Licenses and demonstration mode

Echoview modules are provided under one of two license agreements:

To determine which modules you are licensed to use:

  1. On the Help menu, click About Echoview
  2. Click License Information

Sections of this page:

Required licenses for using Echoview features

The following is a list of operations and the Echoview module license that is required to use them.

Note: Licensed features are supplemented by the limited features from unlicensed modules available under Demonstration mode.

Operation

Required module license

Use of Echoview.

Create and use scenes in the following ways:

Base

Use of lines (including Line and line pick operators)

Create and resample surfaces.

Export GPS fixes.

Export heading data.

Export cruise tracks to geo-referenced image files.

Import of geo-referenced image files as raster images.

Use of merge GPS operator.

Bathymetry

Use of regions.

Analysis of Sv and single target data.

Use of TS to Sv and Sv to TS operators (input variable is restricted to raw variables or virtual variables derived from the Analysis export module or other licensed modules).

Use of single target detection operators.

Export of 3D single targets from scenes.

Use of ping subset operator.

Use of resample operators.

Export of analyses (including analyses from other licensed modules).

Export of 3D objects from scenes to geo-referenced image files.

Export of region inspection data (also requires 3D Sonar license).

Use of the Threshold Response graph, Frequency Response graph and Relative mean dB graph.

Use of the Threshold operator and the XxY convolution operator.

Use of the Target length calculator, Target length conversion, TS substitution and Target property threshold operators.

Use of the Linear minus, Linear plus, Minus, Plus, Overlay, Copy and Background noise removal operators.

Export of single beam data and underlying data and georeferenced samples.

Export of multibeam data and underlying data and georeferenced samples (also requires 2D Sonar license, or Stationary Sonar license if the platform is fixed).

Analysis export

Detection and analysis of schools.

Schools detection

Detection, editing and analysis of fish tracks.

Export of 3D fish tracks from scenes.

Use of the merge pings operator.

Fish tracking

Use of virtual echograms.

Use of the Threshold Response graph, Frequency Response graph and Relative mean dB graph from virtual echograms (also requires Analysis export license).

 

Exceptions:

Note: Also refer to Operator licensing in Echoview.

Virtual echogram

Auto-synchronize video data with an echogram. For more information refer to About video data.

Media

Use of virtual echograms with multibeam data for the following selected operators:

For a fixed platform, the following operators are also available:

For a fixed platform, you may export multibeam data and underlying data.

Stationary sonar

Access to all the features of the Stationary Sonar module.

Use of all virtual echograms that apply to multibeam data.

3D surface detection.

3D multibeam curtain creation.

By ping schools detection.

3D region track detection.

Viewing and exporting multibeam analysis variables.

Export of data and underlying data from multibeam echograms.

Export of georeferenced samples from multibeam acoustic variables to facilitate analysis in a spatial context.

Export of 3D regions from scenes to geo-referenced image files.

Export of region inspection data.

2D Sonar

Access to all the features of the 2D Sonar module.

3D schools detection using the Cruise scanning schools detection algorithm.

3D Sonar

The Multibeam module has been replaced by the 3D Sonar module. Refer to the 3D Sonar module for a description of license operations.

Multibeam

Runs Echoview from scripts.

Scripting

Exporting scenes.

All 3D objects in the scene must meet their individual license requirements

Exporting data to EchoIMPACT.

EchoIMPACT

View live data.

Live viewing

Use of Echolog 500, Echosim 500, Echoconfig 500 and Echodepth.

Echolog 500

Use of Echolog 60, Echosim 60, Echozip 60 and Echodepth.

Echolog 60

Use of Echolog SM, Echosim SM and Echozip SM.

Echolog SM

Use of algorithms owned by the Furuno Electric Company. Specifically,

the following integration algorithms:

  • H-mode cruise scanning - Furuno
  • V-mode cruise scanning - Furuno
  • S-mode cruise scanning - Furuno
  • H-mode instrument scanning - Furuno
  • V-mode instrument scanning - Furuno
  • Target-locked scanning - Furuno

the following operator algorithms:

View target-locked data with Shortcut menu > Inspect Region.

Furuno FSV-30 (research version)

Display and analysis of data from RESON 7000 series files (also requires the Multibeam license).

RESON 7000 series

Modules which have not been purchased are provided under the terms of the evaluation license (see below).

Limited features available under the evaluation license

The use of any feature in Echoview is subject to module license requirements noted above.

Some features are available in demonstration mode under the terms of the evaluation license.

Features available in demonstration mode are strictly subject to the Evaluation license agreement. The lack of an enforced limitation in demonstration mode does not imply the right to use a feature. Please consult the table of license requirements above if in doubt.

Evaluation license - a summary

With no modules lisensed you can do the following:

Feature Restriction

Read and view all supported data formats

Use scenes with single beam data

View supported video data

Use integram analysis

Print (only) one page of echogram.
Watermark on onsceen scene and exported scene data.
License reminder at program startup.
License reminders are displayed every 15 minutes.
Echoview will close after 45 minutes, offering an opportunity to save any unsaved work.

