DelphMap imagery can be printed You can also use DelphMap to compare two files and reveal the differences to you Printing You can print the image displayed in DelphMap s main display window You can also preview the image before printing it and you can adjust the scale before printing Prior to printing you should always set up your printer plotter first and decide what paper size you are going to use In order for the print preview option in DelphMap to work correctly it must know the paper size DelphMap gets this information when it first starts up by going to the default Windows printer Thereafter the print preview will show you exactly how your plot will appear on paper To print a DelphMap image 1 Use the selection tool to select the area of the image that you want to print and turn on the grid display if you want a grid on your print 2 Click Project
13. DelphMap first needs to establish a project file or DMP file To run DelphMap and establish a project file e Double click the DelphMap icon to run it DelphMap runs and displays an application window similar to the one shown in Figure 4 with a default name of NewProject dmp as the project name You can accept that project name or specify one of your own To specify a different project name 1 From the DelphMap main menu choose Project gt New Project DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can specify a project file to open or create 2 Provide a primary file name for the project This can be an existing DMP file or you can let DelphMap create it DelphMap provides the file extension DMP which stands for DelphMap Project The DMP file acts as a container for any layers you may add or remove Click Save after you have selected or typed the name of the project file The project file loads and the system displays the DelphMap application working window If the project file already exists its contents are displayed here If the project file is new the work space in DelphMap is initially empty Figure 4 To open an existing project 1 Cd From the DelphMap main menu click the Open icon Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap 11 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can specify a project file to open 2 Specify the file name by either typing it or browsing for it
14. File C DelphM apD ata MergeLine eel 0 Clear all FIGURE 27 Merge layers dialog box initial display 2 In the Files to merge panel CTRL click on two or more files to merge thereby selecting them You can also click the Select all button to include all listed files to be part of the merged file Clicking Clear all unselects any selections already made Decide which options if any you wish to apply to the files to be merged e Process only the current visible map area When checked this option means the merging will affect just the area displayed in the Main Display Window When unchecked this option will process the entire areas of all lines regardless of how it looks in the Main Display Window The default is to have this unchecked e Use Shinethrough See Changing the Way Layers Are Viewed for an explanation of these choices The default is to have this unchecked no shinethrough e Insert output layer into project If you check this box the results of your merged layers can appear in its own layer The default is to have this box checked Whether or not you put a check mark in this box the system will save a DDS_VIF file of Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 61 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual the merged results to your working directory if you do the merge operation It is that file which can be exported to another application The system names the saved merge file using the fo
15. Inthe 3D Contacts Size panel choose a size you believe adequate for an area you wish to cover as a three dimensional contact Note Displaying three dimensional contacts can be memory intensive If you get a DelphMap message that says you don t have enough memory to view your imagery three dimensionally adjust the northing and easting extensions in the 3D Contacts Size fields of the 3D Contacts dialog box to use smaller extents The default size is 10 meters Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 94 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual In this dialog box you also can specify one of four file formats to be used for any snapshots of three dimensional imagery that you make BMP the default TIF TGA or PCX Delpmap Settings oe xj 3D Contacts r 3DContacts Size Northing Extention Easting Extention x 3DSnapshots FIGURE 46 3D Contacts dialog box Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 95 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles Overview Normally you view your imagery in DelphMap from the top down bird s eye view DelphMap can also display your imagery in a side view This is called a Display Profile The view takes the form of a single line showing the height and breadth of whatever area you are profiling While it is possible to get a display profile from any DDS_VIF layer that has been designated as a cursor value layer a sidesca
16. Label gt Easting Northing ASCIIpointFile TXT Notepad File Edit Format Help Point 1 334739 6252860 Point 2 334750 6252829 334715 6252823 334742 625 2800 FIGURE 25 Example of an ASCII point file to be imported 2 Make Digit active by selecting Tools Digit or simply click the icon on the toolbar 3 Select the Import objects from an ASCII file icon from the Digit toolbar shown here at the side of the page i 4 Open the ASCII file Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 58 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 5 Define the X and Y positions and units Then click OK ASCII file importation setup x First 20 lines of C DelphMapD ata Imports PointFile4SCII TXT Point 2 Point 3 X gt Number of lines to skip jo Define the field s to extract Position ze i Description Northing Unit Meters Add Replace Delete a Cancel FIGURE 26 ASCII file importation setup dialog box 6 You will then be asked to define the geodesy of the ASCII file The projection of the ASCII file must be the same as that of the DelphMap project 7 Once the points have been entered you can change the point symbols and colors with the Digit gt Properties See Setting Properties for a Digit Type of Vector Layer Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 59 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual To import a line from an ASCII file e To import a line defined by ASCII points the method
17. box where you specify minimum and maximum values to be applied to your designed palette Some combinations of color palettes are especially effective for side scan and bathymetry data types e for side scan copper gray or pink palettes yield excellent image detail e for bathymetry just about any palette works well To apply the color combinations to your image be sure to match the correct data type to your image Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 24 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Bathymetry Processing gd If you have purchased the BathyPro utility from Triton Elics International this BathyPro icon is enabled Clicking it summons the DelphMap BathyPro application where you can process either interactively or in batch mode single beam and multibeam data resulting in output of DDS_VIF or DXF files that can be re imported into DelphMap for more processing You can also get to this function by choosing Applications gt Bathymetry processing from DelphMap s main menu Run Classification Module 4 If you have purchased the Classification utility from Triton Elics International this Classification utility icon is enabled You use it to generate a map of the surrounding seafloor You can also get to this function by choosing Applications Seafloor classification from DelphMap s main menu The SeaClass functionality is documented in the Using SeaClass User s Manual distributed as a PDF file on a CD Manage Layers If y
18. creates individual points the shape of the point style can be changed by the user Draw a rectangle Using a left click and dragging the cursor the user can create rectangles of any size Detect Image Regions This function is designed as an interpretation tool to detect a region of interest It works best on objects that have a high contrast such as a high intensity wreck on a low intensity sea floor It detects regions by taking a starting sample the pixel you clicked on than searches the surrounding pixels until it encounters pixels that are less than 3dB from the original pixel All the surrounding pixels that meet the criteria are included in the region To draw a vector line or shape on your imagery 1 Enable Edit Save a Digit 2 If this is the first time you have selected this function in a project you will be prompted to select a Digit file you want to Open or Create If this is a new project or you want to start a new Digit file create a Digit vob file by entering a file name If however you have a previous Digit file that you would like to add to browse and select the previously created Digit file Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 20 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 3 Select or create a label to be associated with the points or lines you intend to draw which you can do from the Feature Selection Box see page 18 If you drew a polyline or polygon right click after you re through drawing the point or
19. displayed until you click again in the image to establish a new distance and heading If you decide not to use this function click the icon again to return the icon to a non selected state Choosing a different icon also deselects this icon Display a Profile of the Image Normally you view your imagery from the top down bird s eye view DelphMap can also display your imagery in a side view See Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles for a comprehensive explanation of this function Refresh the Screen The Refresh function merely refreshes the screen Unlike the Zoom to Content function Refresh does not reposition the imagery from its current position nor does it resize the image The keyboard shortcut F5 Turn Cursor On Off akon 1 I In DelphMap your cursor can be a conventional white arrow the default or a white cross If you enable the white cross cursor any cursor movement done in the Main Display Window is echoed in all View Layer windows as long as Synchronize Map scale and position is turned on in Settings Tools Cursor movement is not tracked in the Overview Window unless the cursor is activated in Settings Tools As the icon s name implies the Turn cursor on off function toggles on or off Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 23 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Metric and Geographic Grids ard Clicking this icon displays a dialog box for two types of gridding metric or
20. example of this If you move your pointer from the imagery in the Main Display window to the Display Profile window the system might draw a line in your imagery without an apparent termination point i e the end of the line lacks a green box Such an unterminated line is not part of the display s profile it s just a stray line You can ignore it If you put your pointer in the Display Profile window a vertical white line with a white circle on it interects the profile line As you move your pointer the circle moves along the profile line and is constrained to it indicating your position along the profile At the same time your geodetic position either in northings and eastings or in latitude and longitude also is shown numerically in the status bar The starting and ending points of your reported navigation data remain fixed for the displayed profile unless you return to the main display window and extend any existing line thus extending the display profile 6 If you decide to stop using this function during this procedure click the icon again to return the icon to a non selected state Choosing a different icon also deselects this function Profiles Derive Information from Layer Types The kind of information you get in your display profile depends on the type of layer you ve drawn on in your main imagery e If your display profile is just that of a sidescan layer the system displays an amplitude graph The points of t
21. for each of the named tabs directly from Settings in the main menu Settings for Files DelphMap has three settings that you can change or set for files The choices become available from the main menu by choosing Settings Files or by choosing Settings All Settings and then selecting the Files tab The current Working Folder path is displayed and to change it click on the ellipsis button This brings up the Windows file browse dialog e Working Folder The directory set here becomes the default directory for DelphMap to open files from and to place files generated by the current project This is also where the DelphMap project dmp and dds_mpf files are stored Llopen the Last Opened Project on Startup This does exactly what is says once a checkmark has been put in the box and the project is saved The next time DelphMap is opened the current project will automatically be loaded Lwhen inserting vector or single band image layers don t ask for a layer name This represses the insert dialog box that asks for a layer name when inserting certain file types An unchecked box setting disabled is the default condition for this parameter for these last two options Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 26 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Settings for Tools A dialog box for tools settings for can be reached from the main menu via Seitings Tools or by choosing Settings All Settings and then selecting the Tools tab Fi
22. geographic each of which can be set independently of one another or not set at all The keyboard shortcut is lt CTRL G gt e When geographic gridding is enabled DelphMap superimposes a geographical grid over your imagery Grid intervals are in seconds e When metric gridding is enabled DelphMap superimposes a metric grid over your imagery Grid intervals are in meters For either type of grid you can change the intervals to get more or fewer grid lines thereby increasing or decreasing the density of the grid Note Choose a grid interval suitable for the area covered by your imagery If you choose a very small grid interval for imagery that covers a large area your system may take a long time to draw the grid Change the Color Palette Settings Clicking this icon displays a dialog box where you can define a color palette and palette density for each of five data types side scan bathymetry seismic reflector volume and user defined The data types present in the palette window correspond to the data types that are currently displayed in the main GIS window If no layer is present then all data types appear If some of your data displays without sufficient visual definition this visual aid can help boost the values of your low intensity data to make them stand out more Choose a color and density that gives you the best visual results If you select user defined to create your own palette the system displays a separate dialog
23. image s dimensions in pixels are displayed there the coordinate system projection that was used Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting You have this information if the upper left corner coordinates are in grid If the coordinate system is specified as latitude and longitude then you need to calculate the equivalent values for the grid system using TEI GeoCalc after calculating you can then specify whatever projection you need Optional If you wish to seamlessly blend the unused edges of your background image with whatever background color is present in your DelphMap working window put a check mark in the Use a transparency color box and choose the same color as the unused edges usually white When you do that the borders of the background image will merge with whatever background color you have in DelphMap s working window 43 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Note Even when the position is in latitude and longitude you should also check the datum Usually this will be WGS1984 but it might be different and could cause an error in the position Also if the value of Pixels Inch for the image is set to 100 then the image will look wrong both in the preview and when it s imported The only cure for this problem is to import the image into another application PaintShop Paint etc and re save it at the smaller or larger size desired World files for example contain the kind of parameters liste
24. indicating that you will be suppressing that option in your imagery Clicking a box again reverses this action In the Object color area you can set the properties for Objects color Line Style Point Symbol and a Region Fill Pattern In the Labels color area you can specify a color and font size to use RB Settings A loj x G Fiels Hi Settings whose properties are displayed Objects color p Line Style Point Symbol ep 10 gt Region Fill Pattern Ix None gt Any change made will affect the vector Font Size 1 000000 m FIGURE 11 Settings dialog box for a contact type of vector layer Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 35 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual You can suppress or enable those colors independently of each other although it is advisable to make the Objects color and Labels Color match that way it will be easier to distinguish objects and their labels in your imagery Also if you are enabling an object and or its color it s a good idea to increase the Font Size so that the labels are easily readable in the imagery We recommend a Font Size setting of 10 000000 m 4 After inspecting the colors currently assigned to the seabed objects and their labels click or don t click on the boxes controlling those features in order to enable or suppress the features as desired Setting Properties for a Digit Type of Vector Layer All of the properties that can b
25. ip m geno Define Custom Colors gt gt Color Lum fi 20 Blue fi 22 OK Cancel Add to Custom Colors FIGURE 13 Color dialog box for changing objects or labels colors Custom colors 5 Do one of the following e Click a basic color and click OK or e Click Define Custom Colors gt gt to expand the Color dialog box where you can specify a non basic color You do so by clicking in the graduated color box or by typing values for Hue Saturation and Luminosity or by typing values for Red Green and Blue then click OK Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 38 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual For each of the remaining layers whose colors you wish to change repeat the procedure To set properties for contact objects and their labels and the procedure To assign colors to labels or objects in layers When you have finished doing that the seabed classification objects you imported into your imagery displays fully labeled and colored as you specified Figure 21 shows an example of this treatment Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 39 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting DelphMap can import a number of different types of files as layers to form imagery DelphMap can also export layers as a single file making the result easy to work with as a single entity Importing Files of Different Resolutions Files of different resolutions can be imported into DelphMap Thes
