Free Download and information on DrDepth - The DrDepth software combines data from your sounder and your GPS to create accurate maps of your local waters. Aug 23, 2011 - The contour lines will be the.ht file and the waypoints will be the.HWR file. You can use Humminbird PC software to change the waypoints symbols if you want to. This is what one of my maps look like when I am finished with DrDepth and Humminbird PC. * S00059.PNG (50.73 kB, 800x480 - viewed 423.

I've been doing some student research using this product this past year. It is extremely easy to use once you get the hang of it. I mapped out a small lake ~50 acres in size with about 3 hours of data collection which was extreme overkill and cranked out a map on the program within 10 minutes. I'll be getting it once I get a GPS/Sonar combo unit. I'm working on a write up now that is intended to inform students how to use the program so when I complete that I can send it to you if you want.

What you need is a GPS/Sonar combo unit or a sonar that is NMEA compatible. I used an older lowrance lcx-15MT. Torrent Office 2003 Ita Crack. You tell the sonar unit to log data to a blank SD card, then convert the files with the program and create the map. The program is easier to use with lowrance products based on my observations, but can be used with humminbird with a few extra steps. Youtube Best Codec To Use. How has the process been for recording and getting information to a map?

Collecting the data is the most time consuming. I used a 520c for my data collecting. The area I mapped is approx 1000 yds square and it took about an hour and a half, I would guess. Here are my tracks for that above map: Your map is only going to be as good as the input data. I did purchase the BT version (hardness) as I could see a definite use for it in the future. Transition from hard to soft is a very important factor when looking for fish.

Another thing about gathering data, is reviewing the sonar logs on the computer. You can replay the whole file on the Sonar Viewer. Here is a snapshot of the sonar viewer in action. I used this software for the first time last year and had a lot of fun making maps of different areas. The time put into making the maps came to fruition this winter when I loaded the topo maps into my H2O that I had mapped this summer and used it to find structure to punch holes for ice fishing. Lakemaster and Navionics don't have the high definition maps of the lakes I fish, so I decided to make them myself!