communications SEA BEAM 3050

50 kHz
384 individual beams
> 140° swath width
Up to 4000 m seafloor coverage
>3000 m depth performance
Water Column Imaging
Full motion stabilisation
Max. Ping rate 50 Hz

The SEA BEAM 3050 is the latest generation of mid and shallow water multibeam bathymetric sonar
systems from L-3 Communications ELAC Nautik GmbH, meeting all relevant survey standards. This
advanced system features a revolutionary transmit technique which compensates fully for vessel pitch, roll
and yaw motion.
The SEA BEAM 3050 system is a multibeam survey system generating sonar data for wide-swath contour
charts, backscatter data for seabed sediment classification, raw data for water column imaging (WCI) and
side-scan data for side-scan images.
Bathymetric depth information, backscatter data, raw data and side scan imagery are logged by the system in
real-time and can be visualised during surveying mode.

YOUR INNOVATIVE MULTIBEAM SOLUTION

Real-Time Water Column

Imaging

Backscatter
Analysis

OXIC

Full motion ANOXIC

stabilisation GAS FLARE

Multi-Ping for
High Survey Speed
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TECHNICAL DATA
Frequency 50 kHz
Number of Beams 384
Swath Width > 140°
Power Supply 115 / 230 V AC,
user selectable
Pulse forms CW and FM
Pulse Length 0,15 ms to 10ms
Beam Width across track <1°, 2°
Beam Width along track <0,5°, 1°, 1,5°, 3°
Survey Speed 1° beam, 140° swath at 14 kn
1,5° beam, 140° swath at 22 kn

DIMENSIONS
Transceiver (WxHXD) 446mm x 264,5mm x 384mm

INTERFACES AND SENSORS

Motion all available sensors
Heading NMEA 0183 standard, sentence HDT
Position NMEA 0183 standard, sentence GGA or VTG
Sound Velocity Data input via RS 232

Software CARIS, CARAIBES, EIVA, HYPACK, QPS,

Technical data are subject to change without notice.Version 04/2007

L-3 Communications ELAC Nautik GmbH L-3 Communications Klein Associates, Inc.
Neufeldtstrasse D-24118 Kiel Germany 11 Klein Drive Salem, New Hampshire 03079 USA
Phone +49 431 883 0 Fax +49 431 883 496 Phone +01 603 893 6131 Fax +01 603 893 8807
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