Find manufacturers of hydrographic survey equipment for unmanned and automated underwater vehicles (UUV, AUV, UAV) for underwater mapping and surveying.
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Autonomous Underwater Drone for Subsea Exploration, Survey and Inspection
Inertial Navigation & Positioning Technology for Unmanned, Autonomous Systems
Autonomous and Unmanned Marine Vehicles: USV, AUV, Marine ROV; Profiling Floats & Towed Systems
Leading-Edge Solutions & Services for Defense, Ocean & Marine Energies Applications
GNSS Positioning Systems, 3D SLAM & Mobile Mapping, Unmanned Surface Vehicles
AUV Payloads & ROV Skids: Underwater Laser Scanners & 4K Stills Cameras for Subsea Inspections & Surveys
Hydrographic & Oceanographic Equipment for Unmanned & Autonomous Surface Vessels & Underwater Vehicles
Integrated Systems & Payloads for Unmanned Surface & Underwater Platforms Operating in Complex Maritime Environments
Hydrographic Survey Equipment: Multibeam Echo Sounders, Side Scan Sonars, Sound Velocity Sensors & Profilers
Cinematic Underwater Robotic Vehicles (ROV & AUV) for Inspections, Observation and Videography
GNSS Positioning & Navigation Systems, Mobile Mapping UAV LiDAR & Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Weather Monitoring Stations, Marine Transducers, Side-Scan Sonar & Underwater Altimeters
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Hydrographic surveying is the measurement and description of marine and maritime environmental features such as shorelines, seabeds and riverbeds, currents, and tides. In addition to manned vessels, it can also be carried out by USVs (unmanned surface vehicles) and UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) equipped with acoustic technologies, or by UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) carrying specialised LiDAR payloads.
Hydrus Micro Hovering AUV for Hydrographic Survey by Advanced Navigation
Using drones and other autonomous unmanned vehicles for hydrographic surveying saves time and manpower, and surveyors can easily plot pre-programmed routes and edit them during a mission as required.
UAVs can be used at low tide to scan for obstructions, and this data can then be used to inform the paths of USVs and UUVs that complete the surveying works during high tide.
Sams 50 Synthetic Apeture Sonar by Exail
Applications for hydrographic survey include maritime navigation, dredging, offshore drilling and marine construction.
Sonar and Echo Sounders
Used for acoustic hydrographic surveying, sonar technology measures the reflection of acoustic pulses in order to construct an image of the surveyed area.
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Depth Sensors and Underwater Altimeters
Often paired with temperature sensors, depth sensors and underwater altimeters utilize sonar pulses to measure the depth/distance of the seabed and information relating to the features of the seafloor.
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HydroBoat 1500 USV by SatLab Geosolutions
Profiling Floats
Profiling floats or drifters are preprogrammed underwater units used to autonomously relay information concerning currents, salinity and temperature from different points within a vertical water column.
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Tethered Boats
Unmanned tethered boats are remotely operated autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) used to monitor and exact information relating to a fixed point at sea / on the water.
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Bathymetric LiDAR
UAV LiDAR scanners are typically used for shallow-water bathymetry (underwater depth) measurements, whereas USVs and UUVs with acoustic equipment can be used for a wider range of surveying applications. Unmanned systems can also be used as a force multiplier in conjunction with manned survey vessels and aircraft.
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