UK outfit 4D Ocean has opened for business to provide clients with autonomous seabed surveys.
The company said it offers pipeline, coastal, hydrographic and habitat mapping.
It will initially use a SeaRobotics 2.5 unmanned surface vessel equipped with an an R2Sonic 2020 multibeam sonar, Applanix Wavemaster Inertial system and an autonomous SVP winch.
To help with coastal mapping 4D Ocean will use the senseFly eBee Plus RTK unmanned aerial vehicle.
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4D Ocean to provide pipeline, coastal, hydrographic and habitat surveys
By EBS