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What differentiates TCarta’s products from inexpensive, readily available products?
What differentiates TCarta’s SDB and BathyModel from the freely available GEBCO dataset?
How does TCarta determine pricing?
How fast can I receive data from TCarta?
What past experience qualifies TCarta to work on large, highly technical, or sensitive projects?
What’s the difference between accuracy, uncertainty, and error? How does TCarta quantify data accuracy and uncertainty?
Are TCarta products and services available through official government platforms?
What markets do TCarta products and services support?
What is the delivery model for TCarta’s hydrospatial products?
How do spatial resolutions compare to each other?
How do I get in touch with TCarta?
How is SDB used?
What is the vertical & horizontal accuracy in SDB?
What satellites are commonly used for SDB production?
What is the spatial resolution of TCarta’s SDB products?
How frequently can TCarta produce SDB for my AOI?
How is SDB validated?
Can I provide my own data to improve SDB accuracy?
Does TCarta need insitu bathymetric data to be able to produce SDB?
What format is SDB delivered in?
What is included in an SDB delivery?
How deep can TCarta's satellite-derived bathymetry actually measure?
What factors limit the ability to produce SDB?
What happens if it isn't possible to extract SDB for the complete extent of my area of interest (AOI)?
How is SDB relevant to S-100 specifications?
How does SDB compare to traditional Sonar/Lidar survey methods?
How fast can I receive SDB data from TCarta?
Can I buy ready-made SDB?
How are TCarta’s Charting Products used?
Does TCarta provide data in a format compatible with S-57 or S-102?
What is a Satellite Reconnaissance Chart?
Are these products ECDIS compatible?
How is the BathyModel used?
How does BathyModel compare to GEBCO data?
Is TCarta S-100 data IHO compliant?
What is included in my BathyModel purchase?
What sources contribute to TCarta’s BathyModel?
How often is BathyModel updated?
Can BathyModel be customized/improved with my own data?
What information do TCarta’s basemaps provide?
What are these basemaps used for?
Can basemaps be customized?
What format are basemaps in?
Can basemaps be accessed offline or is it exclusively online streaming?
How much do basemaps cost?
What is Trident Tools SDB Software?
Is Trident Tools exclusive to Esri’s ArcGIS pro?
What ArcGIS license and extensions do I need to use Trident Tools?
What are the tools within the Trident Tools Suite?
What imagery can be used with Trident Tools to produce bathymetry?
What experience/skills do I need to have to use Trident Tools?
Does TCarta provide training for the Trident Tools SDB software?
Is a TCarta training necessary for me to use Trident Tools?
What training does TCarta provide?
How long are the trainings?
Are trainings virtual or in-person?
What are the outcomes of trainings?
How much does training cost?
What water quality metrics can you measure from space?
How is water quality monitoring data delivered/visualized?
How fast can water quality data be assessed and delivered?
How do water quality dashboards support lidar survey planning?
What sources are used for water quality analysis?
How are Seafloor Classification and Benthic Mapping products used?
What classes can be mapped from satellite imagery?
What sources are used in the seafloor classification and benthic mapping products?
How accurate is this data and how is accuracy communicated?
Do you need in situ data to produce a classification product?
What kinds of in-situ data does TCarta work with?
What is included in a classification delivery?
What resolution are classification products?
Can surface/above surface objects be classified such as mangroves or intertidal zones?
What is SAR and how is it used?
What can be classified/identified in SAR imagery?
What is the benefit of using SAR to identify shoreline/intertidal zone?
What is Topo-Bathy and how is it used?
How are the topographic and bathymetric datums integrated into a single dataset?
Does TCarta produce the topographic dataset alongside the bathymetry?
What sources are used to produce this model?
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