OceanServer Wins Contract From CIDCO for Iver2 AUV (USA)

OceanServer has been awarded a contract from CIDCO (Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans /Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean Mapping) for an Iver2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).

CIDCO has a long history of facilitating new mapping technologies to further develop the maritime industry in Quebec, Canada. The new autonomous vehicle, equipped with Marine Sonic’s HDS Sonar, will be used in near coastal waters including ports, harbors, lakes, and rivers for bathymetric surveys and modeling. The Centre will also take advantage of the Iver vehicle’s unique open system platform as a test bench to develop new applications and technologies. The multi-purposed vehicle will help CIDCO explore these new methods and tools to facilitate the logistics of data acquisition in shallow water.

The Iver Platform

All Iver2 AUV models come standard with OceanServer’s VectorMap Mission Planning and Data Presentation tool, which provides geo-registered data files that can be easily exported to other software analysis tools. This unique AUV design has enabled OceanServer to carve out a very strong position in the research space for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, sensors and behavioral studies. The VectorMap program can input NOAA ENCs or any geo-referenced charts, maps or photo images, allowing the operator to intuitively develop AUV missions using simple point-and-click navigation.

The base vehicle, with a starting price at just over $50,000 USD, gives university, government and commercial users an affordable base-platform for

sensor development or survey applications in water quality, sub-surface security and general research.

About OceanServer

OceanServer provides OEMs with innovative power solutions, sensors and robotics for a variety of applications. OceanServer’s products are designed to be cost effective and easy to integrate into customer equipment. Fully engineered and well-documented subsystems can dramatically reduce time-to-market and enable new and innovative solutions for real-world application challenges. OceanServer Technology is headquartered in Fall River, Massachusetts.

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Source: ocean-server , March 30, 2011;