Creating depth map for a pond or a lake

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Creating depth map for a pond or a lake #269469 09/05/11 03:26 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 344 Latvia, Europe Grundulis OP
OP Grundulis Joined: May 2011 Posts: 344 Latvia, Europe	I want to create depth maps for my ponds and also for some lakes. If I got boat, sonar, GPS device and laptop, everything seems to be easy. I drive all route, every x seconds sonar measures depth, GPS records coordinates and in the end everything is written in a file. After that I take some software and it creates graphic model. On the paper it seems really easy but I haven't started my work yet and I wanted to ask for some advice (probably some of you have experience with such work). Could you recommend me any software that could be handy in this case? And maybe there are any other details that I should know before starting?

Re: Creating depth map for a pond or a lake Grundulis #269471 09/05/11 06:05 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,730 Likes: 289 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile... R RAH Lunker
RAH Lunker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,730 Likes: 289 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile...	Linking the hardware to software sounds like a buisiness opportunity...

Re: Creating depth map for a pond or a lake RAH #269473 09/05/11 06:14 AM
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RAH Lunker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,730 Likes: 289 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile...	Do it yourself link http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/mapping-a-lake.html Last edited by RAH; 09/05/11 06:19 AM.

Re: Creating depth map for a pond or a lake RAH #269481 09/05/11 09:02 AM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,664 Likes: 884 Grovertown, Indiana	PM sent. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Creating depth map for a pond or a lake RAH #269482 09/05/11 09:03 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,536 Likes: 279 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,536 Likes: 279 Miss.	A number of PB advertisers/service providers have such a program and will do that for you. You could contact them about the program or try a DYI version. I did mine years ago manually (map and depthfinder in a small boat). It is very rough and nothing to compare with the very good maps you can get now using current programs.

Re: Creating depth map for a pond or a lake ewest #269571 09/06/11 12:38 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 344 Latvia, Europe Grundulis OP
OP Grundulis Joined: May 2011 Posts: 344 Latvia, Europe	I've done something like in "Do it yourself" link some time ago but that's only possible for small ponds. Now I'm thinking about possibility to create automated system that would allow fast and efficient work. Thanks for response and PMs.