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.
Saildrone recently completed the first uncrewed Alaska ocean mapping mission and discovered a 3,200-foot-tall seamount off the coast of California.
St. Pete Catalyst - March 2023A drone just finished the first-ever mapping of the seabed and coast around Alaska's Aleutian Island. The mission supplies details, previously a mystery for multiple reasons.
Fox Weather - March 2023A complete ocean map will lead to a boundless number of discoveries, some of which will be important enough to reshape what we think we know today about Earth and oceanic processes.
Marine Technology Reporter - February 2023
