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The Velocity Mapping Toolbox (VMT) is a Matlab-based software for processing and visualizing ADCP data collected along transects in rivers or other bodies of water. VMT allows rapid processing, visualization, and analysis of a range of ADCP datasets and includes utilities to export ADCP data to files compatible with ArcGIS, Tecplot, and Google Earth. The software can be used to explore patterns of three-dimensional fluid motion through several methods for calculation of secondary flows (e.g. Rhoads and Kenworthy, 1998; Lane et al., 2000). The software also includes capabilities for analyzing the acoustic backscatter and bathymetric data from the ADCP. A user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) enhances program functionality and provides ready access to two- and three- dimensional plotting functions, allowing rapid display and interrogation of velocity, backscatter, and bathymetry data. 

==Start Using VMT==
You can download the current standalone compiled versions of VMT and its utilities at:
 * VMT
 * ASCII2GIS
 * ASCII2KML
These compiled version use the [http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/index.html Matlab Compiler Runtime 2012 a 32 bit] library.

The VMT source code is also available via anonymous SVN at:
 * SVN Link

==Learn About VMT==
 * See the users' guide, [UserGuide]
 * Read the article in Earth Surface Processes & Landforms

==How to communicate with us==
 * To stay up to date with VMT happenings, please join the USGS OSW Forums.
 * To report a bug or defect, click the issues tab above.
 * If you have a specific question, post it in the OSW VMT Forum.