26. made up of x and y coordinates Before the row and order scheme can be associated with the geo coordinate scheme the geo coordinate scheme must be mapped or registered Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 119 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual to the computer s world of row and order scheme Geo referenced files can do this if those files make all their geo referenced information available in a separate header file In fact if the header file contains geo referencing the file is then a special kind of header file called a world file In the case of DelphMap the world file has an extension of TFW and is created whenever a TIFF or GeoTIFF file is exported from DelphMap Conveniently enough this header file is an ASCII file which can be easily read and interpreted by a variety of software programs If the user knows the geo referencing that is contained in a given geo referenced image the user can even create the header file apart from the geo referenced file without having to run it through some software that would extract the world geo information contained in the image A Look at Geo Referencing in a World File When your software displays a geo referenced image on your screen the software capable of displaying the image looks for the geo referencing in any of these sources in this order 1 the world file if available the header file if your image file supports header files the row and column information in t
27. or No to acknowledge the message DelphMap displays a new dialog box prompting you to browse for a folder to contain the files to be created From the list of available choices in the dialog box of folder choices choose an appropriate folder Note that folders cannot be created from this dialog box so your target folder must already exist DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can specify input and output projections If you need to change a projection do so by clicking Change and supplying the relevant information associated with this layer Click OK when you have finished with the Projection Settings dialog box Managing Layers 74 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual If you are inserting a SHP file DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can specify which field in the SHP file shall be used to create a label to be associated with your DelphMap imagery Figure 37 Select the label s origin my xj Here is the list of the fields of the shape file s associated database Please select in the list below the field that will be used to create the labels Field Type Decimals 1D Integer D LNAM String 0 NAME String 0 PRIM String 0 GRUP Integer 0 Ad y Cancel FIGURE 37 Partial typical list of fields found in a SHP file The name type and number of fields in the Select the label s origin dialog box will vary according to the contents of the SHP shapefile you are
28. proprietary image format for navigational charts CLA Questor Tangent Classification QTC files DDS_VIF Generated by BathyPro processed bathymetry data as a DTM or generated by Isis Sonar SSS imagery This Visual Information File VIF can contain many sublayers enabling the merging of different data types for display in DelphMap For example a single DDS_VIF could contain both bathymetry topographical and side scan sonar non topographical data DXF AutoCAD Drawing Exchange Format up to and including version R14 vector graphics labels lines shapes ENC Electronic Navigational Chart format Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap 8 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual PCM Pulse Code Modulation photo image file SHP ESRI ArcView Shape files Types of files that can be imported directly into a DelphMap project CON Contact files generated by Target or TargetPro DDS_VOB Vector layers along with a DDS_VIF file containing a visual image DXF Seabed Classification files generated by SeaClass an instance of a DXF file SPN Span files generated from the Pipe Tracking module in Isis TIF BMP JPG As background imagery typically aerial photographs or charts Note From version 2 9 on a DDS_VIF file containing sidescan sonar imagery will have an accompanying DDS_VOB vector file containing the vessel s track Protecting Your Project Files When you run DelphMap it creates and modifie
29. terms has been received in full by the Seller 1 GRANT OF LICENSE TRITON ELICS grants you the right to use the enclosed TRITON ELICS software product in the manner provided below YOU MAY e Use one copy of the TRITON ELICS software products identified above on a single computer e Make one 1 copy of the program in machine readable form solely for backup purposes provided that you reproduce all proprietary notices e Transfer the SOFTWARE and user documentation on a per manent basis provided you retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement YOU MAY NOT 1 Reverse engineer decompile modify or disassemble the SOFTWARE except to the extent such foregoing restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law Remove any proprietary notices labels or marks on the program documentation or program disk 2 UPGRADES SOFTWARE and documentation upgrades are provided free of charge for one year from the date of shipment If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade you may use or transfer the SOFTWARE only in conjunction with upgraded product You may use that upgraded product only in accordance with this License 3 COPYRIGHT The SOFTWARE including any images applets animations video audio music and text incorporated into the SOFTWARE is owned by TRITON ELICS and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions 4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support is available by pho
30. this Sy Contacts DDS_VIF DMOutput C DXF C xTF FIGURE 3 Project Parent Folder and Five Arbitrary Child Folders In the example shown in Figure 3 the DemoWreck folder is the parent folder and will contain the DMP file for this sample project 3 Chapter 1 Copy the different files you wish to include in your project into the appropriate child folders for this project Run DelphMap double click the DelphMap icon or file name to run it From DelphMap s main menu click Settings Files and specify the folder you created in step 1 This will become your working directory for this project Create a new DelphMap project file name to be associated with the project you are creating filename DMP where filename DMP is the name of the project you are creating such as MyProject DMP As you do this visually verify that filename DMP is being created in the parent folder specified in step 1 Getting Started with DelphMap 10 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 7 One at a time import file s or insert whatever layers will be part of your project Specify one of the previously created and appropriate child folders to hold the contents of the layer or file If you are adding layers to your project make sure that the layer names you assign to them are unique See Working With Layers Inserted into a Project File Running DelphMap and Making a Project File Before DelphMap can create your mosaic
31. those controls and how to print your DelphMap image Finally this chapter explains some of the issues about GeoTIFF which is one of the geo referenced imagery file types that can be exported from DelphMap Working With Layers Inserted into a Project File After you have inserted one or more layers into your project Loading Viewing and Moving Layers you can manipulate the layers in certain ways All of these effects are achieved either from main menu choices or by right clicking on a Project Files Window entity to reveal more menu choices applicable to the selected entity Here are actions you can perform on displayed layers e Insert layer s Adds a layer to the DelphMap work space Chapter 1 e Import contact Brings a Triton Elics Target contact file into DelphMap Refer to Inspecting Properties of Contact Files for more information e Import Pipe Span This feature is currently under development e Import Classification File Use it to generate a map of the surrounding seafloor e Import Seismic Profiles This feature accepts DDS_VOB files as input e Merge Image layers Joins two or more layers into one layer entity Only image layers can be merged vector layers cannot be merged e Project Information Reveals the boundaries grid spacing datum hemisphere projection and zone number for the displayed data You can export this information to an ASCII file by clicking Export to an ASCII file in the Project Information
32. through is not used very often e Shinethrough Max The highest value of all pixels falling within a grid cell are used Consequently features in the imagery that were ensonified from strong sonar returns have more opportunity to shine through layers This option is probably the most useful when you are mosaicking data containing well defined prominent targets To change the shine through overlap method e From the main menu access GIS Tools Display mode and choose a shine through method There is no icon equivalent to access this function Simulating ROV Flight or Dredging Routes If you record your data as one or more XTF files and you have or had a Remotely Operated Vehicle ROV or dredge equipment on the data survey you can simulate the route To use ROV Flight or Dredging simulation in playback mode 1 From DelphMap s main menu access one of these paths e Applications Rov Flight gt Playback gt Start e Applications Dredging Playback gt Start The system displays the Select input projection dialog box 2 Choose an appropriate input projection for the data you are going to play back and click Next 3 Choose an appropriate input datum for the data you are going to play back and click Finish Chapter 4 Managing Layers 82 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 4 Specify an XTF file to open in the dialog box that is displayed after you clicked Finish The system displays the ROV or Dredging symbo
33. to remove the file from the Project or hit the Delete key Chapter 4 Managing Layers 78 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Change file position by clicking the corresponding up down arrow icon t a or dragging and dropping one or more layers in the list itself Multiple layers can be selected by holding down the lt CTRL gt or lt SHIFT gt and clicking on the layers Once a layer status has changed the user can select the Apply button to preview the changes in the Project Display Window The user can also click the Cancel button to lose all changes made in the Manage Layer dialog box Please note that once the Apply button has been selected those changes cannot be removed from the Project Display by selecting Cancel Within the project menu the user can toggle between Display and Hidden modes for individual layers by selecting the lt CTRL gt key and clicking with the left mouse button clicking on the check mark next to the layer name Also once the layer is selected it can be removed from the project by hitting the Delete key Establishing a Cursor Value Layer If you are working with a bathymetry layer you can get DelphMap to display the depth of the layer at the cursor position A layer so marked is said to be a cursor value layer There can be only one cursor value layer in a DelphMap project but you can reassign the current cursor value layer to a different bathy layer To establish a cursor value layer
34. valleys that form the resulting three dimensional like image are based on amplitude differences from the sonar returns Thus the peaks and valleys do not represent true height on the seafloor instead they are showing signal strength differences in the imagery Using DelphMap s three dimensional Contact window you can e inspect the model from different angles by moving it up down left right or diagonally e suppress or enable apparent resolution while moving your three dimensional model e change the vertical scale or reset the viewpoint position of the three dimensional contact model e display the three dimensional contact in gridded form solid form or as seen by a flat sonar return e take a snapshot of the three dimensional window and save the results into any of four graphic formats e update the model with a real time mosaic e view or suppress the implied light source that gives shape to the three dimensional model e reposition the light source to show different modeling of the three dimensional image e move the directional indicator to any part of the three dimensional Contact window e view or suppress a three dimensional cursor showing your current position in the three dimensional model Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 88 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual To make a three dimensional contact e Double left click in your imagery A three dimensional image of the area that you clicked
35. window The information will be written to a text file in the working directory The file name is based on the DelphMap project name with an addition of _info For example survey1_info txt e Remove layer This function removes the selected layer from the window e View layer Displays a single chosen layer apart from any other layers that may be present in the Main Display Window e Display layer When checked this function displays the named layer in the Main Display Window and in the Overview Window When Chapter 4 Managing Layers 66 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual unchecked the layer is hidden until rechecked View Layer windows if any are open are unaffected by checking or unchecking e Map Layout From this function you can assign a title and subtitle to the currently displayed image in DelphMap You can also set the scale to be used for printing and set a map rotation for printing if desired e Cursor Value Layer If you are working with a bathymetry layer you can get DelphMap to display the depth of the layer at the cursor position See Establishing a Cursor Value Layer for the technique to do this Recall that the hierarchy of the entities displayed in the Project Files Window is as follows from top to bottom level project name as user defined filename DMP gt image or vector layer type user defined layer name of the layer type gt user defined file name of the layer Some of these choices are availa
36. 1 Right click on a layer s name or its type and choose Cursor Value Layer The system puts a box around the layer s display status marker that is around the green checkmark or a nothing next to the selected layer name The box denotes that the selected layer is the cursor value layer 2 Perform the Manage Layers function to move the layer name to the top of the set of layer types See Rearranging the Viewing Order of Layers to review the technique When you have designated the bathy layer as a cursor value layer the depth of the layer at the cursor position shows up in the Position and Distance Window Chapter 4 Managing Layers 79 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 3 While moving your cursor in the cursor value layer observe that the Position and Distance Window reports the present depth of the layer at your cursor s position Figure 40 shows an example of a layer name designated as a cursor value layer and the depth reported in the Position and Distance Window Chapter 4 Managing Layers 80 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual lt j marmara dmp bathy_25 bath Hf 6 Af 5 H 7 Mergel H Yector layers N 5728586 405 m E 2394201 727 m 40 54 35 29 N 28 40 27 80 E Depth 90 15 m Distance 304 06 m Heading 2 0 358 0 FIGURE 40 Cursor value layer example reporting depth at cursor Note Although it is possible to h
37. 5728678 28 40 11 40 54 38 31 H l l l 40 54 39 43 H l l l l l l l l 2393827 5728674 28 40 11 40 54 38 17 H l l l l l l l l l l l l 40 54 39 29 H 40 54 39 15 H 40 54 39 01 H 40 54 38 87 H 40 54 38 73 H 40 54 38 59 H l l l l l l l l l l l 2393836 5728670 28 40 12 40 54 38 03 H I 2393845 5728665 28 40 12 40 54 37 89 H l 2393854 5728661 28 40 12 40 54 37 75 H I 2393863 5728657 28 40 13 I 2393869 5728662 28 40 13 I 2393873 5728671 28 40 13 l 2393878 5728680 28 40 13 l 2393882 5728689 28 40 14 l 2393887 5728698 28 40 14 2393891 5728706 28 40 14 l 2393896 5728715 28 40 14 I 2393900 5728724 28 40 14 40 54 37 61 H 40 54 37 77 H 40 54 38 06 N 40 54 38 36 H 40 54 38 65 H 40 54 38 94 H 40 54 39 23 N 40 54 39 53 H 40 54 39 82 H FIGURE 53 Profile Report generated from Display Profile function Note The column labeled Layer 4 m identifies depth data for the named layer The column labeled Layer 4 identifies slope data for the named layer The latter column appears only if you had enabled the Compute Slope feature of the Report Setup dialog box To modify or delete a displayed profile In the DelphMap imagery right click to display a child window of three choices related to the Display Profile task e Display Profile displays the profile if it is not already displayed Chapter 6 D
38. DelohMap User s Manual Software documentation through v2 10 June 2004 Copyright Notice This software is copyrighted and licensed for use on one computer per copy Triton Elics International grants permission to the purchaser to make a limited number of copies of the program for backup purposes Additional reproduction of the programs or this manual is a violation of the copyright law The licensee is bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Software License Agreement and Limited Warranty that accompanies this document BathyPro lsis Sonar Pipeline DelphSeismic DelphMap Survey Office Hydro Suite TriPort Q MIPS VISTA TriCAS ROVFlight A B and Convert CD are trademarks of Triton Elics International Inc Isis Sonar is a registered trademark of Triton Elics International Inc The following are copyrights of their respective companies or organizations e WinRT Registry BlueWater Systems e HawkEye Imagine 128 Number Nine Visual Technology Corp The following are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations e EXB 8500 EXB 8505XLI EXB 8500C EXB 8205 EXABYTE Corporation e Windows Windows NT Windows 95 MS DOS Microsoft Corporation e Pentium MMX Intel Corporation e Adaptec AHA 1505 and AHA 2940 Adaptec Inc e Klein 5000 Klein 2000 Klein 595 Klein Associates Inc e DF 1000 EdgeTech e Echoscan Echotrac Odom Hydro
39. EXE file found in that folder e TEI recommends that if you have more than one hard drive you install the software on the second usually the D drive using the default folder names on the CD You will be given the option to select any drive during the setup process select the Custom option and change the drive letter e The first installation on an NT4 0 system requires a re boot during the installation however this only occurs for the first installation Under Windows 2000 no rebooting is necessary during the installation process However you must reboot the system after installing under Windows NT 4 0 e For each application a number of sample data files can be optionally installed These files will reside in a subfolder called Demo Files within each application s main folder These special files can be played back or processed by the relevant TEI applications without a TEI sentinel being installed If no sentinel dongle is attached a message displays indicating either that a sentinel was not found or that the sentinel is damaged However you can still play back the sample files that come from the CD e In order to run the software in acquisition mode or to play back or process other files you will need a TEI sentinel attached to the LPT1 printer port Contact TEI if you need a sentinel e If the operating system is Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 you will need to install a sentinel driver The driver is included on the CD in t
40. Installation Data Access Objects E Internet Explorer 6 Sentinel Driver O utilities B O Windows NT Service Packs H O WinRT drivers Information and Guides File Format information Installation notes KleinSk_3K_setup Manuals E Printers and Plotters Quick Guides SeaClass_notes Serial Ports note S TEI Software E O Full_Installations 4 3 Minimum Installations S New Volume F Name Files Currently on the CD Demo files Drivers and 3rd Party Applications Information and Guides TEI Software E Nov2003 CD Contents Contains Installation software for TET products FIGURE 1 Typical listing of TEI software installation folders Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual TEI software is compatible with Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP The following notes will help you achieve a smooth installation of the software e Please exit from all other applications before running any of the installation programs e You will not be able to complete the installation on an NT4 0 or Windows 2000 system if you do not have administrator s rights All Isis black boxes ship with a user name Isis In this case the Isis user name has administrator s rights and does not require a password e Each application is installed by browsing to the appropriate folder for example Isis5 50 Install on the CD and double clicking on the SETUP
