The SoftNav® Seismic Edition has been developed specifically to streamline bag deployment operations as part of a seismic data acquisition program.

The SoftNav® Navigation System communicates with the operator's platform through telemetry. A powerful communication protocol ensures that both the helicopter and operator's databases are kept up to date.

 

These databases automatically keep track of every possible event and upgrades specialized dedicated GIS layers. Both the Station Tracking Layer, which depicts station status, and the Helicopter Movements Layer are updated in real-time through telemetry. The operator directs the aircrafts, commanding them to operate at it's request (slave mode) or leaves them on their own (manual mode), the vehicles still upgrading the databases. The Lost Bag Tracking Layer allows the operator to efficiently recover lost equipment while other powerful functions help him improve the management of his operations.

Among all, it features a graphical navigation display, complete onscreen flight information, bag weight monitoring, automatic station selection and an integrated simulation mode that can be used for ground training.
Advanced functions include a graphical representation of the work area that rotates 360 degrees and scales automatically as the mission progresses, sophisticated navigation modes, complete recording of trajectory and lost equipment, and versatile automatic target selection or auto-incrementation.


  • Integrated flight simulator with each unit
  • Block General Overview *
  • Targeted Coordinates (pre-determined event locations) *

  • Mission parameters displays *
  • Graphical information display *
  • 360 degrees rotation *
  • Continuous scaling *
  • Approach to line & reciprocal *
  • Automatic incrementation (next line) *

  • Aircraft trajectory & lines flown 
  • Complete mission parameters (including user's selections)  
  • External device interaction (events being recognized by the system)  
  • GPS data  
* fully automatic & continuous , animated in real time