Stable at survey speed
The catamaran hull holds a steady attitude at the slow, constant speed that clean bathymetry requires, instead of pitching through it.
Flagship ASV
Aqua-Scanner 1000
Remotely operated unmanned catamaran platform — our flagship survey vessel.
Overview
Built for the job, not the brochure
The Aqua-Scanner 1000 is the platform most of our survey work runs on. A twin-hull catamaran is inherently stable at the low speeds bathymetric survey demands, which means cleaner sonar returns and fewer lines to re-run. It is remotely operated with live telemetry to the bank, so the crew sees coverage building as it happens rather than discovering a gap back at the office.
Specification
Platform summary
Detailed specifications are issued per configuration — payload selection drives most of the numbers that matter.
| Platform | Unmanned catamaran |
|---|---|
| Hull | Fibre glass construction |
| Speed | 4–6 knots |
| Endurance | 4 hours (Li-ion batteries) |
| Propulsion | Electric |
| Control | Remotely operated, intelligent controller |
| Positioning | GPS/INS in-built |
| Telemetry | Communication system, real time to shore |
| Vision | On-board camera |
| Primary payload | Survey sonar |
| Typical use | Dams, canals, ports, rivers |
Need a full specification sheet?
Configurations vary by payload, water body and survey requirement. Tell us your site and we will send the specification that actually applies to it.
Field Footage
A survey, start to finish
Mobilisation, shore control station and survey lines run from the bank — ending on the elevation–area–capacity curve the survey exists to produce.
Why It Works
What this platform is good at
Live telemetry to the bank
Coverage, position and payload status stream back in real time, so gaps are found and closed on the day rather than on the next mobilisation.
Reaches what a launch cannot
Shallow draught and a small footprint let it survey close to banks, inside canals and across areas a crewed survey launch has to avoid.
No crew on the water
The survey is run from shore. That removes the boat-handling risk from routine, repetitive survey work entirely.
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View platformSee it on your own water
We run demonstrations on the customer’s own site so you can judge the platform against the conditions you actually work in.