Darkocean Line Planner

Plan and visualize marine survey grids with automated teardrop turning calculations

Survey Locations

Survey Parameters

AOI Width (m)

AOI Height (m)

Main Line Spacing (m)

Cross Line Spacing (m)

Line Direction (°)

Location Information

Location Name

Datum

UTM Zone

Current: 33N

Easting (m)

Northing (m)

Center coordinates of the Area of Interest (AOI)

Area of Interest (AOI)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Water Depth (m)

Used to calculate multibeam swath width

Survey Equipment

Multibeam System

Beam Angle:200°

Calculated Swath:0m

Frequency:200-400 kHz

Field Layout

Field layout upload is temporarily disabled while we improve the positioning accuracy.

This feature will be available again soon with better georeferencing support.

Survey Visualization

Survey Statistics

Main Lines

Cross Lines

0 m

Total Distance

Survey Time

Teardrop Turn Radius:0 m

Calculated based on vessel length and minimum turning requirements for safe navigation.

Teardrop Turn Calculator

Vessel LOA (Length Overall)

Vessel length used for teardrop turn calculations

Current Radius:0m

Status:Too Tight

Minimum: 160m (2× vessel length)

Recommended: 240m (3× vessel length)

Teardrop turns allow vessels to change direction smoothly while maintaining survey line quality.