41. June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Changing Field of View and Point of Focus A slider bar at the bottom of the Display Profile window can be manipulated to change the profile s apparent field of view and its apparent point of focus into the profile The Field of View slider bar has two white movable handles Initially these handles are at the far ends of the slider bar as shown in Figure 47 for example Initially the bar is all green indicating that the bar and thus the graph is fully expanded When the bar is moved left or right of an imaginary center point the point of view is shifted left or right accordingly Figure 51 shows the slider bar shown with a rectangle around it to call attention to the slider bar In the example the field of view has been changed to show a narrow field of view and an off center point of focus skewed slightly to the right Profile FIGURE 51 Field of View slider bar in a Display Profile window To change the profile s apparent field of view 1 Put your pointer on either of the slider bar s white handles and drag left or right Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 103 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 2 Stop dragging when you reach a desired field of view Initially therefore you will be able to drag handles only toward the center of the slider bar thereafter you can move handles left or right The red part of the slider bar indicates a part of the profile that is no longer in y
42. OV and dredging operations in DelphMap For example you can change the size of the symbols used to represent ROV and dredging activity This is especially useful if you are playing back a large XTF file because these symbols tend to be small and get lost in the image field You can control other aspects of ROV and dredging activity via the ROV Flight and Dredging submenus e In Playback Mode you can Pause Stop Loop the Files List or play back at High Speed In Data Display Mode you can have DelphMap display separate windows called Main Data Display Compass Single Beam Profile and Alarms Chapter 4 Managing Layers 84 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual e In Boat Display Mode you can choose to keep the ROV or dredge symbol confined to DelphMap s main display window or centered in the main display window or allow the symbol to go outside of the main display window e Finally you can specify that the ROV or dredge activity send an event or annotation to the Single Beam Profile display All these options for manipulating ROV or dredging properties originate from DelphMap s Applications menu Figure 42 Chapter 4 Managing Layers 85 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap NewProject dmp Project Settings Tools Annlicati sHinge i Navigation k Ns O ARA A ye tal it ight gt Real Time oS a Dredging PlayBack id lt a Bathymetry processing Men B stop Loop the files list
43. Panel Area 9 of Figure 4 This part of the application window known as the Survey Control Panel controls DelphNav DelphNav is an optional fully functional navigation package that works with DelphMap If you purchased DelphNav Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelohMap 15 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual see the separate technical manual Using DelphNav provided by Triton Elics International for the functionality of this part of DelphMap Customizing the Work Space From the View menu all visible parts of the application window except for the main display area can be turned on or off by placing a check mark next to the named view By default all viewable items are initially displayed and thus all the choices in the View menu initially have a check mark next to them The menu bar at the very top of the screen is always visible In addition except for the status bar the main display area and the main menu list any of these items can be docked or redocked This means you can move the items to any other part of your screen independently of the main application window if you click on an edge of the item and drag it to any other area on your screen If you move an item out of the DelphMap application window the imagery in the large part of the application window adjusts and redraws to make use of the space vacated by the item you moved If you move an item currently residing outside the application window back into the DelphMap wor
44. Solution Problem Solution Problem Solution Problem Solution Problem Solution Problem Chapter 1 After about five minutes the installation does not complete and the Windows desktop does not return Try again after using lt CTRL ALT gt lt DEL gt to shut the system down and restart The problem can be caused by applications running in the background or not being shut down before running the installation Under NT the installation may fail after the first re boot with a mes sage that it cannot locate the file SETUP EXE This can occur if the CD ROM drive is slow getting started after the first reboot Just use Explorer to double click on setup exe again and the installation will proceed normally There is insufficient space on the C drive even though D or another drive has been chosen to install the programs Under Windows NT the Windows Installer needs to build the complete Installer Engine and files on the C drive The file can be as large as 250 MB for a full installation Windows 2000 will require much less space since the operating system includes the Installer Engine After the Installation completes you see the message The dynamic link library map dll could not be found in the specified path when the program is started You MUST reboot the system after finishing the installation This is necessary so that changes to PATH environment variable can be applied When you t
45. Sonar Return Clicking this icon gives you a view of your Ad Display Sonar Return Clicking this icon transforms the view of your a three dimensional contact resembling a flat earth S Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 92 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual FIGURE 45 Snapshot taken of a three dimensional contact Through combinations of keystrokes and pointer clicks you can manipulate your three dimensional contact in a number of ways e If you left click and drag your pointer in any direction The three dimensional contact rotates about its Y axis The Y axis is temporarily displayed during the movement Initially the point of intersection of the Y axis into the imagery is centrally placed The compass and light source update their positions to stay synchronized with the new view e If you right click in the three dimensional imagery and drag your pointer in any direction The three dimensional contact shifts the image along the same plane as the pointer s movement This movement also displays and shifts the Y axis by the same distance that your pointer moves The image does not rotate The compass and light source positions are unaffected by this movement e If you hold down the lt CTRL gt key and drag with your trackball s or mouse s left button The light source shifts in the direction you drag The three dimensional image remains fixed in its current size and position but the light sou
46. TER 4 Managing Layers 22 ccccccccececeeeeeeeteeeeteeteeenees 66 Working With Layers Inserted into a Project File 66 Loading Viewing and Moving Layers 71 Inserting One or More Layers 71 Identifying Mosaicked Images n se 77 Viewing Layers cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeteeseeeseeeeeeeees 77 Rearranging the Viewing Order of Layers 4 78 Establishing a Cursor Value Lay 100cccccsssseeseeeees 79 Changing the Way Layers Are Viewed csscccccsseesesseees 81 Simulating ROV Flight or Dredging Routes 0000 82 Changing Other ROV or Dredging Symbol Propere S se sos55 cers nan in aranea eaten ae ene smacte 84 Viewing a Single Beam Profile for ROV Activity 87 CHAPTER 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 88 CHAPTER 6 Displaying Image Profiles 222 c cceeeeeeeees 96 QUEIVIEW E E E E E E E E T E 96 Profiles Derive Information from Layer TypeS 97 Changing the Look of Your Display Profile 0000 99 Changing Profile Setup Parameters sscccccccssesesseseees 101 Changing Field of View and Point Of FOCUS 000 103 Generating a Report File cccccccssseeseeneeeeesesssseeseeneees 104 Importing Profile Lines from DXF or ASCII Files 108 CHAPTER7 Printing and Comparing 2 ceeeeeeeeeees 110 PRUNING PAR R E EET 110 Seeing Differences Between Two Similar Files 112 Making a
47. a directory different from the currently displayed choice If you are exporting an image raster layer the Save As type choices are GeoTiff Image or TIFF Image If you are exporting a vector layer the only available file type in the Save As type part of the dialog box is ASCII Autocad Files DXF Click Save DelphMap saves the named file according to the file type you chose If you chose either a GeoTIFF or TIF file type DelphMap Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 64 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual simultaneously saves two files a TIF version of the layer anda supporting TFW file The latter is known as a world file which contains the geo referencing associated with the TIF file Please refer to Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences for a more expansive discussion of this topic The TIF or DXF file thus saved can now be opened in applications capable of reading the saved file Creating a Target TIF File in DelphMap You can create a target from within DelphMap with a double right click This will generate a target with a label consisting of the line name and an incremental number Linename_increment tiff such as line45_1 tif The file generated is a TIF file not a con file and is added to the vector Contacts layer Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 65 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 4 Managing Layers DelphMap has several controls for manipulating displayed imagery This chapter explains
48. act You need to specify where to store these files the default directory is the directory where the DelphMap executable file exe is found or the last directory set from a previous DelphMap project To change the path and directory click on the browse button ea to bring up the Windows file browse dialog Create a Geocoded Image You have the option to automatically create a geocoded image when importing the contact If this box is unchecked no geocoded image will be created Input Geodesy The geodesy set here is the projection of the incoming contact from Isis and TargetPro The incoming projection is NOT always the same as the projection of the DelphMap project For example the DelphMap project will always be in a grid projection such as Universal Transverse Mercator UTM State Plane or Mercator Quite often the data is collected in Latitude Longitude which is not projected If your data was collected in Latitude Longitude ou would want to set the Input Geodesy to be Not Projected Longitude Latitude If your contact is imported into DelphMap and is placed far from the rest of your contacts and layers double check this input geodesy Settings for 3D Contacts You use DelphMap s 3D Contacts feature to examine your imagery in three dimensional perspectives and optionally to take a digital picture of the viewed 3D imagery Controls affecting this capability are found in the 3D Contacts dialog box accessible from the main me
49. ause the software explained in this book runs on Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP you should know how to work in those environments so you can find run and exit the programs discussed here We use these conventions in the book Denotes a warning or caution Ll Denotes an import ant statement tip or hint Contents PREFACE gvteitsstedindicidiiiniiieiaidds a eeeiveaadediiaciiveeraseiieeeend v CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with DelphMap 006 1 Software Installation Notes 1ccccssssssseeereeeeeseseees 1 Upgrading to a Newer Software Version 3 Solutions to Some Common ProblemS 5 What DelphMap Does 11ecccccccsssesessennnseesenssseens 8 File Types in DelphMap s sccccccccccccscceseeeseensnnsnsnnnees 8 Protecting Your Project Fil S sssssssssseeeseeeeseseees 9 Organizing Directories for a PrOojeCt sssssseseeees 9 Running DelphMap and Making a Project File 11 Noting the Parts of the DelphMap Window 12 Understanding the DelphMap Window 000 13 Toolbar ICONS scicakcccevcdstveseedsccsacectsaceseasneaavetsteeteieensenstes 13 Feature Selection BOX ccccccceceessssesteneeeeeeeseeeees 14 Project Files Window ace dace accedacveiedecehs tea etecacedes 14 Position and Distance Window seeseeeeeeeee 14 Main Display Window cesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeees 15 Overview WINKOW ccccceeee
50. ave DelphMap designate a sidescan layer as a cursor value layer it is meaningless to do so since sidescan layers do not have depth Only bathymetry layers have the property of depth so only bathymetry layers can show depth in the Position and Distance Window Changing the Way Layers Are Viewed Without needing to reimport or rearrange two or more layers in your displayed project you can change the way layers are viewed by changing the way layers overlap or don t overlap each other DelphMap has four viewing methods for displaying multiple layers e No Shinethrough Use Z Order The viewing order follows the order the layers were imported into the project As a result the topmost layer Chapter 4 Managing Layers 81 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual is dominant and subordinate layers cannot shine through This is the DelphMap default e Shinethrough Min The lowest value of all pixels falling within a grid cell are used Consequently features in the imagery that were ensonified from weak or soft sonar returns have more opportunity to shine through layers e Shinethrough Average The average value of all pixels falling within a grid cell are used Consequently no one layer dominates in the display and all prominent features in all layers have an equal chance to shine through layers However even slight differences in navigation occurring on adjacent lines can obscure features somewhat so this type of shine
51. ble from the Project menu accessible from the main menu other choices can only be accessed if you right click on an entity in the Project Files Window When you right click a Project Files Window entity the system displays a small menu of choices appropriate for that entity These are shown next in a series of six paired graphics a Image layers wreckl C DMap33 Data33 J wrecklss C DMap33 Data33 Yector layers T wreckliso te Insert Layer s C DMap33 Data33 Import gt Ef contacts C DMap33 Data33 a FIGURE 29 Right clicking a project name Display all Layers Hide all Layers Chapter 4 Managing Layers 67 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual wreck dmp a El wreckl C DMap33 Data33 wreckiss C DMap33 Data33 Vector layers wreckliso C DMap33 Datag33 Port contacts C DMap33 Data33 FIGURE 30 Right clicking the layer type called image i Insert Layer s Display all Image Layers Hide all Image Layers Manage Layers Chapter 4 Managing Layers 68 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual wreck dmp 5 8 Image layers Insert Layer s C DMap33 Date33 Remove Layer bJ wreckiss lv Display Hide Layer C DMap33 Data33 ig Automatic Refresh Vector apes Open Layer in a Separate View 3 v wreckliso Cursor Value Layer C DMap33 Data33
52. cator UTM projections having certain Datums certain Lambert projections with all Datums and nearly all State Planes in the United States with their Datums Unsupported State Planes will be noted in this section Supported UTM Datum Pairs The most commonly used Datums for UTM projections that DelohMap supports are e WGS Datum 1984 e WGS Datum Special 1984 e WGS Datum 1972 e North American Datum 1927 e North American Datum 1983 e European Datum 1950 DelphMap also supports these less commonly used Datums for UTM projections e Adindan Datum e Indian Datum e Indian Special Datum e Kertau Datum e La Canoa Datum Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 123 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Supported Lambert Projections e Lambert e Lambert II e Lambert III e Lambert lle Unsupported State Planes DelphMap supports most State Planes projections However the following State Planes projections are not supported e Great Lakes e Louisiana offshore e Old Michigan e Samoa e Alaska Zone 1 e California VII e Montana Central e Nebraska South e St Croix Web Sites Covering GeoTIFF Concepts Because the subject of GeoTIFF is quite large you may want to delve further into the topic The Internet s World Wide Web has some excellent sites for exploring GeoTIFF Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 124 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual TABLE 5 Some Web Sites Ha
53. ciceeer cece tres conrer eeerer re cre 26 Settings for Files ccecsceeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeseaeeeeeaeeeeaees 26 Settings for TOOIS cccsceeeeeeeseeeeeeneeseeeeeseeeeseeeeeenees 27 Settings for 2D Contacts c ccccccceeeceeeereeesieeeeseeeeenees 28 Settings for 3D Contacts ccccceccceseeeeeeeessteeeeseeeeeees 30 Settings for Pipe Span Tracking cccceeeeeeseeeeerees 32 Reset to Factory Settings c ccsceeeeeeeesseeeeeseeeeeeeees 33 Setting Properties for a Contact Type of Vector Layer33 Setting Properties for a Digit Type of Vector Layer 36 CHAPTER 3 Importing and EXPOstinG 222 ccceeeseeeeeeeees 40 Importing Files of Different Resolutions 40 Importing Different Kinds Of FileS 0cccccee 40 Importing a Background Mage 40 Importing a Contact Pile c c3 cscaSkleiaes eee ee 48 Inspecting Properties of Contact Files cce 52 Importing a Pipeline or Pipespan File ee 54 Isis Echoing to DelpAMap e cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 54 Importing a Classification File eeeeeeeeeeeees 54 Importing an ASCII Point File cccccccsccececcceee 58 Importing a Seismic Profile ce eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 60 Merging and Exporting Side Scan Layers 60 Exporting a Layer as a File ccccccccccccccceessssssssnsees 64 Creating a Target TIF File in DelphMap 05 60 CHAP
54. click the Profile Setup icon right The system displays the Profile Setup dialog box Figure 50 Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 101 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual x r General Graphic Setup m Depth Management Setup Distance Unit Meter Depth Unit Meter 7 Smooth Strenath 3 1 5 Best Fit Limits User Defined Limits C Show Route Waypoints Minimum Depth 71 Colors me Manmum Depth 80 Sound Velocity fi 500 m s Care FIGURE 50 Profile Setup dialog box As the Profile Setup dialog box shows you can e specify distance units meters kilometers feet or U S survey feet or nautical miles e specify smoothing strength 1 5 where 1 is the least amount of smoothing and 5 is the most e include or exclude route waypoints in your displayed profile a check mark in the box includes the waypoints a cleared box excludes them e specify the units for displaying depth data meters feet or U S survey feet e let DelphMap optimize the display of your graph to take full advantage of the available space in the Display Profile window Best Fit Limits e override the Best Fit Limits with your own minimum and maximum depth values forcing DelphMap to mask out areas not within your parameters thus emphasizing the detail of a select portion of a layer s profile 2 Click OK to register your profile setup changes to the system Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 102
