Small AUV for Hydrographic Applications

OceanServer Technology, Inc. has designed a new, low-cost AUV that is well suited as a reasonably priced, ultra high accuracy survey device. The Iver2 AUV is introducing two new positioning technologies (patent pending) that can provide horizontal position accuracy in the sub-5 meter range. The vehicle can also operate in exceptionally shallow water and surf zones where it is difficult to collect data utilizing boats. The Iver2 AUV with its VectorMap mission planning software provides an integrated system for mission planning, vehicle tracking and overlaying the resulting data on the original mission lines. The combination of a low-cost vehicle and a simple operating model allows for easy plan and launch of a set of vehicles to automatically survey large difficult near shore areas