High-resolution mapping data to 11,000 m depth for navigation and charting, telecommunications, offshore energy, exploration, characterization, and physical oceanography—at a fraction of the cost of traditional survey methods.
Saildrone’s flagship autonomous, uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) arrived in Hawaii on June 8, 2021, after a groundbreaking 2,100-nautical mile maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. Watch the video to learn more about the Surveyor's exceptional ocean mapping capabilities.
Saildrone’s fleet of small and medium uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) provide near-shore and open-ocean bathymetry solutions that meet or exceed International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) standards.
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USV's capable of global reach
Near-shore and open-ocean bathymetry solutions that meet or exceed International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) standards.
Saildrone Explorer
Deep single-beam bathymetric data collected by the Explorer.
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Saildrone Voyager
High-resolution bathymetric data from the Norbit multibeam echo sounder.
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Saildrone Surveyor
High-resolution bathymetric data from the EM 304 multibeam sonar.
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The Saildrone Surveyor successfully mapped an uncharted area of the ocean 140 nautical miles off the coast of San Francisco discovering a completely unknown 2,600-foot (800 meter) sea “hill”.
The first in the Surveyor class of USVs, the Saildrone Surveyor carries sonar equipment capable of seafloor mapping down to 7,000 m.
80% of our ocean floors have never been studied. This robot sailboat is unlocking the most treacherous parts.
Freethink - December 2022Uncrewed surface vehicles called saildrones are being used to map the ocean floor accurately and less expensively using high-tech sonar equipment.
WGAL News 8 - November 2022Saildrone expects an increase in the number of seabed reconnaissance missions its platforms will carry out in 2023 across the the Atlantic, Pacific and the Middle East.
DefenseNews - November 2022
