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Side-scan sonar and multi-beam surveys in dredging projects. Are both techniques necessary?
Lanckneus, J.; De Jonghe, E. (2006). Side-scan sonar and multi-beam surveys in dredging projects. Are both techniques necessary?, in: Evolutions in hydrography, 6th - 9th November 2006, Provincial House Antwerp, Belgium: Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies. Special Publication (Hydrographic Society), 55: pp. 56-59
In: (2006). Evolutions in hydrography, 6th - 9th November 2006, Provincial House Antwerp, Belgium: Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies. Special Publication (Hydrographic Society), 55. International Federation of Hydrographic Society: London. 234 + cd-rom pp., more
In: Special Publication (Hydrographic Society). Hydrographic Society: London. ISSN 0309-8303, more

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Document type: Conference paper

Keywords
    Aquatic sciences > Marine sciences > Earth sciences > Oceanography > Physical oceanography > Hydrography
    Earth sciences > Geology > Geomorphology
    Equipment > Remote sensing equipment > Sonar > Active sonar > Multibeam sonar
    Equipment > Remote sensing equipment > Sonar > Active sonar > Side scan sonar
    Ocean floor
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Lanckneus, J., more
  • De Jonghe, E., more

Abstract
    Both side-scan sonar and multibeam have evolved from expensive and complex systems to user-friendly and affordable techniques. Although both systems are tools to describe the morphology and nature of the seabed, they have inherent differences with both their merits and demerits. Although some hydrographers start to question the use of a side-scan sonar in projects in which a multibeam is already being deployed, it must be stressed that both techniques produce complementary results and that the integration of both systems offers a synergy that increases highly the value of the obtained survey results.

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