Work with lines

Available only to raw variables.
No export.

Work with regions

Available only to raw variables.
Integrate region is available to the cruise track and along track window through regions created on raw variables.
No export.

Use virtual echograms (operators)

No export.

Integrate Sv data

15 integrations.
No export.

Integrate single target data

15 integrations.
No export.

Detect single beam schools

20 regions (not available with live viewing).
No export.

Detect and edit fish tracks

Edit fish tracks is available only to raw variables.
50 fish tracks.
No export.

Live view data

45 minute limit.

Demonstration mode - specific limitations

The following is a list of specific module limitations imposed in demonstration mode:

Without this module ...

The following limitations are imposed in demonstration mode ...

Base

No more than 1 page of an echogram can be printed.

Create and use scenes in the following ways:

Note: Scenes will include an Echoview watermark.

 

License reminder at program startup

License reminders are displayed every 15 minutes

Echoview will close after 45 minutes, offering an opportunity to save any unsaved work

Bathymetry

Cannot export:

  • lines

  • GPS fixes

  • heading data

Cannot resample surfaces

Cannot select pings for export to EchoIMPACT based on line status

Analysis export

Cannot export:

Cannot create regions along track or cruise track on windows.

Cannot print along-track analyses.

Cannot select datapoints for export to EchoIMPACT based on regions.

Cannot do more than 15 integrations on Sv data (or unspecified dB data).

Cannot do more than 15 analyses on Single target data.

Cannot use Threshold Response graph, Frequency Response graph and Relative mean dB graph.

Can create regions on raw variables.

Can integrate regions (that were created on raw variable echograms) that appear on the along track window.

Can use single target detection and TS to Sv and Sv to TS operators in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Can use the Threshold operator and the XxY convolution operator in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Can use the Target length calculator, Target length conversion, TS substitution and Terget property threshold in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Can use the Linear minus, Linear plus, Minus, Plus, Overlay, Copy and Background noise removaloperators in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Schools detection

Cannot detect more than 20 schools.

Cannot export schools analysis variables.

Cannot detect schools while live viewing.

Fish tracking

Cannot detect more than 50 fish tracks.

Cannot export fish track analyses.

Cannot export 3D fish tracks from scenes.

Cannot access fish tracking analysis variables.

Can use Merge pings operator in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Virtual echogram

Only the creation and viewing of virtual echograms is possible

Cannot export the following from virtual echograms:

  • analyses of any kind

  • data to MATLAB file format

  • data to HAC file format

  • image data to bitmap files

Cannot define lines on virtual echograms.

Cannot edit regions on virtual echograms.

Cannot change region class on virtual echograms.

Cannot edit fish tracks on virtual echograms.

Cannot use virtual variables with the Threshold Response graph, Frequency Response graph and Relative mean dB graph

Virtual variables created using live data will be closed after 45 minutes of Live viewing.

 

Exceptions: The above limitations do not apply to virtual variables created by applying:

Media

Can view supported video data.

Cannot synchronize video data with echograms.

For more information refer to About video data.

Stationary sonar

Can use virtual echograms in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram)

2D sonar

Can use virtual echograms in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Cannot use 3D surface detection.

Cannot use 3D multibeam curtain creation.

Cannot use By ping schools detection algorithms.

Cannot use 3D region track detection.

Cannot view and cannot export multibeam analysis variables.

Cannot export data or underlying data or export georeferenced samples from multibeam echograms.

Cannot export 3D regions from scenes to geo-referenced image files.

Cannot export region inspection data.

Can only view limited 3D region analysis variables on the General page of the (3D Object) Properties dialog box.

Cannot export 3D region analysis variables.

3D sonar

The demonstration limitations of the 2D Sonar module apply.

Cannot use Cruise scanning schools detection algorithm.

Multibeam

The Multibeam module has been replaced by the 3D Sonar module. The demonstration limitations of the 3D Sonar module apply.

Live viewing

Echoview will stop live viewing after 45 minutes.

EchoIMPACT

Cannot export from Echoview into EchoIMPACT.

Echolog 500

Free for use with Echoview.

Echolog 60

Free for use with Echoview.

Echolog SM

Free for use with Echoview.

Furuno FSV-30 (research version)

Can use Bottom_echo_bitmap - H-mode operator in demonstration mode only (see Virtual echogram).

Cannot use Furuno integration algorithms, specifically:

  • H-mode cruise scanning - Furuno

  • V-mode cruise scanning - Furuno

  • S-mode cruise scanning - Furuno

  • H-mode instrument scanning - Furuno

  • V-mode instrument scanning - Furuno

  • Target-locked scanning - Furuno

Cannot view target-locked data with Shortcut menu > Inspect Region.

RESON 7000 series

Can view RESON 7000 series data for demonstration purposes only.

Cannot analyze or export RESON 7000 series data.

See also

About Echoview modules
Module licensing prerequisites