BlueView data files

The BlueView *.son file format is supported in Echoview. BlueView imaging sonar produces several high quality images per second, making it possible to get movie-like imagery.

Echoview supports *.son files output by the Blueview Viewer running Blueview SDK version 3.1.4913 and continues to support earlier SDK versions. Echoview displays the *.son SDK version number under the File section of the Details dialog box. Data is displayed in a multibeam echogram where images correspond to pings.

Sample and beam data and Transducer type are read, as well as the following data:

Head name, Head number, Fluid type, Sound speed, Minimum range, Maximum range, Gain adjustment, TVG slope, Center frequency

The underlying sample data to unspecified sample data (dB) calculation is:

-9999 for zero
otherwise
Unspecified sample data (dB) = 2 x 10 log 10 (Sample data)

Notes:

The sound speed read from the *.son file is not used explicitly. A default sound speed of 1500m/s is used.
Use the Shortcut key P to pre-read data files (right to the end). This process creates an EVI file that speeds up subsequent access to your BlueView data.

BlueView data files

See also