| Function | Capability | Comments |
| Bathymetric soundings per second | Nominal 4000 Full waveform range capture |
Hydrographic and topographic soundings are simultaneous |
| Topographic soundings per second | Nominal 64 000 Up to 3 range captures/sounding |
Hydrographic and topographic soundings are simultaneous |
| Digital camera | 1600 x 1200 pixel, one image per second | Optional: 16 MPixel camera |
| Altitude | Nominal 250 to 500 m | Optimized to survey requirements |
| Swath width | Nominal 100 to 330 meters | Optimized to survey requirements |
| Flight deviation compensation | Roll ± 5 degrees Pitch ± 7 degrees Yaw ± 20 degrees Speed ± 10 % Altitude ± 10 % Side slip ± 5 % |
Compensations are created by two axes servo controlled scanner mirror. References are based on the position navigation system |
| Position orientation system | Applanix 410 | Optional: Other POS nav systems are available on request. |
| Scanner pattern | Evenly distribution over survey area (except at swath limits) | Generated by 2 axes servo controlled scanner mirror |
| Sounding density Hydrographic data | Typical 1,7 x 1,7 to 3,5 x 3,5 m Optionally others can be supplied |
Optimized to survey requirements |
| Sounding density topographic data | Typical 4 points per square meter to 1 point per square meter | Hydrographic and topographic data are joint seamless |
| Hydrographic accuracy | IHO order 1 or better, Nominal Horizontally x/y = ± 2,5 m Vertically z = ± 0,25 m |
Dependent of survey parameters (optimization to survey requirements) |
| Sea floor objects det. | IHO Order 1 or better | See above |
| Depth range | Nominal 3 x secchi depth North sea 35-40 m France 25-30 m Caribbean islands: 50 m |
Dependent on water turbidity and sea bed reflectance. Theoretical limit 70 m |
| Minimum depth | 0,3 m | Hydrographic and topographic data are joint seamless |
| Topographic accuracy | Horizontally X/Y = ± 0,5 m vertically Z = ± 0,15 m |
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| Total system weight | < 190 Kg | Including AC installation kit |
| System power Consumption. | < 50 Amp on 28 V power supply | |
| Data storage | > 4 hours | Rugged portable hard disks |
| Man-machine interface | Real time presentation of Depths, Altitudes, Covered areas. | System settings and mission planning can be optimized during flight |
| Post processing | Toolbox delivered with system |
Note: to meet its stated accuracy, the Hawk Eye II must receive GPS data of sufficient quality.
The specification is subject to change without notice.
Flight cases
| Flight case | Altitude [m] | Velocity [m/s] |
Average data density Hydro | 4 adjacent points within distance hydro 2 sigma |
Average data density topo (Points / m2) |
Swath width [m] / effective swath width [m] |
| A | 250 | 76 | 1,7 x 1,7 m | 2,0 m | 5 / m2 | 110 / 80 |
| B | 300 | 74 | 1,9 x 1,9 m | 2,3 m | 4 / m2 | 135 / 100 |
| C | 400 | 74 | 2,2 x 2,2 m | 3,4 m | 2 / m2 | 180 / 150 |
| D | 401 | 80 | 2,4 x 2,4 m | 3,6 m | 1,5 / m2 | 230 / 200 |
| E | 403 | 80 | 2,7 x 2,7m | 3,7 m | 1,3 / m2 | 270 / 240 |
| F | 451 | 80 | 3,0 x 3,0m | 3,8 m | 1,2 /m2 | 300 / 270 |
| G | 501 | 80 | 3,2 x 3,2m | 4,0 m | 1,0 / m2 | 330 / 300 |