55. cons and what they do Icon s Meaning Remote Zoom This enlarges the image in the main display to the extent of the profile line The profile line transverses the length of the imagery from one border of the main display to its opposite border Coordinates Units This toggles the geodetic status information between displaying navigation location in eastings and northings or latitude and longitude Enable Smoothing When enabled a smoothed line displays points on the lines that are easily identifiable This is especially useful in an amplitude graph because smoothed lines the default make it easier to see the amplitude s numerical value at any given point on the line Generate a Report File Use this function to have DelphMap create and save a file either as plain text or as a comma separated file suitable for importing into applications such as Excel format Profile Setup Clicking this icon leads to a Profile Setup dialog box Figure 52 where you can customize certain aspects of the displayed profile Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 100 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Changing Profile Setup Parameters In addition to the icons noted in Table 3 DelphMap provides a dialog box for changing other facets of your display profile This gives you a way to further customize your display profile To examine and change the current profile setup values 1 Inthe Display Profile window
56. d in Table 1 See A Look at Geo Referencing in a World File for a full explanation of the contents of that kind of file Or perhaps you have a text file that has the information DelphMap needs An example of the latter is shown in Figure 15 i sdy6024 TXT Notepad File Edit Format Help sdy6024 txt Image name sdy6024 tif Arc Info world file sdy6024 tfiv Genamap world file sdy6024 IF FIGURE 15 Sample text file of navigation data 4 Click OK to import the background layer image The file is imported as a background layer into your imagery Also the file name appears the Project Files Window under the Background Layer label Figure 16 Figure 17 and Figure 18 show examples of this Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 44 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap NewProject dmp iol x Project Settings Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help SEE not A y NewProject dmp sy genet RE B Image layers SGUaHEG FES 7 Vector layers Fig FER a sad g Seismic layers F iee ma Su livan P 9 See FI 2S PLIM ess veet be 8 Background layers Pye og in _ 7 B E LE ge eti T EAD aeh apD taoin yer MeT TF Bape mg AR ony k f SPECIAL ANCHORAS HOI EB NOO oa E KA ie Lif N 4769560 969 m E 0358780 725 m 43 03 56 21 N 70 44 03 85 W A No Data Distance 92 91 m Headin
57. displays the Insert a Background Layer dialog box Figure 14 2 Using the dialog box s browse button iB locate the background layer image you wish to import As the ATTENTION message in the Insert a Background Layer dialog box reminds you make sure that the projection of data in the background layer you are importing matches the projection that is present in your DelphMap image Figure 14 shows an example of matched projection settings If need be you can change the projection using the Change button in the Insert a Background Layer dialog box Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 41 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Insert a Background Layer x Select the Background Layer File C DephM apD ata B ackgrouncLayers MapT echi m I Use a transparency color lm ATTENTION The irformation below has been extracted from the associated ASCII file Select UTM Zone and Her Zone Number Zone Left Edge Select the Prejection for this File Projection Net Projected Lonaittude Latlitu a Datum WGS Datum 1984 SemiMajor4xs 6378137 meters SemiMinorAss 6356752 3 meters Flattening 298 26 x Translation to WGS84 000 meters Y Translation to WGS84 0 00 meters Z Translation to WGS84 O00 meters ha Ww 2 W Change 24 42 W 25 36 W 2R an wi Edit the North West Corner Coordinates for this File North Hemisphere North LE 10 22 888 C South Hemisphere Wes
58. e include bathymetry mosaic images and seismic profiles For example a mosaic image file with a resolution of 0 25 m can be inserted into a DelphMap project that contains a mosaic image with a resolution of 0 20 m and a bathymetry layer with a resolution of 0 5 m The resolution displayed under Project gt Project Information will be that of the layer with the highest resolution in the current DelphMap project Importing Different Kinds of Files Certain types of files must be imported in a special way so that they can be redisplayed properly in DelphMap These include contact files pipeline or pipespan files seabed classification files ASCII points with labels seismic profile files and photo image files Once a file is imported it becomes part of the composite image appearing in DelphMap s main display window Other types of files planned for later importation into DelphMap are pipe span files and classification files Photo image files are of tyoe PCM Pulse Code Modulation For further information about importing a photo image layer please contact TEI Technical Support 831 722 7373 Importing a Background Image DelphMap can import the following files types as background layers gt TIFF gt BSB If you have an appropriate background image that has the same kind of geodesy as other layers that either are or will be present in your imagery you can enhance your displayed imagery in DelphMap by importing a background image i
59. e set for a contact layer can also be set for a digit layer A digit layer s properties are laid out differently in its settings dialog box however To view file information for a digit type of vector layer 1 Right click on a vector layer name in the Project Files window 2 Choose Properties The system displays the Settings dialog box for the selected digit layer Initially the File s tab is in the foreground The dialog box is identical to the dialog box shown in Figure 10 except that the names of the files in the Dependencies portion of the dialog will be those pertaining to digit layer files instead of contact layer files This window has no user accessible parts to it it just shows properties of the current layer Note that this dialog box is the only access path to the Settings tab for vector layers To set properties for digit objects and their labels 1 Right click on a vector layer name of a digit type in the Project Files window 2 Choose Properties The system displays the Settings dialog box with the File s tab in the foreground Figure 10 3 Click the Settings tab in the Settings dialog box The system displays the Settings tab area of the Settings dialog box An example is shown in Figure 12 Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 36 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual B Settings E S m x A File s Hi Settings Any change made will affect the class whose properties have been modified
60. ed with DelphMap June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual i Isis Sonar 5 75 Setup x Program Maintenance s Modify repair or remove the program Q C Modify a Change which program features are installed This option displays the Custom Selection dialog in which you can change the way features are installed Repair errors in the program This option fixes missing or corrupt files shortcuts and registry entries lt Back Cancel FIGURE 2 Modify Repair Remove choices during installation You will need to remove the old version of the software before you will be permitted to install the new version To do so enable the Remove button in the dialog box and click Next You can then install the new version by rerunning setup exe As noted above some items are deliberately not removed during the uninstall process doing so can cause problems If necessary manually delete the TEldlls folder but only do this if you are going to re install all TEI applications Important Note The Windows Installer will fail to uninstall the software if the operating system has been upgraded from for example Windows 98 to Windows 2000 after the TEI applications were installed If you want to upgrade your operating system uninstall the TEI programs first and then re install the TEI programs after the upgrade Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap 4 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Solutions to Some Common Problems Problem
61. eground Figure 10 This window has no user accessible parts to it it just shows properties of the current layer Note that this dialog box is the only access path to the Settings tab for vector layers Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 33 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual RB Settings A File s Settings m Main file File C DelphMapD ata Marmara Contacts45 DDS Size 3300 Bytes Creation Date 5 8 2002 22 9 2 Northing Extent 5728766 15 5728866 15 m Easting Extent 2393679 55 2393779 55 m m Dependencies c delphmapdata marmara contacts 5 dds_ vib a c delphmapdatasmarmarascontacts 5 dds_vob c delphmapdata marmara contacts 5 dds_vtx xl FIGURE 10 File s tab area of the Settings box for vector layers To set properties for contact objects and their labels 1 Right click on a vector layer name of a contact type in the Project Files window 2 Choose Properties The system displays the Settings dialog box with the File s tab in the foreground Figure 10 3 Click the Settings tab in the Settings dialog box The system displays the Settings tab area of the Settings dialog box Figure 11 Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 34 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Green check marks initially appear in boxes indicating that whatever properties are specified here will be set for objects and labels If you click on a green check mark it turns to a red X
62. eseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeessesseaaees 15 Status Ban eera erent arti tye ade ened aeons 15 Zoomed View WINdOW ccccccceeccececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess 15 Survey Control Panel ccisc 3ccssine cet steedenesecteneestlaaeneadee 15 CHAPTER 2 Icons and Display TOOIS 1cceeeeeeeeeees 17 The Toolbar ICONS 11cccccccccccennennnnnnenennnennnnenenenees 17 Open ANd Saves sipan eie nein 17 Zoom to GOMGME Riss sence acd tadaaeocantay eons anneoweneneans 17 ZOOM e e aint austen een wold aes 18 ZOOM QUI nioe dea a E E inane ors 18 ZOOM Rectangle 43 ecctssieisteteeteHesdileneesiedneiectacidees 18 RE AIEEE EIE A EE A E E E ices 19 Measure TOOL pieirii oaeee ienee Eea a S 19 Edit Save a Digit ienisssnianninr an n tied 19 Drawing Line Types xi cicissesecteccaiath eceeinclanelicodietaets 20 Measure TOol cccccccccccecceeceeeeeeaeeeaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeeaeeees 23 Display a Profile of the IMage ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeetees 23 Refresh the SCreen ssccccccccsssssssseeceeeeeeeeeessesaaes 23 Turn the Cross Cursor On Off cccceceeceeeeeeeteeeeeeeeee 23 Metric and Geographic GridS cc ceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 Change the Color Palette Settings eee 24 Bathymetry Processing 25 Run Classification Module ccccceeeeeeeeseeenneees 25 Additional Display AiCS ssssssseeeereceeesseeensnnnerreneees 25 General Settings Menu from Main Menu 26 yA Stoll 819 Ssi r a
63. etween Two Similar Files Suppose you conduct a data survey and then you survey the same area at a later time Usually you want to know if there are any differences in the two surveys Maybe new objects have been added or removed from the area Or maybe you have the same objects in two mosaics but they have changed locations or orientation Or maybe the relationship of the seafloor to the sea surface has changed DelphMap has two tools to help you find and assess these differences In DelphMap file differences can be computed from two two dimensional or two three dimensional files The first tool compares two DDS_ VIF files as an A B comparison where one line is subtracted from another revealing their differences in a third DDS_VIF file Ideally the files that are being compared should be two side scan sonar data files Although there s nothing to prevent you from doing an A B comparison of two bathymetry DDS_VIF files the better tool for comparing bathy data is DelphMap s volumetric computation tool which is designed for working with bathy files Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 112 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Volumetric computation computes the volume from two DDS_VIF bathymetry files and puts the results in a third DDS_VIF file containing the differences between the two compared files This is the second comparative tool available in DelphMap These differences show up on your screen as color coded images extrac
64. from this dialog box To save a project file e From the DelphMap main menu click Save or Save As If you click Save the system saves your project as it currently is displayed without further prompting If you click Save As the system prompts you for a file name The Save As feature may be particularly useful if you anticipate making more changes to your current DMP project file in that DelphMap does not have a close without saving function that is projects are automatically saved upon exiting DelphMap Noting the Parts of the DelphMap Window The DelphMap application window displays several parts you can work with Figure 4 shows a sample application window with parts labeled Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelohMap 12 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Kr alal eid kiwi Ixi adaon Oi eab k e i gt z E PAF Ke ees CE A gt otis Awl ay ook Zoomed View R ale s Window t TH srine CE tur Survey Control Panel Main Display Window 5 st nn s SJA IE STETTLER n r Faid Laan Vao t Fedd U A thumbnail view of main window Fale vas It bagi Eaacva i dru FIGURE 4 Major parts of the DelphMap application window Understanding the DelphMap Window The parts of the DelphMap application window are explained next The explanations are associated with the callout numbers shown in Figure 4 Toolbar Icons Area 1of Figure 4 All the too
65. g 270 0 90 0 448 See Hd a ni ROS me aa W Serial input OFF OFF FIGURE 16 BSB chart image imported as background layer Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 45 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap newshapefiesidnip Project Settings Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help 0 Image layers B Vector layers lf MontereyBay i v WAYPOINTS y7 TRACKLINES sf SURVEYLINES Background layers B sf Sou_000fps i C DelphMapl gt 36 50 16 67 N 121 46 32 06 W No Data Distance 0 00 m FIGURE 17 Background and shapefile layers together in imagery Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 46 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap background dmp J Ez oj x Project Settings Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help SARER NAX NN 4 Start Stop Survey Planning Editor N Lines fb Points EB Files background dmp N 3473114 139 m E 0508513 581 m 31123 3320 1N 80 54 37 63 W No Data Distance 5491379 02 m Heading 148 9 211 1 Systems Acquisition Display Aa ae Cala FAR No Nav System BMA ae ae Survey mode Manual Serial input OFF Logging OFF FIGURE 18 Background and foreground layers inserted in imagery Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 47 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Importing a Contac
66. g Layers 70 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Loading Viewing and Moving Layers As already noted DelphMap can process and display bitmapped vector aspects and ASCII DXF forms of your imagery if these are present You need to load each aspect explicitly before DelphMap can do anything with them This task is called inserting layers into the project file Inserting a layer is the most basic thing you can do in DelphMap Inserting One or More Layers You can insert layers into DelphMap in any order image layers before or after vector layers before or after contact layers before or after background layers for example If you import an image layer you get a raster display if you import a vector layer you get a vector display and so on Also if you move your pointer over the main display area the information in the Position and Distance window is updated instantly Of course DelphMap can insert native DelphMap 2 file formats DDS_VIF and DDS_VOB and DelphMap 1 formats A F and VOB as layers into imagery In addition DelphMap accepts some file formats originating outside of DelphMap that can be inserted into DelphMap imagery as layers Those file formats are DXF from ASCII AutoCAD CLA from QTC and SHP from ESRI To insert a DelphMap file as a layer 1 Choose Project Insert layer s from the main menu or right click on the project name in the Project Window DelphMap displays a dialog box where you can browse
67. ggested name in the upper layer name box to a name that more closely matches the type of layer you are selecting in the lower layer name box You can accept the suggested name in the upper box or type over it with a name more to your liking Specify a Layer Name a x You are about to insert a layer in the GIS Please specify the name under which it will appear in the GIS Specify a Layer Name File Path wreck DDS_VIF You are about to insert a layer in the GIS Please specify the name under which it wil appear in the GIS Layer Name wreck1_bath This file holds many sub layers with different data types in each File Path wreck1ss DDS_VIF Select the one you want to be displayed Layer Name iwrecklss Layer Name Bathymetry i Cancel FIGURE 35 Two versions of the Specify a Layer Name dialog box Chapter 4 Managing Layers 72 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 4 Click OK in the dialog box after you have provided the layer name information DelphMap inserts the layer into the Main Display Window and updates the Project Files Window with the layer name and the file name associated with it Figure 36 shows an example of this Delphmap NewProject dmp Bie ae A Project Settings Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help SHREE XO G e2 Oe Owe Two ay Start Stop Survey Planning Editor N Lines Po Points E Files y NewProject dmp 2 Image layers
68. ght click on anything in the Project Files Window 3 The system displays an Open file dialog box where you can select one or more file names to be opened From a single directory specify the name or names of the contact files you wish to import Click Open 4 Once Open is selected the contact or contacts will be imported into DelphMap according to the parameters previously set up in Settings 2D Contacts The contacts are identified with a small cross at their locations a circle Confidence Radius surrounds the cross the circle s radius is equal to the value specified in Settings 2D Contacts and the label is Target_n for each contact where nis the contact number Figure 20 shows an example of an imported contact with a geocoded image 5 Vector components of all contacts imported are put on the same vector layer named Contacts The actual DDS_VOB file created for all contacts takes the form project name_Contacts DDS_VOB where project name is the name of the DelphMap project The path is the working folder specified in Settings Files 6 If geocoded images were created they will be displayed on individual image layers The layer name s corresponds to the name of the contact The image file s created are in the form DDS_VOB the file name s correspond to the contact name The path for these images is the folder specified in Settings 2D Contacts Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 50 June 2004 DelphMap Use
69. graphic Systems Inc e ADS 640 GSP 1086 EPC 9082 EPC Labs Inc e Sentinel Scribe Rainbow Technologies North America Inc e mach64 ATI Technologies Inc e HYPACK Coastal Oceanographics Inc e International Business Machines e 1200C DesignJet 650C Hewlett Packard e 1086 8300 980x plotters EPC e TDU 1200 850 2000 plotters Raytheon e 195 same as Dowty 195 Ultra 195 and Ultra 200 Waverley e InstallShield InstallShield Corporation All other brand or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Safety Precautions mentioned below In addition observe all safety precautions A Please adhere to the hardware and software precautions mentioned in this manual When working with the overall system 1 Before handling components inside your computer system exit all applications and shut down the operating system in accordance with procedures applicable to them 2 Turn off the power to the computer and disconnect all cables that may be feeding electrical power to the system you will be working on 3 Wear a grounded anti static wrist strap This is especially important if you are removing replacing or installing a printed circuit board of any kind Failure to adhere to these and other safety precautions mentioned in the manual could result in harm to property or personnel When working with magneto optical cartridge disks e P
