Issues loading converted Humminbird .dat to .xtf files in OpenSidescan

[thaisgarbin]

I would like to use OpenSidescan to process acoustic data from my Humminbird Helix, which is originally in .dat format. I converted the .dat files to .xtf using Python; while the conversion seems successful, I am unable to load the .xtf tracks into OpenSidescan. Has anyone here gone through this process before or could offer some guidance?

Alternatively, if someone could provide the specific attributes/headers required within the .xtf file for OpenSidescan to recognize them properly, that would be incredibly helpful. Thanks in advance for any collaboration!

[glabmoris]

Hi,

I do not have a data format specification for Humminbird files. If you have access to those, I'd be happy to have a look.

As for the specific attributes and headers, OpenSidescan uses MBES-lib for file parsing. You can find the exact implementation details here: https://github.com/CIDCO-dev/MBES-lib/blob/master/src/datagrams/xtf/XtfParser.cpp

Hope that helps!

Cheers

[thaisgarbin]

I created the script with the help of the AI ​​Claude, and it worked. I'll attach it here.

humminbird_to_xtf.py