SEAEXPLORER: Autonomous Underwater Sensing Platform

The SEAEXPLORER underwater glider is an autonomous sensing platform with very high endurance for both coastal and offshore marine environments: the glider is driven by buoyancy changes (no propeller) for low energy consumption and weeks to months of autonomous missions without the need for a surface vessel. The SEAEXPLORER is an effective profiling tool for water column observation.

Along the saw-tooth like navigation profile the glider collects different physical and biochemical parameters through its attached sensors.

The glider is regularly monitored by the onshore-based pilot each time it surfaces, to remotely download data and update the mission.

 

Key Benefits

• Large scale surveys (weeks to months of endurance without a surface vessel)
• Continuous, “in situ” & multi-parameter measurement
• Dissolved chemical compound sensing
• Near real time data transmission & mission management
• Autonomous & very cost effective survey
• No environmental footprint / low HSE risk

Offer

ALSEAMAR provides turnkey services from data acquisition to delivery of full data analysis & reports using its powerful autonomous SEA EXPLORER underwater gliders.

The ALSEAMAR offer includes:

• Mobilization of SEA EXPLORER gliders
  • Mission planning
  • Glider preparation & testing
  • Glider deployment
• Glider survey
  • 24/7 Piloting during the mission
  • Real-time data provision and processing
  • Daily reporting
• Demobilization of SEA EXPLORER gliders
  • Glider recovery
• Analysis & Report processing
  • Quality control
  • Post mission Processing
  • Data analysis
  • Delivery of data and final report

Piloting services: for SEAEXPLORER glider owners, ALSEAMAR proposes piloting services with its experienced team of pilots supporting 24/7 mission management during glider surveys.

Collected data

• Salinity, Temperature, Pressure
• Dissolved oxygen
• Chlorophyll
• Turbidity
• CDOM
• Hydrocarbons
• Methane
• Acoustic recordings