70. gravel f f classif_mud 47 classif_sand f classif_unclass K gt North 4740592 40 m East 354695 08 m 0 00 00 00 N 21640 24 10 08 E Depth 0 00 m Distance 18 16 m Heading 129 5 230 59 aol sll gt d Systems Acquisition r Display Avail laleal dae ale No Nav System Settings 4 Survey mode Manual Serial input OFF Logging OFF FIGURE 23 Classification file fully labeled and colored example A seabed classification file imported and color coded this way will display its seabed objects cleanly differentiated from each other Notice that this method reveals more information than the technique of just importing the single DXF file as a layer but not as a classification file If you were to do the latter your seabed classification would not show the desirable differentiation you get with the methods just explained You could of course still import the various other layers that are present in your classification file but that is a more tedious method of achieving the same thing as represented in Figure 23 Figure 24 shows an example of the same kind of file imported into DelphMap via the technique of right clicking on a layer name and choosing Insert layer s but without the benefit of separate colors for the various classified objects in the seabed
71. gure 6 shows the dialog box as selected from the Tools tab of the All Settings menu Delpmap Settings x Pipe Span Tracking 2D Contact Files Tools 3D Contacts Options Display the Cursor in the Overview Window Synchronize Wap Scale and Position m Colors PEELS HEHE FIGURE 6 Delphmap Settings dialog box Tools tab Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 27 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual From the Browse buttons m next to any of eight objects associated with the DelphMap application window you can change the colors to be associated with the objects as U display the Cursor in the Overview Window and Ll synchronize Map Scale and Position Display the Cursor in the Overview Window means that cursor activity also appears in the Overview Window if the Turn Cursor On Off icon is enabled in either the Overview Window or the Main Display Window An unchecked box setting disabled is the default condition for this parameter Synchronize Map Scale and Position means that when you make a change to an image in the current Overview Window those changes are also made in the Main Display Window When changes are coordinated this way it becomes easier to see the effect of your changes in the context of the composite image in the Main Display Window An unchecked box setting disabled is the default condition for this parameter Settings for 2D Contacts From TargetPro there is the
72. he Sentinel folder a text file with installation instructions is in that folder e In the case of Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 5 or higher needs to be installed Service Pack 5 is on the CD Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelohMap 2 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual e The TEI manuals that are installed with the software are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format Acrobat Reader software required to read the PDF files is also on the CD e The CD has a number of other folders containing drivers and applications that could be required each folder has a text file with more information e To remove the software use the Add Remove Programs utility in the Windows Control Panel collection of utilities e The installations make two changes that are not restored when the programs are removed using Add Remove Programs They are gt the addition of a folder called TEldlls in the Windows or WINNT folder and gt a modification to the PATH environment variable which adds the TEldlls folder to the PATH The TEldlls folder can be safely deleted after all TEI software has been removed Upgrading to a Newer Software Version If you already have a version of the software that you wish to upgrade on your system you will see a dialog box inviting you modify repair or remove the software you intend to install See the figure Modify Repair Remove choices during installation for an example of this kind of dialog box Chapter 1 Getting Start
73. he amplitude graph represent the signal strength of the pixels along the path drawn in the imagery that were used to generate the profile Again the layer s name appears in the upper right corner Figure 47 shows an example of this kind of graph e If your display profile is just that of a bathy layer the system displays a depth graph Figure 48 shows an example of this kind of graph Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 97 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual e If your profile is a mix of sidescan and bathy layers the displayed profile has panels for both amplitude for sidescan layers and depth for bathy layers Figure 49 shows an example of that kind of graph In the example notice that the amplitude signal is absent beyond 50 meters into the profile of the sidescan data but that the bathy profile continues for the remainder of the profile This indicates that the user s profile started somewhere in the sidescan data layer but then went beyond an edge of the sidescan data The bathy data on the other hand persisted for the entire profile in the example so the bathy layer covered more area than the sidescan layer Profile 140 00 120 00 60 00 40 00 E 0000000 000m N O0000000 000m Amplitude 16050 FIGURE 47 Amplitude profile of a side scan layer 5 Ix Profile depth m 60 00 Hle E le le m E 2393993 733m N 5729004 720m bathy_25_bath Depth 81 80 m FIGURE 48 Depth profi
74. he image also called an identity transformation If more than one geo referenced source is available the software uses the source having the highest priority 1 before 2 before 3 in the above list and disregards the other source or sources An important implication of this rule of precedence is that if your image doesn t have a corresponding world file and you create one the created world file takes precedence over the other two sources because a world file always has highest priority Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 120 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual TABLE 4 Arrangement of a world file s data Typical World Meaning of the Contents File s Contents 12 345678901 23456 the x scale vector size of a pixel in map units 0 00000000000000 the amount of rotation for a row that is along the x scale 0 00000000000000 he amount of rotation for a column that is along the y scale 12 345678901 23456 the y scale vector size of a pixel in map units this is the negative value of the pixel s x scale vector size so that any differences between image and non image origins can be distinguished 987654 98765432101234 the x coordinate in map units of the center of the upper left pixel 9876543 98765432101234 the y coordinate in map units of the center of the upper left pixel Note Software capable of reading a world file always expects to read data in the order of the values are shown
75. il of the image layers The size of this image remains constant even if you zoom in our out of the image in the Main Display Window If you use the trackball to draw a rectangle around some part of the image in the Overview window the image in the main window resizes to the dimensions of the area defined by the drawn rectangle in the Overview Window The window is movable and dockable but not resizable see Customizing the Work Space Status Bar Area 7of Figure 4 This static and fixed part of the bottom of the screen displays system messages regarding the status of the program any errors etc This window is immovable and therefore not redockable However you can hide unhide it by unchecking checking the Status window from the View menu This component of the window cannot be moved or resized Zoomed View Window Area 8 of Figure 4 This functionality is accessed from the main menu as View gt Zoomed View window When activated the Zoomed View window displays a user selectable degree of magnified or minified view of whatever imagery currently is in the Main Display Window tracked to the cursor position when the cross hair cursor icon Turn Cursor On Off is set to On as indicated by the indented view of the cursor icon When you make this window and the cross hair cursor icon active the resulting display makes it easy to see both the context and the zoomed content of the imagery at the cursor position Survey Control
76. iles 105 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 3 Decide whether to include or exclude slope data as part of the report Put a check mark in the Compute Slope box to include that type of data or clear the box to exclude the data 4 Inthe Layer Selection field of the dialog box specify the layer s to be profiled in your report You must choose at least one layer 5 Click Browse to specify the name of your profile report The system displays a standard Windows Save As dialog box The Save as type spin box is preset to the file type you selected in the Report Setup dialog box TXT for plain ASCII text or CSV for a comma separated variable text file DelphMap does not provide a default file name so you must specify your own file name and folder 6 Click OK The system generates your report An example of plain text output of a display profile is shown in Figure 53 Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 106 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 4 DisplayProfile PlainTextReportFile21Points TXT Notepad eo 0 xj Eile Edit Format Help PROFILE REPORT FILE Layer 4 name bathy 25 bath file bathy 25 dds_ vif Distance Easting i Longitude Latitude l l 2393745 5728713 28 40 08 2393754 5728708 28 40 08 2393763 5728704 28 40 08 2393773 5728700 28 40 09 2393782 5728695 28 40 09 2393791 5728691 28 40 10 2393800 5728687 28 40 10 2393809 5728683 28 40 10 40 54 38 45 N 2393818
77. in Table 4 To get an image s geo coordinates from DelphMap e Click Project Project Information DelphMap displays a dialog box containing the coordinate information An example appears in Figure 59 Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 121 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Projection information xi r Boundaries Central Meridian 0 00000 E Datum WGS Datum 1984 False Easting O meters x min 2393412 50 X max 239441275 False Northing 2000000 meters Y min 5729359 50 _ Flattening 298 26 Projection Mercator Semi Major Axis 6378137 meters Semi Minor Axis 6356752 3 meters Standard Parallel 41 50000 N x Translation to WGS84 0 00 meters Y Translation to WGS84 0 00 meters Z Translation to WGS84 0 00 meters Y max 5729358 75 Resolution 0 10m Min Depth 63 35 m Max Depth 136 85 m FIGURE 59 Projection Information window with typical data Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 122 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Finally be aware that although DelphMap can export only certain DDS projections to GeoTIFF DelphMap can always export to TIFF You use the information from the Projection Information dialog box to specify resolution X Y limits etc Additionally whenever a GeoTIFF or TIFF file is exported from DelphMap a world file is created See Mapping Geo Coordinates to Images Supported GeoTIFF Projections DelphMap supports Universal Transverse Mer
78. inability to use this TRITON ELICS product even if TRITON ELICS has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some states jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitation may not apply to you U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The SOFTWARE and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 and ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52 227 19 as applicable Manufacturer is Triton Elics International Inc 125 Westridge Drive Watsonville CA 95076 If you acquired this product in the United States this Agreement is governed by the laws of California If this product was acquired outside the United States then local law may apply Preface Using This Manual This book is intended for user who wishes to use the DelphMap software application to create and combine georeferenced images containing side scan sonar mosaics bathymetric DTMs digital terrain models and other data See the list of supported file formats in Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap under the section File Types in DelphMap That section also indicates which applications can be used to create these files Bec
79. inserting In order to make an intelligent choice among the choices available in this dialog box you have to know beforehand what those fields represent DelphMap has no way of interpreting that for you Chapter 4 Managing Layers 75 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap wreck dmp j lof o x Project Settings Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help SHREE amp 22 2 T ala Image layers al 47 1Contact IF 4 2Contact IF 47 3Contact IF wreck1_bath f weckiss Vector layers 1Contact OB CENA 2ContactVOB gt QP N 5181483137 m E 0570885 052 m 46 46 59 26 N 3 55 43 09 E No Data Distance 311 44 m Heading 141 8 218 29 Serial input OFF Logging OFF Survey mode Manual FIGURE 38 Multiple layers inserted into a DelphMap project In Figure 38 notice that the Project Files Window becomes scrollable when the number of inserted layers exceeds the fixed display space of that window Chapter 4 Managing Layers 76 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Identifying Mosaicked Images When an XTF file is mosaicked in Isis several files are generated e Filename DDS_VIF This is the mosaicked imagery and can be imported directly into Del_phMap e Filename_track DDS_VLB e Filename_track DDS_VOB e Filename_track DDS_VTX These are vector files that are created from the sensor s navigation information When imported into DelphMap a
80. is the same as to import ASCII points with labels only the ASCII file format is as follows Label X Y X Y X Y If no label is required omit the label in the ASCII file The ASCII line can have up to 1000 points Importing a Seismic Profile See the Triton Elics International technical manual called Using SGIS Merging and Exporting Side Scan Layers If two or more layers from the same geographic area are present in your DelphMap imagery you can merge them Once merged the merged layers and all the data in them can be treated as a single entity one file This becomes a convenient unit to work with if you know you are going to export the merged file so that it can be used in some other non DelphMap application To merge two or more displayed image layers 1 From the main menu choose Tools gt Merge Image layers The system displays the Merge layers dialog box Figure 27 Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 60 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Merge layers x m Files to merge m Options Sidescan J Process only the current visisble map area Layer Band File Name File Path J Use Shinethrough linet 1 line1 DDS_VIF C Delphl oft a Shinethroudhl line2 1 line2 DDS_VIF C Delphl C Kee a Fel Over Clo id line3 1 line3 DDS_VIF C Delphl BiG a de tena a ae lined 1 line4 DDS_VIF C Delphl Keep Minimum Values Select all IV Insert output layer into project Output
81. isplaying Image Profiles 107 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delete last point deletes the last point you inserted into your imagery Erase profile delete the entire profile all points Importing Profile Lines from DXF or ASCII Files Profile lines can be generated using several methods By drawing a line using Digit by importing a DXF file or by importing an ASCII file To import a DXF profile line 1 Right click on Image Layers or choose Project Insert Layers and choose DXF from the file types menu Insert the chosen DXF file Set Digit to be active and choose the polyline icon shown here at the side of the page El Click the imported line to highlight it Right click the highlighted line to access object menu and choose Display Profile To import an ASCII profile line 1 To import a line defined by ASCII points use the following file format Label X Y X Y X Y If no label is required omit the label in the ASCII file The ASCII profile line can have up to 1000 points Make Digit active by choosing Tools Digit or simply click the icon on the toolbar Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 108 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 3 Click the Import objects from an ASCII file icon from the Digit toolbar The icon looks exactly like the Open a Project icon wo 4 Open the ASCII file The system displays the ASCII file importation setup dialog box with the data of your ASCII file 5
82. k area the large display area again adjusts and redraws to occupy available space If you place your pointer over a toolbar item a tool tip also known as quick tip balloon help or bubble help displays under the item identifying its purpose Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelohMap 16 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools Using icons and other display tools DelphMap has several controls for working with imagery This chapter explains those controls The Toolbar Icons Most of the display manipulations can be done conveniently from icons appearing in a toolbar underneath DelphMap s main menu Many of the functions represented by the icons are also available as text choices from DelphMap s menus Most icons are unique to DelphMap For the layout order of the icons on the toolbar please refer to Figure 4 Major parts of the DelphMap application window This section you are reading describes the icons according to features they have in common without regard to the order that they appear on the toolbar Open and Save a The Open left and Save right icons are the same as those available to most Windows applications In DelphMap choosing the Open icon gives you a way to change a project or create a new one Similarly choosing Save saves the current project Zoom to Content aiir The Zoom to Content function refreshes the screen and recenters the imagery in the main display a
83. l in the main display window and the device s navigation position in the Data Display child window Figure 41 shows an ROV symbol in the main display and the Data Display child window to its left 1391014 W 47 1143 08 N ROV FIGURE 41 ROV symbol activated on imagery with nav data The nav data is updated as the ROV moves along track in your imagery Speed of the ROV movement varies according to the speed of your computer Slow machines will show the movement in time delay fashion Chapter 4 Managing Layers 83 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Fast machines will show the movement in an apparently smooth continuum To use ROV Flight or Dredging in record mode 1 Connect your sensing device to an appropriate serial port on your computer 2 From DelphMap s main menu choose either ApplicationsRov Flight gt Real Time Serial input Start Applications Dredging Real Time Serial input Start Select the correct path for the serial server Select the correct COM port and click Apply Minimize the server software D OB In the Serial Port Data Acquisitions Settings dialog box select the correct message type and port click ON and Apply As long as the incoming position matches the geographical area in your DelphMap project files the system displays the ROV or Dredging symbol on your screen Changing Other ROV or Dredging Symbol Properties You can also change and display certain properties of R
