SEAWARD SCIENCE

The resolution of modern multibeam sonars is fantastic, but few if any systems are able to localize the sonar well enough to take advantage of that resolution. To solve this problem we developed the Pontoon Of Science [POS]. It is equipped with dual RTK GPS antennas, a high precision AHRS, and a DVL. Using this hardware and our sensor fusion software we are able to localize the boat to within 2 cm horizontally and 10 cm vertically with heading precision of .3 degrees. This allows us to produce maps of equal better better quality to the state of the art at a much lower cost... Using the latest advances in oceanographic technology, Seaward Science offers new levels of speed, resolution and versatility.