Coastal benthic habitats classified from high-definition satellite imagery using the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard
Map kelp forests and verify map outputs with Trip Replay
Map seagrass and sedimentation in harbors
Classify seafloor habitats and monitor the status and health of coral reef habitats
Sharable automated html reports summarize the areas of each habitat classification
Latest Updates & Advancements
BioBase sites are currently being affected by a Microsoft Outage. We apologize for this inconvenience. The issue ap… https://t.co/v0xkfhuHjq
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Lowrance helps you find the fish, BioBase ensures there is more fish to find! https://t.co/wOyfanDKGb
New Feature Alert: Export your BioBase maps and view them in your Lowrance. https://t.co/xb2oHFG2hq
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Excited to release Google Earth export feature. View exact replicates of BioBase EcoSound maps in Google Earth! https://t.co/byRyllxsQz
Hamlin Lake Preservation society in MI publishes BioBase mapping results and showcases our optional GIS services https://t.co/WhU1qFc52d
Spring 2020 Newsletter inc. COVID-19 updates. https://t.co/6YxFbfClMO
Consider acquiring a AC-DC power supply to run your Lowrance in the office (5 amp min). Replay/review your recorded… https://t.co/466vKUYkUJ
Novel research just published in Aquatic Botany demonstrating aquatic plant phenology at a whole-lake scale using B… https://t.co/0JeNKdPVDB
We've learned a few things about mapping since 2011. We share some tips and lessons learned - https://t.co/dcAOp2xNTs
RT @SteveThackeray: Very pleasing to see my first maps of water depth, submerged plant biovolume and lake bed hardness, produced by @BioBas…
RT @SteveThackeray: Great day out on #Windermere, using a combination of underwater filming and hydroacoustics to examine the #lake bed.…
08/19/2020 - Guest Blog: understanding growth patterns of invasive Flowering Rush and Eurasian watermilfoil in the Spokane River System.
Tamara Knudson Limnologist Spokane Tribal Fisheries Airway Heights WA, USA We recently began collection of baseline data on a small reservoir in northeast Washington State to gain a better understanding of the aquatic community and effects of the hydrological system on the flora and fauna. There is little public access and surveys along this stretch … Continue reading "Guest Blog: understanding growth patterns of invasive Flowering Rush and Eurasian watermilfoil in the Spokane River System."
06/24/2020 - New BioBase Feature Alert: Export Depth Contour Shapefiles
BioBase’s primary strength is its power as an automated processing engine delivering high quality geospatial data layers on aquatic habitats with very little user input outside of the physical effort to drive a boat and passively log sonar over an area of interest. In addition to the online analysis tools within BioBase like the polygon … Continue reading "New BioBase Feature Alert: Export Depth Contour Shapefiles"
05/20/2020 - Export BioBase EcoSound Maps as Lowrance Charts
2020 has been a busy year for BioBase improvements and new feature releases. Previously exclusive to BioBase’s sister consumer mapping platform, C-MAP Genesis, BioBase users can now export their bathymetric, aquatic vegetation heatmap, or bottom hardness map in a file format (AT5) that is compatible with most newer generation Lowrance and Simrad chartplotters. This feature … Continue reading "Export BioBase EcoSound Maps as Lowrance Charts"
04/24/2020 - New BioBase Feature Alert: Google Earth Imagery Exports
At C-MAP, we are excited to announce the release of a new feature that allows users to export exact replicates of their BioBase EcoSound maps as Google Earth images (.kmz and .kml; Figure 1). This YouTube video will walk you through how it’s done. BioBase processed raw sonar logs and creates habitat maps with sophisticated … Continue reading "New BioBase Feature Alert: Google Earth Imagery Exports"
03/18/2020 - New BioBase Viewer Released
Ok, it’s a bit overdue. But better late than never! BioBase customers will now see an updated and enhanced viewer for their EcoSound and EcoSat. No longer will users have to struggle to get their map to fit within the little square box of the old viewer with a Bing zoom level that either zoomed … Continue reading "New BioBase Viewer Released"