84. lbar icons are explained in Chapter 4 Managing Layers Error Bookmark not defined Some of the same functionality also can be accessed through the application s main menu Toolbar icons are grouped into two main chunks the display set of icons and the standard group of icons Both sets of icons are movable and dockable but not resizable see Customizing the Work Space Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap 13 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Feature Selection Box Area 2 of Figure 4 From this drop down box you can select one of seven different descriptive names for labeling aspects of the imagery that you have demarcated with DelphMap drawing tools You also can create custom names for features by typing over the currently highlighted name in the box and then pressing lt Enter gt Project Files Window Area 3 of Figure 4 Initially the Project Files Window displays only the project name with a plus sign to the left indicating a collapsed non expanded status The named project in this window is expandable and if already expanded then it is collapsible An expanded project name displays one or more of its layers depending on the degree of user selected expansion If the layer s file name and path goes beyond the right edge of the Project Files Window you can slide the horizontal slider bar at the bottom of this window to see the obscured part of the layer s file name and path Alternatively if yo
85. le of a bathy layer as a display profile Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 98 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 4 ix Profile 200 00 amplitude 50 00 H l le Le m JE 2394065 311m N 5728877 913m bathy_25_bath Amplitude 99 63 0 FIGURE 49 Amplitude and depth reported in a display profile Changing the Look of Your Display Profile After you have generated your profile you can put your pointer in the Display Profile window to perform other actions on the profile From the generated profile you can e enlarge the DelphMap image so that the profile line spans the entire image e superimpose a grid on the profile e change the coordinate units from northings and eastings to latitude and longitude or vice versa e smooth or unsmooth the profile line s e generate and save a report file e change setup parameters so that the displayed profile shows different metric units or different colors for named parts of the Display Profile window e change the profile s apparent field of view and or point of focus Six iconized buttons on the right side of the Display Profile window are available for performing these actions A slider bar at the bottom of the window also can influence the shape of the displayed profile For an explanation of the slider bar see Changing Field of View and Point of Focus Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 99 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual TABLE 3 Display Profile i
86. lease refer to the Appendix entitled Mass Storage Options for important details covering the handling of M O disks e Never boot your system with a writable M O cartridge inserted into the drive e Use magneto optical media that has 512 bytes per sector not 1024 bytes per sector and use the AFDisk software utility to format magneto optical media Never use Windows 95 to format M O media Triton Elics Internatonal 125 Westridge Drive Watsonville CA 95076 USA support tritonelics com 831 722 7373 1991 2004 Triton Elics International Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U S A SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT By opening this package you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement which include the software license and the limited warranty This Agreement applies to you and any subsequent licensee of this software program If you do not accept or agree to the terms of this Agreement do not open this sealed package Promptly return the unopened package to TRITON ELICS for a refund However no refund or replacement will be given if the sealed envelope containing the SOFTWARE Sentinel and Manual has been opened or if any of the components of the product including the software sentinel are missing Grant of license for the software product and full title and ownership of the hardware product shall not transfer to the Buyer until the purchase price plus any interest or fees resulting from late payments or pre arranged
87. mage of the contact and its annotation dialog box complete with quantitative data for several kinds of parameters that pertain to the contact For the fullest documentation covering the Target software utility refer to the Isis Sonar User s Manual Volume 2 and refer to the Using TargetPro user s manual Target Info iewer ae x Target Informations 1 571038 323654 5181419 097687 Target Identification Fish Attitude Contact Number fi Altitude 17 5049 m Contact File E A EES Mmm Depth 0 0000 m XTF File D DEMOWRK WRECK1 XTF Heading 347 1118 Annotations FIGURE 21 Target Info Viewer for DelphMap To close Target and DelphMap s Target Info Viewer dialog box Do in either order e After you have finished using Target to inspect the contact click Close in the Target Info Viewer dialog box to exit the dialog box e Close the Target utility Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 53 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Isis Echoing to DelphMap This function echoes cursor selections in Isis to DelphMap When a user left clicks anywhere in the Isis waterfall window not only is the Isis Cursor information updated but markers are placed in DelphMap at the corresponding position These echo markers in the shape of blue crosses appear in DelphMap providing DelphMap is open and a projection established All but the last echo marker selected will be erased
88. n A B Comparison eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 113 Computing Volumetric Differences ee 117 CHAPTERS TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 20 119 A Peek at TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences scscccccsees 119 Mapping Geo Coordinates to IM Qe S ccccccccccee 119 A Look at Geo Referencing in a World File 120 Supported GeoTIFF Projections cccccccccccccccccscceeeceees 123 Supported UTM Datum PairS cccceeeeereeeeeeeees 123 Supported Lambert Projections ceeeeseeeeees 123 Unsupported State Planes cccccssseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 123 Web Sites Covering GeoTIFF Concepts 11 cccccccssssees 123 CHAPTER Troubleshooting ProbleMS 0c0e 126 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual CHAPTER 1 Software Installation Notes Getting Started with DelphMap Typical software installation CD may contain folders like the ones depicted in the Windows Explorer layout See the figure Typical listing of TEI software installation folders A Nov2003 E File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sak Q amp pi Search f Folders E Daor a Address E j SE Folders 2 ORES O Demo files S Drivers and 3rd Party Applications E O 16 bit 4U32 and PC31 DSP Board Installation E O 24 bit NI CTC Seismic Hardware Installation Acrobats adaptec_ASPI E ChicoDriver
89. n Figure 45 Reset to Viewpoint Position In the course of manipulating your three dimensional image perhaps by right clicking and dragging in the three dimensional window occasionally you may find that all or part of your three dimensional image is no longer fully inside the three dimensional Contact window Click this icon to recenter the image in your three dimensional Contact window ie Increase the Vertical Scale This exaggerates the highs and lows of the undulations being used to represent the three dimensional model You might want to use this feature if your topography was mostly flat to make the differences between highs and lows stand out more distinctly ie Reset the Vertical Scale If you increased or decreased the vertical scale while viewing your three dimensional contact use this icon to quickly get back to a neutral view of your imagery where the vertical scale is neither emphasized nor de emphasized Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 91 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Decrease the Vertical Scale This de emphasizes the highs and lows of the undulations being used to represent the three dimensional model If the terrain being shown in your three dimensional contact is especially rugged this icon can help you tame it down so that you can see more details in the imagery D Switch the Light On Off Click this icon to turn the light source on or off
90. n image only will show a profile of pixel values since sidescan images contain no topographical data To create and display a profile of part of your imagery 1 Set an image layer to display the Cursor value layer by right clicking on the layer name See Establishing a Cursor Value Layer for the technique of setting a cursor value layer Click the Display a profile of the image icon There is no menu t Left click in your imagery and move your cursor across an area for which you wish to create a profile equivalent The icon is shown here on the right As you move the cursor in the described way the system drags a line or lines in the chosen direction Left click again when your line covers the full length of the area you are profiling The system displays the Display Profile window with your profiled area in it If you intend to profile an area by a series of lines left click at the terminus of a line and start a new connected line in a new direction The displayed profile continues to be generated in the Display Profile window according to any additional lines you may have drawn Figure 47 Figure 48 and Figure 49 show examples of displayed profiles Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 96 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual If your profile is just that of a bathy layer you get a profile showing just depth The layer s name appears in the upper right corner of the displayed profile Figure 48 shows an
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92. ntact in DelphMap If you put a check mark in the box the contact will be sent to DelphMap Inspecting Properties of Contact Files If you have purchased Triton Elics s Isis Sonar software or Target software DelphMap gives you a way of inspecting the properties of Target contact files right from DelphMap Your system also must have Microsoft s Data Access Object DAO capability installed To view a contact file s properties from DelphMap 1 While viewing imagery in which you already have imported a contact file Working With Layers Inserted into a Project File right click on a target marker Contact markers in DelphMap imagery are marked with a small cross To see target markers you might have to enlarge your displayed imagery by zooming in on them The system displays the Target Info Viewer dialog box Figure 21 2 Inthe Target Info Viewer dialog box click Load Target to run the Target software utility Alternatively instead of clicking Load Target you can click Close if all you want to do is get a quick idea of the target s location and the fish s attitude as it is reported in the Target Info Viewer dialog box 1If you don t have DAO installed but would like this capability contact Triton Elics International for instructions Triton s addresses and phone numbers are in the front of this book Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 52 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual The system displays the i
93. nto your project A background file can either be a geoTIFF file or an electronic nautical chart BSB format Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 40 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual The geodesy information might be available to you a number of ways It might be a text file specifying the corner coordinates and the resolution size of each pixel Or you might have a TFW ArcView world file or KAP BSB format header file Or the geodesy may be embedded in the header of a TIFF image you wish to import In the latter case the image is a true GeoTIFF In the case of a true GEOTIFF image DelphMap will not need any further information Importing the file should be automatic since the TIFF header contains all the information required including the projection See A Look at Geo Referencing in a World File for an explanation of this kind of geo referencing To import a BSB electronic chart you will need both the bsb and kap files The bsb file is the raster image and the kap file is the header file which contains the geodesy information When importing a BSB chart the projection should be Not Projected Longitude Latitude After being imported a background image exists as its own layer in DelphMap To import a background image 1 Right click anywhere in the Project Files Window and choose Import gt Background Image or choose Project gt Import Import an Image Background from the main menu The system
94. nu by choosing Settings gt 3D Contacts or by choosing Settings All Settings and then selecting the 3D Contacts tab Figure 8 shows the dialog box Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 30 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delpmap Settings x Pipe Span Tracking 2D Contact Files Tools 3D Contacts r 3DContacts Size Northing Extention J on Ol te 3 Easting Extention 3DSnapshots FIGURE 8 3D Contacts dialog box Displaying 3D contacts can be memory intensive If you get a DelphMap message that says you don t have enough memory to view your imagery three dimensionally adjust the northing and easting extensions in the 3D Contacts Size fields of the 3D Contacts dialog box to use smaller extents The default size is 10 meters In this dialog box you also can specify one of four file formats to be used for any snapshots of 3D imagery that you make BMP the default TIF TGA or PCX Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 31 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Settings for Pipe amp Span Tracking You use the Pipe Span Tracking tab of the DelphMap Settings dialog box to choose the color scheme for three parameters affecting pipeline objects found in imagery Exposed Half Buried or Buried From the Pipe Span Tracking tab click a Browse button m next to a parameter to get a table of colors from which you can choose a color to be associated with that parameter then click OK to set the color
95. oint if Compute Slope was specified Profile reports are in the ASCII format either as plain text having decimal aligned formatted columns and assigned a TXT file extension or else as plain text having comma separated values and assigned a CSV file extension The latter is suitable for importing into an application such as an Excel spreadsheet Chapter 6 Displaying Image Profiles 104 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual m Layers Selection tpu ASCII Columns Formated File ASCII EXCEL Importable File CS File Extension Settings Report File Path V Compute Slope for Metric Layer s Output Distance Interval fio m Browse e FIGURE 52 Report Setup example for generating a report To generate a report file 1 Inthe Report Setup dialog box click one of the two radio buttons to designate an ASCII file type for your report 2 Decide on the Output Distance Interval that is the interval in meters of tracked points to be saved in the generated report The default is an interval of 10 meters For profiles spanning short distances you may get the most benefit by specifying short intervals so that your report has sufficient detail conversely profiles that span long distances may benefit from longer intervals so that your report doesn t have so much data that it becomes difficult for the analyzer to discern patterns in the output Chapter 6 Displaying Image Prof
96. olume computation The system displays the Volume Computation dialog box Figure 58 Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 117 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual The entries for the first file the second file and the output file that will contain the differences between the first and second are initially blank awaiting your specifications 4 Using the available Browse buttons specify the three files 5 Click Process DelphMap computes the differences between the two files A blue line indicating processing progress briefly displays in the area to the right of the Process button 6 Click Close when processing has finished The volumetric differences are now captured in the output file you specified in step 4 You can view the output file by inserting it as a layer in the current project or by creating a new project and inserting the output file as a layer in the new project Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 118 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences A Peek at TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences Many raster file formats can be displayed as images on a PC Prominent among these formats is the TIFF format A TIFF file can be read by almost all graphical paint style programs that commonly run on the Windows operating systems TIFF files usually identified by the file extension TIF also can be imported into other major applications such as Microsoft Word A subset of the TIFF format is
97. on appears in a separate three dimensional Contact window Figure 44 shows an example of a three dimensional contact Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 89 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 3D Contact gt 28 Llo lF F t g er M A FIGURE 44 Three dimensional contact with light source position The hypothetical light source used to generate the image of Figure 44 is represented by the big white disk in the picture A solid surface representation with the light source revealed is the DelphMap default for viewing three dimensional contacts A compass indicator reveals the directional orientation of the displayed image Several icons specific to the three dimensional Contact window border your three dimensional image at the top These are explained in Table 2 Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 90 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Icon TABLE 2 Three dimensional contact icons meanings Icon s Tool Tip Identity and Meaning Snapshot If you click this icon DelphMap creates a snapshot of the current three dimensional contact image saves it to your working directory in the format indicated in your three dimensional Settings dialog See To change settings for three dimensional contacts and displays a copy of the saved image in the three dimensional contact window A basic caption identifying the contact are imprinted on the saved image An example appears i
98. option of automatically importing saved contacts into DelphMap The option whether or not to import is found in TargetPro under Tools Configuration However from within DelphMap there are several options for how to import the contact Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 28 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delpmap Settings x 2D Contact General Confidence Radius 3 m Folder name to store geocoded image E TritonElicstesting LJ Import a contact from T argetPro IV Create a Geocoded Image Input Geodesy Projection Not Projected Longitude Latitude amp Datum WGS Datum 1984 Semi Major Axis 6378137 meters Semi Minor Axis 6356752 3 meters x Create Contact from mosaic DTM Use Double Right Mouse Click to extract contact Contact Width Contact Height FIGURE 7 2D Contacts dialog box Confidence Radius When a contact is imported or generated from within DelphMap a circle is drawn around the target position The radius of this circle represents theh confidence the user has in the target s position The default radius is 3 meters Circles of different radii are possible in the same DelphMap project Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 29 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Folder name to store geocoded image When importing a contact the user has the option of creating a geocoded image of the contact A geocoded image looks something a mini mosaic of the cont
