The Innomar Medium USV sub-bottom profiler is a parametric, high-resolution system designed to acquire full-waveform acoustic data. This data reveals the structure, layering and composition of the seafloor and sub-seafloor, supporting detailed geological assessment.
“The combination of the Innomar SBP and the Saildrone Voyager presents a wide range of opportunities for our customers to detect and track critical changes in seafloor geology, whether for the protection of subsea cables or building pylons for wind turbines,” said Brian Connon, Vice President of Ocean Mapping at Saildrone. “Saildrone is proud to add the Innomar SBP to the Voyager’s array of capabilities and to support the Danish government in enhancing its maritime awareness.”
When equipped with the Innomar Medium-USV SBP, the Saildrone Voyager can acquire high-resolution, deep-penetrating sub-seafloor imagery. This enables the mapping of sediment layers, identification of geological structures and investigation of sub-seafloor stratigraphy.
The system is suited to coastal and continental shelf sediment surveys, as well as identifying buried geological features and detecting larger subsurface anomalies or utilities such as pipelines or cables. Saildrone states that the SBP can operate in water depths of up to 250 metres and penetrate the seafloor to depths of up to 70 metres, depending on sediment type.
The Saildrone Voyager is a 10-metre unmanned surface vehicle designed for persistent surface and subsurface surveillance. It can remain on station and on mission for months at a time without human intervention.
Saildrone has operated four Voyager USVs in the Baltic Sea for six continuous months, achieving 92 per cent uptime across the fleet in a range of harsh weather and sea-state conditions. The Saildrone Wing design provides the range and endurance required to patrol and survey regions such as the Baltic Sea, ensuring uninterrupted coverage.
Operations in the Baltic Sea are managed from Saildrone’s European subsidiary in Copenhagen, Denmark. The office is locally staffed and supports the Northern Europe region.
