The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has defined communication standards for maritime electronic equipment,
and the MS70 Multibeam scientific sonar supports these standards for communication with external sensors and peripheral systems.
The most common standard is the NMEA 0183. The National Marine Electronics Association describes it as follows:
For more information about the National Marine Electronics Association and the NMEA 0183 standard, refer to the organization's
web site at: