About analysis variables

The result of any exported analysis is one or more files containing comma separated values (.csv format) and a header line which identifies what each column contains. The header line contains the names of the analysis export variables which are in the file.

Some analysis variables are exported automatically, others must be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box in order to be exported.

The order of the columns (variables) in an exported file is held constant across Echoview releases to ensure that any software you have or create in order to process such exported data can use the column number reliably to interpret the data, for a given type and configuration of export.

The analysis variables are grouped into the following categories:

General analysis variables

Variables listed in blue must be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box in order to be exported.

Variables listed in green cannot be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box, they are exported automatically with the appropriate type of analysis export.

Variables listed in red will only be exported for integration analyses by cells or by regions by cells if Output empty cells is selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box.

In the following list of analysis variables the order is alphabetic (not the order in which the columns appear in the exported file). Groups of very closely related variables are summarized, not listed individually, in order to improve legibility (e.g. Date_E, M & S, is short for Date_E and Date_M and Date_S).

Analysis common

Analysis domain

Analysis export
Date_E, M & S

Bad_data_samples

EV_filename
Dist_E, M & S

Beam_volume_sum

Process_ID
Frequency

C_bad_data_samples

Processing_date
Interval

C_no_data_samples

Processing_time
Lat_E, M & S

C_good samples*

Processing_version

Layer

Depth_mean

Program_version

Lon_E, M & S

Exclude_above_line_depth_mean

 
Num_intervals

Exclude_above_line_range_mean

 

Num_layers

Exclude_below_line_depth_max  
Ping_E, M & S

Exclude_below_line_depth_mean

 

Region_class

Exclude_below_line_depth_min  

Region_ID

Exclude_below_line_range_max  
Region_name

Exclude_below_line_range_mean

 

Region_notes

Exclude_below_line_range_min  
Region detection settings

First_layer_depth_start

 
Time_E, M & S

First_layer_range_start

 

VL_endmid & start

Grid_reference_line  
 

Good Samples*

 
 

Height_mean

 
 

Last_layer_depth_stop

 
 

Last_layer_range_stop

 
 

Layer_depth_max

 
 

Layer_depth_min

 

 

Layer_botttom_to_reference_line_depth  

 

Layer_botttom_to_reference_line_range  
 

Layer_range_max

 
 

Layer_range_min

 

 

Layer_top_to_reference_line_depth  

 

Layer_top_to_reference_line_range  
 

No_data_samples

 
 

Range_mean

 
 

Samples Above Surface Exclusion

 
 

Samples Below Bottom Exclusion

 
 

Samples In Domain

 
 

Thickness_mean

 
 

Wedge_volume_sampled

 

*Prior to Echoview 5.2 Good_samples was known as Samples.
*Prior to Echoview 5.2 C_good_samples was known as C_samples.

Integration analysis variables

Variables listed in blue must be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box in order to be exported.

Variables listed in green cannot be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box, they are exported automatically with the appropriate type of analysis export.

Variables listed in red will only be exported if you have the Schools detection module licensed.

In the following list of analysis variables the order is alphabetic (not the order in which the columns appear in the exported file).

Integration results

Integration schools

Integration settings

Biomass

ABC

3D_school_area

Alpha

Density_number

ABC_noise

3D_school_volume

Bottom_offset

Density_weight

Area_Backscattering_Strength

Attack_angle

Exclude_above_line_applied

Species_ID

Kurtosis

Coefficient_of_variation

Exclude_below_line_applied

Species_name

NASC

Corrected_area

Gain_constant

Species_percent

NASC_noise

Corrected_length

Maximum_integration_threshold

Species_name

PRC_ABC

Corrected_mean_amplitude

Maximum_Sv_threshold_applied

   

PRC_NASC

Corrected_mvbs

Minimum_integration_threshold

   

Skewness

Corrected_perimeter

Minimum_Sv_threshold_applied

   

Standard_deviation

Corrected_thickness

Noise_Sv_1m

   

Sv_max

Horizontal_roughness_coefficient

   

   

Sv_mean

Image_compactness

   

   

Sv_min

Uncorrected_area

   

   

Sv_noise

Uncorrected_length

   

   

   

Uncorrected_perimeter

   

   

   

Uncorrected_thickness

   

   

   

Vertical_roughness_coefficient

   

   

Single target and fish track analysis variables

Variables listed in blue must be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box in order to be exported.

Variables listed in green cannot be selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box, they are exported automatically with the appropriate type of analysis export.

Variables listed in red can only be exported if you have the Fish tracking module licensed.

In the following list of analysis variables the order is alphabetic (not the order in which the columns appear in the exported file). Groups of very closely related variables are summarized, not listed individually, in order to improve legibility (e.g. Angle_minor_axis & major is short for Angle_minor_axis and Angle_major_axis). See Export file formats for more information on the groupings of variables that are exported for Database or Spreadsheet output

Single targets

Fish tracks

Frequency distribution

Angle_minor_axis+ & major+

Direction_horizontal

Attribute

Distance_minor_axis & major

Direction_vertical

Bin_count

Exclude below line depth*

Distance_2D_unsmoothed

Bin_TS_mean

Num_targets

Distance_3D_unsmoothed

Targets_binned

Ping_date, time & millisecond

Fish_track_change_in_depth & range

Targets_excluded

Pulse_start_normalized_PLDL, 6dB, 12dB & 18dB

Speed_2D_max_unsmoothed & mean

Targets_failed_filter

PulseLength_normalized_PLDL, 6dB, 12dB & 18dB

Speed_4D_max_unsmoothed & mean

Targets_failed_thresholds

PulseLengthDeterminationLevel

Time_in_beam

Targets_missed_bins

Samples_above_PLDL

Tortuosity_2D

   

StandDev_angles_minor_axis & major

Tortuosity_3D

   

Target_depth

   

   

Target_depth_min, mean & max

       

Target_true_depth

   

   

Target_range

   

   

Target_range_min, mean & max

   

   

Transmitted_pulse_length

   

   

TS_comp & uncomp

       

Target_latitude

       

Target_longitude

       

Target_northing

       

Target_easting

   

Target_length_mean

   

Target_length

   

Target_length_uncompensated

   

Target_length_manual

   

Target_perimeter

   

Target_area

   

Target_intensity_variation

   

Target_compactness

   

Target_thickness

   

Target_length across beams

   

Target_range extent

 

 

Target class

   

Target orientation

   

TS_max

   

TS_mean

   

TS_min

   

Ping_number

   

+This analysis variable is available only when Database format is selected on the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box.

*This analysis variable is not available in analysis exports, but in data exports only.

See also

Multibeam analysis variables
About analysis

About exporting analyses