Supported File Formats
Note: All file formats in a category may be imported with the post-processing license of that category
Bathymetry File Formats
Manufacturer | Systems | File Type Extension | Testing Status (V7.11.00) |
|---|
Edgetech | 2205, 6205 | JSF | 
|
ELAC Sonar | Seabeam | XSE | |
GeoAcoustics | GeoSwath | RDF
RFF |
|
Generic Sensor Format | | GSF | |
HYPACK | | HS2
HS2x
HSX |
|
IMAGENEX | 837
DeltaT | 83P
D1P |
|
ITERsystems | Bathyswath-2 | SXI
SXP |
|
Klein | 5900, 5000 | SDF | |
Kongsberg | M3, EM series | ALL
KMALL |
|
KRAKEN Robotics | InSAS
MINSAS | TIL
TIL |
|
Lowrance | StructureScan | SL3 | |
MB-System | | FBT | |
NORBIT | Winghead
WBMS | HSX+7K (via Hypack)
S7K
HSX (via Hypack)
S7K
XTF | 
|
PingDSP | 3DSS | XTF | |
R2Sonic
| 202X series | XTF
HSX (via Hypack)
HSX+R2S (via Hypack) |
|
Teledyne Marine
| SeaBat series
HydroSweep | S7K
HSX (via Hypack)
HSX+7K (via Hypack) |
 |
Sonardyne / Wavefront | Solstice | SWF8 | |
SonarWiz | | XTF | |
WASSP Multibeam | F3 Series | NWSF
WMBF | 
|
Laser Scanner File Formats
Manufacturer | System | File Type Extension | Testing Status (V7.11.00) |
|---|
Velodyne | VLP16 | XTF
HSX (via Hypack) |
|
Forward Looking Sonar File Formats
Manufacturer | System | File Type Extension | Testing Status (V7.11.00) |
|---|
Kongsberg | M3 | IMB | |
Sidescan File Formats
Manufacturer | System | File Type Extension | Testing Status (V7.11.00) |
|---|
C-MAX | CM2 | CM2 | 
|
CODA | | COD | |
Chesapeake Technology | SonarWiz.MAP
SonarWiz 5
SonarWiz 6 | CSF
CSF
CSF |
|
Edgetech | 2205 MT
4125
6205
6205 Gap Fill
6205 MT | JSF
JSF
JSF
JSF
JSF |
|
ELAC Sonar | Seabeam | XSE | |
GeoAcoustics | 2094D
GeoSwath
GeoSwath
Pulsar | GCF
RDF
RFF
SMB |
|
Humminbird (NOTE: support limited) | Sideview | DAT | |
HYPACK | Imagenex Sportscan
Klein 3500
R2Sonic 2024
Reson | HSX
HSX
HSX+R2S
HSX+7K |
|
Imagenex | DeltaT
Sportscan
Yellowfin | 83P
81S
872 |
|
ITERsystems | Bathyswath-2 | SXP
SXR |
|
Klein | 3000
3500
4000-SVY
5500
5900
MA-X 600 | XTF
SDF
SDF
SDF
SDF
SDF |
|
Kongsberg (single-head) | EA400
EA440
EM122
EM124
EM2040
EM2040
EM3002
HI SAS | RAW
RAW
ALL
KMALL
ALL
KMALL
ALL
XTF |
|
KRAKEN | InSAS
MINSAS | TIL
TIL |
|
Lowrance (NOTE: support limited to older versions) | | SL2
SL3 |
|
Marine Sonic | | MST
SDS |
|
MCM Sensor | HD | H5 | |
Norbit | iWBMS
Winghead | S7K
S7K |
|
PingDSP | 3DSS | XTF | |
QPS (sidescan only) | | QPD+DB | |
R2Sonic with TruePix or Snippets | via SonarWiz
via Hypack | XTF+R2S (via SonarWiz)
HSX+R2S (via Hypack) |
|
Teledyne Marine | Seabat | S7K | |
Tritech (NOTE: support limited to older versions) | Starfish | LogDoc
V4Log |
|
Wavefront | Solstice | SWF8 | |
Single-Beam File Formats
Manufacturer | System | File Type Extension | Testing Status (V7.11.00) |
|---|
HYPACK | Single Beam | RAW | |
Knudsen | | KEB | |
NMEA | (DPT, XDR) | TXT | |
SonarWiz | | XTF, TXT | |
Teledyne Odom | EchoTrack E20 | S7K | |
Sub-Bottom and Echogram File Formats
Manufacturer | System | File Type Extension | Testing Status (V7.11.00) |
|---|
Chesapeake Technology | SonarWiz.MAP
SonarWiz 5
SonarWiz 6 | CSF
CSF
CSF |
|
CODA | | COD | |
Edgetech | No Heave
Heave | JSF
JSF |
|
GeoAcoustics | GeoPulse
GeoPulse Plus | RAW
GCF |
|
Humminbird | | DAT | |
Innomar SB | | SES
SES3 |
|
Klein | 3000 | SDF
XTF |
|
Knudsen | D0-D3 and B9 | KEB | |
Kongsberg | EA400
EA640
Topas (version 3) | RAW
RAW
RAW |
|
Lowrance | | SL2
SL3 |
|
Proteus | | DAT | |
SEG-Y | | SEG
SGY
TRA |
|
Specialty Devices (SDI) | | BSS | |
SyQwest | B210
StrataBox HD
StrataBox HD | SEG
ODC
SEG |
|
Teledyne | Atlas Parasound
Odom EchoTrack E20 | ACF
ASD
S7K |
|
Magnetometry File Formats
Many sentence formats supported using a template-based import design. Custom templates can be created by customer support as required. The following list of templates are included with SonarWiz out of the box:
Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|
AquaScan | |
EdgeTech | Magnetic data logged in JSF format |
GEM Systems | MagLog Data Logger (various built-in templates, custom templates on request) |
Geometrics | MagArrow |
Generic | Latitude (Easting), Longitude (Northing), MAG (tab or space delimited) |
Hypack | Magnetic data logged in RAW format |
Marine Magnetics | G882, SeaSpy |
SonarWiz | Magnetic data logged in SonarWiz |
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