The PING Ecosystem is a growing set of open-source software tools designed to generate scientific datasets from sonar data collected with low-cost recreation-grade sonar systems, or fishfinders. These tools are housed in open-source repositories on GitHub. They are designed to be easy-to-use and require no coding (i.e. Python) expertise to use.
Partnerships are essential for the longevity and evolution of these tools and those which do not currently exist. If you are interested in partnering on future developments, please reach out to Cameron Bodine.
Open-source interface for processing recreation-grade side scan sonar datasets and reproducibly mapping benthic habitat.
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Detect & locate crab pots from Humminbird sonar recordings with ML.
Interface for predicting and mapping habitat (substrates) from any side-scan sonar mosaic.
A Python-based convertor for sonar logs collected with recreation-grade fishfinders.
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Light-weight application for installing PING ecosystem.
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Light-weight interface for running PING Ecosystem.
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Learning resources for leveraging fishfinders (i.e. low-cost sonar) for scientific research.