99. or type a file name 2 Choose a file type appropriate to your needs Your choices are DelphMap 2 layers DDS_VIF DDS_VOB DelphMap 1 layers AIF VOB After you choose a file type DelphMap displays a dialog box of layer information Figure 35 referencing the file you chose in step 2 There are two versions of the Specify a Layer Name dialog box one smaller than the other The smaller version has a single box labeled Layer Name The larger version has two boxes labeled Layer Name Chapter 4 Managing Layers 71 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Which version of the dialog box you get depends on the contents of the layer you are inserting For the fuller version of the Specify a Layer Name dialog box the upper Layer Name portion of the dialog box suggests a layer name to be associated with the file you are inserting The lower Layer Name portion of the fuller dialog box contains a spin box of layer types that could be associated with the layer name DelphMap derives that information from the contents of the file you are trying to insert as a layer 3 Inthe Specify a Layer Name dialog box provide a layer name If the dialog box has a spin box of layer types for the layer you are inserting into DelphMap s main display window also make a selection from the available types In the fuller version of the Specify a Layer Name dialog box if you change the layer name type bottom spin box DelphMap changes the su
100. ou have multiple layers within a DelphMap window or project you can invoke the layer management capability by clicking on this icon The layer management dialog allows the user to make collective changes to the layers User can delete hide display or reorder vector and image layers within the DelphMap project You can also access this function by choosing Tools Manage Layers from DelphMap s main menu Additional Display Aids Some DelphMap icons and menu choices exist simply to help you see the imagery more clearly The Settings dialog box accessible from a vector layer s Properties choice is an example of this The DelphMap Settings dialog box available from the main menu is another example Among icons the Refresh Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 25 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual icon the Cross Cursor icon the Metric and Geographic Grid icon and the Color Palette icon also are examples of additional display aids General Settings Menu from Main Menu From DelphMap s main menu you can summon dialog boxes where you can specify settings affecting imported files colors to be used in displaying various objects in DelphMap and settings to be applied to 2D and 3D Contacts Such settings apply to all layer types All Settings If you choose All Settings you get a dialog box with five tabs one for Files Tools Pipe amp Span Tracking 2D Contacts and 3D Contacts Alternatively you can choose separate dialog boxes
101. our field of view in the Display Profile window As you move the slider bar the horizontal scale of the profile line changes to reflect the shifted apparent field of view Furthermore the profile line compresses or expands in synchronization with the dragged slider bar handle To change the profile s apparent point of focus 1 Put your pointer anywhere on the green portion of the slider bar 2 Drag left or right to shift the point of focus more to the left or right in the profile image Generating a Report File Prior to generating your report you may want to examine and perhaps change the current profile setup parameters and the report parameters Two icons in the Display Profile window are available for this purpose The Profile Setup icon explained in To examine and change the current profile setup values and the Generate a Report File icon shown on the right and explained next To examine and change report parameters If you click the Generate a Report File icon you get a dialog box where you can specify a few basic parameters for the report Figure 52 shows such a dialog box A profile report contains a series of points based on the Output Distance Interval one point per line in the report At minimum each line in the report is composed of data for distance location eastings and northings as well as longitude and latitude the layer s depth at the specified point The report also contains the slope for the p
102. paring 115 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual ime m bao Aan Men leet Apa GE lets Meee Tet Wit Gee ei XO JAAPAN 2M 38 Ff s w Yu Ae ee ia rw if es wean w es OD amp Deso 00 ee Iar overlapping area is the A B section Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Computing Volumetric Differences To make a valid volumetric comparison between any two bathymetry DDS_VIF files from the same area you must use the same method and approach in gathering data for the two surveys In addition to conducting your second survey over the same area that you did for the first survey you should use the same range scales and your towfish should be operating at the same altitude while recording each mosaic To compute volume differences between two similar bathy files 1 Open an existing project or create a new one 2 Into the open project insert two layers representing two similar but possibly different bathymetry DDS_VIF files Yolume Computation x Select the first file e IsisD ata linel DDS_VIF Browse Select the second file E IsisData line2 DDS_VIF Browse Select the output file EALinest _2 olumeComputation dds_vif H Options Process onp the Curent visishle map area Process Close FIGURE 58 The Volume Computation dialog box 3 From the DelphMap main menu access Tools gt V
103. points below J Sound activated Status Status inactive Alarm Depth 0 m inactive Fire points above Alarm activated Fire points below IM Sound activated FIGURE 43 Single Beam Profile information box The system displays a profile of a single beam as the ROV tracks over the imagery You can select or deselect Beam1 and Beam2 You can also change the scale of the viewed beam s by clicking on the A and Wdirection indicators at the left side of the box The slider bar at the bottom of the dialog box is used to view the beam s progress at various times of its tracking Move the bar to the right to see the beam s progress at later times of the playback move the bar to the left to see the beam s progress at earlier playback times Chapter 4 Managing Layers 87 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts You can get an approximate three dimensional model of selective parts of your DelphMap imagery by double left clicking on any part of a side scan or bathymetry layer The significance of this is that if you have both sidescan sonar imagery and topography imagery from bathymetry layer present in your project the sidescan sonar imagery can be draped over the bathymetry layer There is no need for the two layers to be at the same resolution When you do DelphMap displays your three dimensional image in a separate window The peaks and
104. r s Manual Delphmap austi2_1 dmp Project Settings Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help S BAS S 22 8 O whe Talaga B s J aust12_1 dmp H Image layers sf 102 sym H austl3 H austl2 y7 austl1 H 7 Vector layers Hf Contacts gt ial mii N 6252862 530m 33 51 05 81 S me A ni ANAON Targpt 104 No Data WAS Distance 82 88 m aS Heading 133 2 226 8 as Dhade Serial input OFF Logging Off Survey mode Manual FIGURE 20 Imported 2D Contact To import a Contact directly from Target or TargetPro 1 Before importing a contact or contacts go to the main menu of DelphMap and choose Settings gt 2D Contacts to set up how the contacts will be imported The setup includes whether or not to create a geocoded image where to store the geocoded image selecting the input geodesy and choosing the size of the confidence radius See Figure 19 the 2D Contacts dialog box Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 51 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual For more information on each option see Additional Display Aids General Settings Menu from Main Menu 2 From within TargetPro go to Tools Configuration and put a check mark in the Miscellaneous box labeled Import Saved Contact in DelphMap Be sure DelphMap is open with the proper projection 3 From within Target when you select F9 or File Save you will have the option of checking a box labeled Display this co
105. rce moves in the direction and distance you drag Imaginary arcs of latitude and longitude that the light source can travel on are displayed during the movement Chapter 5 Working with Three Dimensional Contacts 93 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual e If you hold down the lt SHIFT gt key and drag with your trackball s or mouse s left button Both the light source and the imagery rotate synchronously about the Y axis in the direction that you drag The size of the imagery does not change during this movement Imaginary arcs of latitude and longitude that the light source can travel on are displayed during the movement e If you hold down the lt SHIFT gt key and drag with your trackball s or mouse s right button The compass indicator moves in the direction and distance that you drag The imagery and light source are not affected by this movement e If you hold down the lt CTRL gt and lt ALT gt keys and drag with your trackball s or mouse s left button The light source rotates about the current Y axis and increases or decreases its radius from the Y axis according to the direction and distance you drag The position of the three dimensional image remains fixed in size and position during this movement To change settings for three dimensional contacts 1 From the main menu choose either e Settings 3D Contacts or e Settings All Settings and then select the 3D Contacts tab Figure 46 shows the dialog box 2
106. rea to display the entire mosaic at a size approximately one fourth the square area of your main display window The keyboard shortcut is F6 Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 17 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Zoom In The Zoom in function magnifies the image in your main display area by a factor of two and moves the image away from the midpoint of the main display window by twice the distance from the current position Keyboard shortcut Num Note It is possible to zoom your image beyond the edges of the main display window where you won t be able to see it If this happens to you either click the Zoom to Content icon or draw a rectangle around some part or all of the image in the Overview window The image will reappear in the main display window Zoom Out The Zoom out function shrinks the image in your main display area by a factor of two and moves the image halfway between the midpoint of the main display window and the image s current position Keyboard shortcut Num Note It is possible to make your image so small by repeated clicking of Zoom out that you no longer can see the zoomed out image If this happens to you either click the Zoom to Content icon or draw a rectangle around some part or all of the image in the Overview window The image will reappear in the main display window The next four functions Zoom rectangle Pan Measure Tool and Display profile are designed to be mutually e
107. rmat Mergen DDS_VIF where n starts at 1 and increments by 1 for any additional merge operations you perform in this project Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 62 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual You re ready to merge your files after you have selected the total number of lines and the options to be applied to them 4 Click Merge in the Merge layers dialog box to merge your files The system displays a dialog box Figure 28 prompting you to supply a layer name to contain the merged files Specify a Layer Name a x fou are about to insert a layer in the GIS Please specify the name under which it will appear in the GIS File Path Merge4 DDS_VIF Layer Name Merged FIGURE 28 Merge layer name prompt dialog box 5 Click OK after supplying an appropriate layer name to hold the merged files The system processes your selected files and merges them If you had put a check mark in the Insert output layer into project option of the Merge layers dialog box step 3 the system also displays a new layer name to your list of layers in your Project Window after the files have been merged That layer can be exported from DelphMap so that other applications can open it and use it To export a merged layer 1 If the merged layer isn t yet inserted into your Project Window insert it See Inserting One or More Layers 2 Export the layer according to the instructions in Exporting a Layer as a File
108. ror may occur on a system which has had earlier versions prior to Fall 2000 of TEI software installed Use Windows Explorer to search for the following files About dll HydroNavCurve dll mpx_mape dll ShpLib dll ASRVAPI dIl_ HydroNavInfos dll Navpntw dll SinglePrc dll Attitool dll HydroNavPlan dll Navprcw dll SpeckleFilter dll AuxDIfDIl dll_ HydroTools dll Navtools dll Speed dll Bathtool dll ImpObj dll ObjectDIl dll TEI Splash dll Chrutlw dll Importxt dll ObjectToBdd dll TeiGUIExt dll CMGBase dll LinearFeature dll Palette dll TEImpxmap dll D24Param dll Ixtools dll patchtst dll Tide dll DdsErr dll TElmap dll PIPETRK DLL TimeTag dll dxflib dll mifutil dll PitchYaw dll TVGAuto dll Encode dll MOSAIC DLL Printer dll VecPropDIl dll EncodeS dll Mpx_Country dll profile dll Vif2xyz dll Geometry dll Mpx_llne dll qtclib dll Volume dll geotiff dll Mpx_main dll SeisDemo dll XtfTools dll HydroNavaAtti dll mpx_map dll Serialdll dll These files must be unique on the system that is there must be only one instance throughout your entire computer The installer copies the latest version to a folder Windows Folder TEIdlls during the installation process If any files with the abo ve names are found that are not in Windows Folder TEldlls then you should delete or rename them Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelphMap June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual With the Summer 2001 release of TEI software some DLL names changed to a
109. ry to connect to a serial port in DelphSeismic or DelphMap you may receive this message Serialdll dll was previously loaded from an unexpected location This will only occur on a system that has had a previous version of either DelphMap or DelphSeismic installed First close the serial server if it s running then search for the follow ing files SERIALDLL INI and SERIALSRV INI These are found in the Windows folder When you find these files delete them You may not be able to install all the options demo files manuals help files unless you can free enough space on the C drive Getting Started with DelphMap 5 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Solution Consider using the Minimum Installations option located on the CD to install only the programs you need Problem When first running Isis after installing a new version you receive an error message that says your Isis CFG configuration file is out of date Solution This message alerts you that CFG files created with versions of Isis earlier than this version of Isis are incompatible Click OK to accept the message A new compatible CFG file will be created during your current Isis session In future Isis sessions the incompatibility message will no longer appear Problem You receive error messages such as The procedure entry point XXXXXXXXX Could not be located in the dynamic link library yyyyyy dil when trying to start one of the TEI applications Solution This er
110. s several files unique to the program Foremost among these files is the Delph project a file having the extension DMP After you have specified a DMP Delph project DelpohMap creates additional files in the same directory folder where the Delph project is created or in additional directories you have set up and specified to DelpohMap see Organizing Directories for a Project Do NOT delete rename or move any DelphMap A files from the directories where they are created Organizing Directories for a Project In the course of building a project DelphMap creates a number of files You ll find it easier to keep track of things if you create directories dedicated to the project you make All files supporting the project files can be redirected to subfolders of the project folder Procedure for setting up a series of DelphMap project folders Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelohMap 9 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual In Windows Explorer create a parent folder directory to hold your DelphMap project DMP file In Windows Explorer create child folders one for each type of file and or layer to be inserted imported For example you might create a subfolder for your contacts a subfolder for your bathymetry and or side scan sonar files DDS_ VIF another for your XTF files one for your DXF files if any and so on Such an arrangement would produce one parent folder and some child folders Figure 3 shows an example of
111. shape doing so displays a menu of these choices Save Edit Object Delete Point Close object Quit Delete Object Copy Paste Choose one of those actions 4 Choose one of the drawing line types from the Tools Palette 5 Drag or click your pointer in the main display window working area to complete the chosen type of vector graphic The completed vector lines now appear in the imagery where you drew them A label from the Features Selection Box appears next to the shape line or point To spline smooth vector lines and shapes The spline function is located as line type number 5 in Vector Properties Settings Figure 5 shows the line type options box Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 21 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual settings e A File s Hi Settings Any change made will affect the class whose properties have been modified Gravel Object Properties a Label Properties el Cancel FIGURE 5 Spline option located as line type in Vector gt Properties Settings Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 22 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Measure Tool The Measure tool function enables measurement of range and bearing between points on the image When you left click and draw a line in the main display window DelphMap displays the imagery s distance and heading in the last two frames of the Position and Distance window The reported values are sticky that is they remain
112. sion of MFC42 DLL will be loaded because serialsrv exe is located in the TEldlls folder and does not have access to the new MFC42 DLL This results in the error mes sage noted earlier None of these problems occur with Windows 2000 because all required sys tem DLLs are at a high enough revision level and no system DLLs are loaded by the installation Solution There are two ways to deal with this e A quick fix is to copy the MFC42 DLL file into the CAWINNT SYSTEMS2 folder overwriting the current file While this works Microsoft does not recommend this practice e A better solution is to use the Init find serial server dialog box to redi rect the system s attention to the proper MFC42 DLL residing in the Windows Installation TEldlls folder This is the proper MFC42 DLL to use because when Delph Seismic starts it loads the higher version of MFC42 DLL making it available for serialsrv exe The first time Delph Seismic runs in real time and requires the navigation input to be active the system displays the Init find serial server dialog box Much information concerning serialsrv exe is stored in two INI files serialdll ini and serialsrv ini Problems relating to serialsrv exe can often be solved by deleting these two INI and restarting DelphMap After these two files are correctly configured the whole operation is automatic from that point on Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Problems 127
113. sportation lodging and meals may be provided by TRITON ELICS at its own discretion to Buyer at cost plus twenty percent However actual labor hours to provide this service or repair will be free of charge to Buyer This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or hardware has resulted from accident abuse or misapplication Any replacement SOFTWARE or hardware will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer NO OTHER WARRANTIES Except for the above express limited warranties TRITON ELICS makes no warranties expressed implied statutory or in any communication with you and TRITON ELICS specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose TRITON ELICS does not warrant that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free Some states jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties so the above exclusions may not apply to you This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have others which vary from state jurisdiction to state jurisdiction NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall TRITON ELICS be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or
