Survey software you can learn in a day

Hydromagic

Hydrographic survey software

Easy-to-learn single beam survey software, with dedicated CEESCOPE™, CEE ECHO™, and CEE-LINE™ drivers with advanced integrated CEE-USV™ autopilot control.

Hydromagic
Product Overview

Survey software you can learn in a day.

Hydromagic from Eye4Software is a single beam hydrographic survey package for collecting, editing and exporting bathymetry. It’s affordable and intuitive — most settings are a right-click away and everything runs from one main view — so new users are surveying quickly. Select the CEESCOPE™ or CEE ECHO™ in the equipment menu and the settings load for you.

Hydromagic colour-coded depth matrix
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Applications

From storage ponds to ports.

Hydromagic covers the single beam jobs our customers do most.

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Storage ponds & dams

Map water storage and turn it into a water level versus volume strapping chart.

Mining & quarries

Survey tailings dams and flooded pits, then calculate volumes and cross sections.

Ports & channels

Check depths along berths and channels before and after dredging.

Lakes & reservoirs

Record the echogram to see soft sediment and aquatic vegetation, not just the depth.

USV surveys

Control Dynautics SPECTRE and ArduPilot autopilots from inside Hydromagic.

Dredge monitoring

Hydromagic Dredging adds dredge monitoring on the same platform.

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Why surveyors choose Hydromagic

Easy to pick up, with the tools to take a survey from the boat to a finished volume report.

Hydromagic navigation display
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Everything on one screen

Hydromagic shows GNSS and sounding data, the vessel track and colour-coded soundings in a single window. Load survey lines and a cross-track error indicator helps you steer down each line.

One-click map download for the survey area
Over 5000 predefined datums and grids
RTK tides using geoid models
5000+
datums & grids
2 hrs
online training to get started
Get started

Build your Hydromagic system

Choose the licence, pair it with a CEE echo sounder, and we’ll help you get going.

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Step 1  ·  Licence

Which Hydromagic?

Survey covers acquisition, editing and final products. Dredging adds dredge monitoring.

Survey & processing
Hydromagic Survey
Quick to learn
Acquisition
Single and dual frequency, with echogram
Processing
Editing, TIN matrices, contours, volumes
USV
SPECTRE and ArduPilot autopilot control
Platform
Windows
Dredge monitoring
Hydromagic Dredging
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Adds
Dredge monitoring and equipment configuration
Combine
Add a Survey licence to a Dredging package
Platform
Windows
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Step 2  ·  Echo sounder

Pair it with a CEE system

Dedicated drivers built with Eye4Software load the settings for you.

Echo sounder + GNSS
CEESCOPE™
Driver
Dedicated CEE driver
Data
Depth, position and echogram
Best for
All-in-one survey system
Echo sounder
CEE ECHO™
Driver
Dedicated CEE driver
Data
Depth and echogram
GNSS
Your own NMEA 0183 receiver
Autonomous survey
CEE-USV™
Autopilot
SPECTRE or ArduPilot
Control
Arm, change mode, alarms
Data
Time-stamped over telemetry

Hydromagic also supports most NMEA 0183 GNSS and RTK receivers, motion sensors, total stations and other brands of echo sounder.

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Step 3  ·  Support

Set up and supported

CEE has experienced Hydromagic users on hand for training and troubleshooting.

TRAIN
Startup training
In person training covering single beam surveying basics with CEE HydroSystems gear and Hydromagic
HELP
Technical support
Integration and troubleshooting help from us
DEMO
Try it first
Free Hydromagic demo available from Eye4Software
KB
Knowledge base
Step-by-step survey notes for CEE HydroSystems echo sounders and Hydromagic
Product videos

See the Hydromagic at work

See more videos
  • Hydromagic V10 Training Video 2 Setup and Acquisition

    Hydromagic V10 Training Video 2 Setup and Acquisition

  • CEE Training Video Configuring the Network Connection

    CEE Training Video Configuring the Network Connection

    Specifications

    At a glance

    Hydromagic at a glance. Open the full list for maps, export formats and system requirements.

    Software

    Developer
    Eye4Software B.V., the Netherlands
    Current version
    Hydromagic 11
    Packages
    Hydromagic Survey, Hydromagic Dredging
    Platform
    Windows
    Sold worldwide since
    2011

    CEE equipment

    CEESCOPE™
    Dedicated CEE driver
    CEE ECHO™
    Dedicated CEE driver
    CEE-LINE™
    Depth and 1600-sample echogram over USB
    CEE data format
    RAW soundings, BIN echogram, time stamps
    Echogram
    Up to 3200 samples per ping
    CEE-USV™
    SPECTRE or ArduPilot autopilot control

    Acquisition

    GNSS
    Most NMEA 0183 GNSS and RTK receivers
    Tide
    RTK (with geoid models) or manual
    Motion
    Heave, pitch and roll correction
    GNSS quality
    GST position error display and alarm
    Navigation
    Survey lines with cross-track error

    Processing

    Editing
    Sounding and echogram editing, filters
    Corrections
    Tide and sound velocity
    Gridding
    TIN matrices
    Volumes
    Volumes, cross sections, strapping charts
    Resources

    Downloads & documentation

    Need something else? Contact support
    Brochure · PDF

    Eye4Software Hydromagic Brochure

    Hydromagic License and Activation
    Brochure · PDF

    Hydromagic License and Activation

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