Recreate the seafloor with stunningly detailed realism

TIMEZERO Bathy Recorder is a built-in feature of the software SportFishing and Catch.
Connect any NMEA0183 or NMEA2000 depth transducer to your computer, and the Bathy Recorder will use the received depth and position data to generate your own new bathymetric database with precision in real-time. Switch seamlessly from 2D to 3D view so you can clearly identify each contour of the seabed.

Features

• Record your favorite fishing spots using data from your integrated sounder or transducer
• Create custom contours
• Customize sea floor charts
• Incorporate data into your 3D charts
• Easily import/export compatible bathymetric data

Nobeltec, pioneers of Bathy Recording

The Bathy Recorder Plus Pack was available as an optional add-on in previous Nobeltec legacy software products, VNS and Admiral.
Our software developers have used their extensive knowledge and experience to create the next generation of bathy recording, leading to the development of the TIMEZERO Bathy Recorder feature. When the Bathy Recorder tool is activated, the 3D database is updated in real time, which means that there is no need to wait or to refresh your screen. The accuracy has also been improved - depth points are recorded at their exact location, without any limit to the number of points that the software can record! This means that the more the fisherman tracks over and back in a certain fishing ground, the more accurate the 3D data will become.
TIMEZERO software contains an Import function that allows users to import their bathy data that was recorded in VNS or Admiral, as well as a range of other software products.

Advanced Bathy Recorder Filters

The TIMEZERO Bathy Recorder generates and updates the 3D database in real-time, so it is very important to filter any inaccurate data that is recorded, to avoid adding it to the database. TIMEZERO offers multiple advanced Bathy Recorder filters in order to produce an extremely precise 3D database.
Tidal Height correction: automatically corrects the depth offset related to the current tidal height (using integrated tide data from Nobeltec software, or from a Pitch and Roll GPS, if one is available). The Furuno Quality Filter: allows TIMEZERO to automatically reject depth data that is considered invalid by the Furuno sounder.
Depth filter: allows you to set up minimum and maximum acceptable depth values between which the Bathy Recorder will register.

Speed Filter: temporarily stops the depth sounder information from being recording when a certain speed is exceeded.
Consistency with Previous Recorded Data: This filter makes a comparison between the current depth value returned by the sounder and the last recorded value for the same position. If there is too much discrepancy between the two points, the new one will be rejected.
Consistency with 3D Database: This filter compares the depth value sent by the sounder against the depth recorded in the 3D database Repeated data rejection: this filter automatically rejects repeated, fixed depth values. This can occur due to a sounder problem or a loss of signal.
Note: As soon as a depth value is rejected (i.e. not saved to the 3D database), a message is displayed in the notification bar indicating the reason for the rejection and this information is recorded in the alarm log.

Bathy Recorder Delete Tool

A “Delete PBG” tool allows you to remove a bad depth point by drawing a free-hand selection area around the point(s) you want to remove. Note that the Undo/Redo function allows you to undo any bathy point that you may have accidentally deleted.

Bottom discrimination (BBDS1 only)

When connected to the Furuno BBDS1 Black Box Ethernet sounder, the Bathy Recorder feature allows TIMEZERO to save seabed information in addition to the depth. Nobeltec can then display Bottom Classification as well as bottom hardness using a color scale on the chart.

Data rendering optimization

TIMEZERO provides 3 different 3D databases:

• 3D data from the chart (3D Chart database)
• 3D data from file import (Static database)
• 3D data from the Bathy Recorder database (Bathy Recorder database)

Each of these 3D databases can be activated or disabled independently. When several are selected, Nobeltec merges them in real time on screen and automatically selecting the most accurate data available in the area. Various settings let you adjust the display depending on the quality of data in the database.
Terrain Shading: allows you to apply more or less shadowing on the depth shading chart to increase or decrease the 3D effect display.
Terrain Sharpness: allows you to “smooth” or “sharpen” the 3D data.
The Bathy Recorder Brush Width: allows you to change the "width” of a Bathy Recorder track.

The TIMEZERO Bathy Recorder feature lets the user create superior databases in less time. By having such a detailed and precise 3D bathymetric chart of your fishing grounds allows the fishermen to fish more effectively, even in areas he wouldn’t normally be confident enough to venture into (close to rocks for example). The Bathy Recorder feature also makes it easier to discover new fishing spots.
The TIMEZERO Bathy Recorder feature is truly a smart business choice, and will without doubt, increase fishermen’s productivity and offer a significant return on investment.