114. t File Contact CON files are files that have been created in Triton Elics s Target or TargetPro utility You can import one or more contact files as layers into DelphMap The contact files can be geocoded or not There are two ways to import e From within DelphMap choose the Import gt Contact s option or e From Target or TargetPro automatically send saved contacts to DelphMap To import a contact file using the Import gt Contact s option within DelphMap 1 Before importing a contact or contacts go to the main menu of DelphMap and choose Settings gt 2D Contacts to set up how the contacts will be imported The setup includes whether or not to create a geocoded image where to store the geocoded image selecting the input geodesy and choosing the size of the confidence radius 1 Figure 19 shows the 2D Contacts dialog box For more information on each option see Additional Display Aids General Settings Menu from Main Menu Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 48 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delpmap Settings Projection Not Projected Longitude Latitude Datum WGS Datum 1984 Semi Major Axis 6378137 meters Semi Minor Axis 6356752 3 meters FIGURE 19 2D Contacts dialog box Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 49 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 2 Once the 2D contact settings have been selected from the main menu of DelphMap choose Project gt Import gt Import Contact or ri
115. t a J North South Size 000 13 40 603 ty lt Back East West Size 000 12 34 488 z F Greate Update the corespanding TFW File Cancel FIGURE 14 Matching settings when inserting a background layer Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 42 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual In order to position any bitmap correctly in a project your file to be imported must contain the information shown in Table 1 TABLE 1 Parameter coordinates of Info that must exist in an importable background file Discussion the This information must be present either as Lat Long or as a grid coordinate if the position is in Lat Long then you could use TEI the N W GeoCalc to convert to a grid position that matches the projection corner of the information for your DelphMap project If the position is already in bitmap in grid grid coordinates then you must have the projection information for units those coordinates the N S and lf you don t know what the dimensions are you may be able to E W calculate them if you know the resolution and the size of the image dimensions of in pixels To find the size of an image in pixels you can open itin a the bitmapin number of different Paint type programs and look at the statistics grid units or properties associated with the image Or simply use the Windows Explorer file manager to get the information Right click the file name choose Properties and click the Sum_mary tab The
116. ted from the differences in values between the compared files Because volume is three dimensional the files used in volume computation must be bathymetry files not sidescan files Making an A B Comparison To make a valid A B comparison you must use the same method and approach in gathering data for the two surveys Obviously you must conduct your second survey over the same area that you did for the first survey Less obviously you should use the same range scales and your towfish should be operating at the same altitude while recording each mosaic To compute A B differences between two similar files 1 Open an existing project or create a new one 2 Into the open project insert two layers representing two similar but possibly different DDS_VIF files lines An example of such a pair of lines is shown in Figure 55 Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 113 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Delphmap twolines dmp Project Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools Windows Help CA RS F YH o ReR lel z x SZARA T wt aay Bg Image layers Elf line2 C MsisD ata lir Ef linet C MsisD ata lir A Vector layers North 404259 88 m East 36931 00 m 3 3851 76 N 1 0958 33 W Depth 0 00m Distance 0 00 m Heading 0 0 0 09 Serial input Off Logging Off FIGURE 55 Two similar lines before computing a comparison 3 From the DelphMap main menu access Tools gt
117. ter s spool file For all operating systems the printer spool file must be on the c drive From experience we know that an A1 sized print needs about 150MB of free space for the printer s spool file e Unless your printer plotter has a large amount of memory you probably will need to select use computer memory in the printer driver In turn your operating system will require more hard disk space to be available for the Windows NT 2000 page file e Printing to a large plotter can take a great deal of time On all but the highest specification machines such as a dual processor computer printing probably will take over the whole system While DelphMap is writing the data to the spool file if you open the Windows Task manager you will see the message that claims DelphMap is not responding however this is normal behavior e We have found that Windows 2000 handles this operation more easily than earlier operating systems e The system displays a view of the image similar to the print preview dialog box in addition the system superimposes a grid of your specified scale over the image and any titles you may have specified in the Map Layout dialog box A sample view of this kind appears in the image on the right in Figure 54 Chapter 7 Printing and Comparing 111 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Map Title Map Subttie FIGURE 54 From Map Layout dialog to a resulting view of imagery Seeing Differences B
118. the GeoTIFF format It s simply a TIFF image that has extra information about the geographic position of the image Because a GeoTIFF is a subset of TIFF it can be opened as a normal TIFF More importantly to the user of the GeoTIFF format certain programs can decode the geo coordinate information inside a GeoTIFF file A partial list of companies and products that have this capability are shown in Table 5 Some companies such as AutoCAD have programs that partially support GeoTIFF That is they can import the GeoTIFF format but not decode the geo coordinates in the file Autodesk s AutoCAD14 is such a program It can import a GeoTIFF but AutoCAD does not directly read the geo positioning information contained in the GeoTIFF to AutoCAD it s simply a normal TIFF file However AutoCAD 14 does let you assign geographic coordinates to an image Even so AutoCAD14 won t tell you what coordinates to use you have to get that information beforehand from some other source such as DelphMap or a GeoTIFF viewer Note You can download a free GeoTIFF viewer from the ER Mapper web site Table 5 From ER Mapper or from DelphMap you can discover the coordinate information to be accessed Mapping Geo Coordinates to Images Information in images is stored in row and column order starting from the top left of an image However row and column order convenient though that is for computers doesn t conform neatly to the geographic world
119. trackline is drawn with the file name as a label When multiple image layers are inserted into DelphMap it can sometimes become difficult to identify the individual mosaicked layers One way to help identify the layers is to insert the associated track files with their labels essentially labeling each mosaic The tracklines are inserted as a vector layer and the user can select to have the layer name default to the file name or choose a different name Viewing Layers To view a layer means to display just that layer apart from any other layers that may be present in the Main Display Window This makes the position of features in any given layer more apparent by simple visual inspection You can create a maximum of four View Layer windows The image in the Main Display Window is not affected by this function To view a single layer apart from other layers e In the Project Files Window double left click a layer name The system opens a small resizable window displaying just this layer If the white cross cursor has been enabled any cursor movement done in the Main Display Window is visually synchronized with the images in the View Layer windows The echoed cursor movement is a good way to quickly determine whether some feature appearing in the Main Display Window also appears in a given layer since you can place your cursor on a feature appearing in the Main Display Window and then see if the feature also appears in the independently
120. u place your cursor on a file name DelphMap displays the entire file name and path The window is movable and dockable but not resizable see Customizing the Work Space The hierarchy of the entities displayed in the Project Files Window is as follows from top to bottom level 1 project name as user defined filename DMP 2 image layers if any user defined 3 vector layers if any user defined 4 background layers if any user defined DelphMap displays the file name of the layer below the name of the layer that has been inserted into the project Position and Distance Window Area 4 of Figure 4 Referring once again to the figure the top four lines of the Position and Distance Window continuously display the current co ordinates of the cursor both in eastings and northings and in latitude longitude The bottom two lines display the distance and heading when this function is selected from the toolbar The window is movable and dockable but not resizable see Customizing the Work Space Chapter 1 Getting Started with DelohMap 14 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Main Display Window Area 5 of Figure 4 The largest area of your DelohMap application window the Main Display Window contains the large view and detail of your map The window can be resized but not moved docked or redocked from its initial position see Customizing the Work Space Overview Window Area 6 of Figure 4 Shows a thumbna
121. vV contacts Export As C DMap33 Data33 Classify Image gt Properties FIGURE 31 Right clicking the name of an image layer wreck dmp Image layers f wreck C A DMap33 Data33 a h wrecklss C DMap33 Data33 Ep Sf wreckliso ta Insert Layer s E C DMap33 Data33 Import lt f contacts E C DMap33 Data33 Display all Vector Layers Hide all Vector Layers gt Manage Layers FIGURE 32 Right clicking the layer type called vector Chapter 4 Managing Layers 69 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual wreck dmp 5 Image layers ta Insert Layer s C DMap33 Data33 wreckiss Remove Layer C DMap33 Data33 y n 5 7 Vector layers Display Hide Layer at wreckliso Open Layer in a Separate View C DMap33 Data33 Cursor Value Layer f contacts C DMap33 Data33 Export As gt Properties FIGURE 33 Right clicking the name of a vector layer wreck dmp Image layers t amp Insert Layer s V4 wreck Import gt v wrecklss Remove Layer adie ie Display Hide Layer 3 7 Vector layers J wreckliso Open Layer in a Separate View C DMap33 Data33 Cursor Value Layer f contacts C DMap33 Data33 Export As 2i FIGURE 34 Right clicking on a file name in any layer Properties Chapter 4 Managin
122. viewed layer The number of separate windows that can be opened is limited to four Chapter 4 Managing Layers 77 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Layer Manager The Layer Management dialog box is evocable from three locations an icon K on the toolbar through the Tools menu and through the menu options when right clicking in the project window When Manage Layers is activated the adjacent dialog box opens Apply and preview individual and or There are individual tab windows for collective changes to the Delphmap each layer type i e image and Project Window vector Only those layers that are present in the project will appear in a BB Image layers 7 Vector layers _ tab For example if there aren t s f sample vector layers entered in the project sf sample2 then only the tab for Image layers will LA sample3 be present Likewise the manage layer dialog cannot be activated until there are layers in the Project Window The layer manager can be used to apply and preview changes to the project window All layers can be toggled for displayed by clicking the sun icon xa or hidden by clicking x He Aa the eclipse icon In the layer Apply Cancel manager window once the user has selected highlighted a single layer k there are three options Click the green check mark icon lv to toggle for displayed hidden or the user can click next to the layer itself Click the red X icon x
123. ving GeoTIFF Information Item Site Name URL geotiff zip Triton Elics http www tritonelics com International Inc ArcView ESRI http www esri com ER Mapper Earth Resources http www ermapper com Management AutoCAD14 Autodesk http www autodesk com products acadr14 general SPOT Image http www opengis org public presentations geotif GeoTIFF Corp t index htm info Finally any of the Web search engines Yahoo Alta Vista etc can direct you to additional GeoTIFF information Chapter 8 TIFF and GeoTIFF Differences 125 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual CHAPTER9 Troubleshooting Problems Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Some problems go away by using simple workarounds Here are some workarounds to some common problems Question What do I do if I encounter the following message The ordinal 6880 could not be found in the dynamic link library MFC42 DLL Answer MFC42 DLL problem is indicated That message can be generated when serialsrv exe is started by double clicking on it in Windows explorer Explanation Windows NT even at Service Pack 6a does not have a high enough revision of MFC42 DLL Despite this shortcoming the TEI instal lation loads the correct version of MFC42 DLL It is located in the Installation folder typically DATEKTEISuite Delphmap exe Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Problems 126 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual However if DelphMap is not running then the old ver
124. void conflicts with other non TEI applications The DLLs that conflicted were map dll and splash dll If you are upgrading from the Fall 2000 release of TEI software delete map dll and splash dll from C Windows Folder TEIDIls Note Windows Folder is the folder on your system where the Windows operating system is installed For example C WINNT C Windows are Windows Folder types Problem There is no display of the timing parameters in the Delph Seismic Recording Parameter Settings dialog box and there is no display of either the signal window or the pipe display in the Isis pipetracking module Solution This problem can occur with certain high end hardware accelerated graphics cards such as ATI Rage Pro and Voodoo 3d Fx Right click on the Windows Desktop select Properties Settings gt Advanced gt Troubleshooting or Properties gt Settings Advanced Performance and reduce the amount of hardware acceleration that is being used Problem You receive an error message during installation of TEI software For example you may see this message Error Unable to write to temporary location Solution You may see that message if you are running certain anti virus software such as Norton or other brands too Check to see that you have disabled your anti virus software The solution is to temporarily turn off Norton Auto Protect 1 Right click the Norton icon or other anti virus icon on the Windows
125. when the DelphMap window is resized in any way pan zoom out zoom extents etc To erase the last echo marker use the refresh button in DelpohMap Echo markers are temporary and are not saved once DelphMap is closed Importing a Pipeline or Pipespan File This feature is under development Importing a Classification File Named tagged features in a seabed that have been saved as a classification files in the DXF format can be imported into DelphMap as layers To import a classification file 1 From the main menu choose Project gt Import Import Classification File The system displays a Projection Settings dialog box 2 If you need to change any of the input or output settings click Change which takes you to additional dialog boxes such as Input or Output Projection Settings Select Projection Select Datum or if you know the settings are already correct click OK The system displays a Browse for Folder dialog box 3 Select a folder to contain all the files that the system will create and associate with this importation and click OK The system imports the DXF file containing the seabed classification information into the current Digit layer Figure 22 shows an example of this kind of imported file Chapter 3 Importing and Exporting 54 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual 15 x Delphmap NewProject dmp Project Tools Applications GIS Tools Mosaic Tools View Help 2 Lelle Ow Tw tla ay oe
126. window The reported values are sticky that is they remain displayed until you click again in the image to establish a new distance and heading If you decide not to use this function click the icon again to return the icon to a non selected state Choosing a different icon also deselects this icon Edit Save a Digit With this icon you can create edit and save points or vector lines as a vector layer Clicking this icon enables the Draw a Point icon and the icons for three drawing line types which you can use to plot waypoints or profiles of your imagery You can also access this function from the main menu by choosing Tools gt Digit Start Stop Digit Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 19 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual Drawing Line Types O If you have enabled the Edit Save a Digit function you can then choose a line drawing tool shown here Reading from left to right the drawing tools are draw a polyline draw a point draw a rectangle and detect image regions All line types are mutually exclusive to each other Before you use this function you might want to select or create a label in the Feature Selection combination box that you wish to associate with the points or lines you intend to draw These functions also are available from the Digit menu Draw a polyline This enables the user to create an open or closed polyline A closed polyline can be filled with a regional fill pattern Draw a point This
127. xclusive choosing any one of them excludes the others from being operational at the same time Zoom Rectangle T You use the Zoom rectangle function to draw a rectangle with your mouse or trackball around some part of your imagery either in the Overview or Main Display Window When you do this your main display window is filled with the image in the dotted line rectangle If you decide not to use this Chapter 2 Icons and Display Tools 18 June 2004 DelphMap User s Manual function click the icon again to return the icon to a non selected state Choosing a different icon also deselects this icon Pan w Use the Pan function to reposition the imagery in your main display window After clicking the icon left click your mouse or trackball in your imagery and then draw a line in the direction you wish to move the image the longer the line the greater the shifted distance of the image in the display window The line does not have to be touching but can be touching any part of the image If you decide not to use this function click the icon again to return the icon to a non selected state Choosing a different icon also deselects this icon Measure Tool Ea The Measure tool function enables measurement of range and bearing between points on the image When you left click and draw a line in the main display window DelphMap displays the imagery s distance and heading in the last two frames of the Position and Distance

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