Raw data files manager

The 'Raw data files manager' can be used to apply operations on more than one raw data file at a time. The manager window lists all raw data files recorded or imported in the project and allows you to select multiple raw data files to toggle visibility, remove, or export files. The list of raw data files also shows you the creation or recording date, the start time, the records count, file size and whether they contain return envelope and trace data.

The raw data files manager shows a list of raw data files in the project.

Opening the raw data files manager

The "Raw data files manager" can be opened from the "Project Explorer", which is normally situated on the left side of the main program window. If not visible yet, select "Project Explorer" from the "View" menu, locate the "Raw Data" folder in the "Project Explorer", and right-click this folder. From the context menu that appears, select the 'Manage Files...' option as shown below:

Right click the "Raw Data" folder and select "Manage Files...".

Toolbar

The toolbar contains buttons for most of the options offered by the raw data files manager. First select the files in the list, by clicking multiple items while holding the CTRL button. Of course it is possible to just select a single item. To select all items on a touch screen device, simply press the 'Select All' button.

The tool bar contains buttons for commonly used operations.

Analyze File

Use the 'Analyze File' button to display the contents of a single raw data file. With this option you can show the depth, position, motion and other records along with their time stamps. This function can only be accessed when only one file has been selected. Please see the Analyzing recorded raw data manual page for a detailed description of this function.

Use the analyzer to view the contents of a raw data file.

Delete File

You can delete one or multiple raw data file(s) from your hydrographic survey by clicking the "Delete File" button. Before you can access this button, you must select one or multiple files in the raw data files list. Before files are permanently deleted, you first have to confirm you want to delete the selected raw data files by clicking the "OK" button in the confirmation dialog which will be shown:

You must always confirm the removal of raw data files.

Select All

With the 'Select All' button, the current selection will be reversed, meaning that when none of the files is selected, clicking this button will select all files. This button has been added to the tool bar to allow touch screen users to select or deselect all files by simply clicking a button.

Toggle Visibility

Use the "Toggle Visibility" button to toggle the visibility (show or hide) of the selected items in the raw data file list. From the "Project Explorer" it is possible to toggle visibility of raw data files, but you have to toggle them one-by-one, since there is no way to select multiple items at once. If you want to, for instance, hide all raw data files, the easiest method is to open the raw data files manager from the 'Project Explorer', click the 'Select All' button, and then click the 'Toggle Visibility' button.

Export HYPACK

The "Export HYPACK" button allows you to export the selected raw data files for processing in third party software. Using this button you can export the selected raw data files to HYPACK raw data format. This might be useful in case you want to process the collected soundings in HYPACK.

Raw data files can be exported as HYPACK raw data files.

Export SEG-Y

The "Export SEG-Y" button allows you to export the selected raw data files for processing in third party software. Using this button you can export the selected raw data files as SEG-Y data format, which can be imported in multiple hydrographic processing software packages. The SEG-Y (sometimes SEG Y) file format is one of several standards developed by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) for storing geophysical data. It is an open standard, and is controlled by the SEG Technical Standards Committee, a non-profit organization. SEG-Y files are nowadays mostly used by software shipped with sub-bottom profilers or GPR hardware.

Raw data files can be exported in HYPACK raw data format.