Water Quality Monitoring Services | Autonomous Water Vehicle Survey Services

Accelerate Your Water Monitoring Program

Imagine simultaneously collecting data for water quality, water velocity, water flow, bathymetry, and photogrammetry in a single day, with a single YSI technician! A contract with YSI can allow you to get all the benefits of the rQPOD remote surface water vehicle and the EcoMapper Nano autonomous underwater vehicle, without the equipment budget, maintenance, personnel, and training that owners take on. When you let YSI drive, you'll enjoy all the benefits listed below!

Find the right vehicle for you to gain the valuable water quality and quantity data you need YSI EcoMapper Nano

rQPOD RSV
Remote surface water vehicle

Collect water quality, discharge, hydrographic, and even side-scan sonar data from one vehicle! The rQPOD platform of remote surface vehicle systems offers water professionals the ability to run today's top sensors simultaneously for integrated, spatially, and temporally-aligned data sets.

rQPOD Remote Surface Water Vehicle

Remote Water Monitoring

EcoMapper Nano AUV
Autonomous underwater vehicle

The next generation of autonomous water quality vehicles. The Nano generates high-resolution maps of water quality, water currents, bathymetry, and sonar imagery.

EcoMapper Nano Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

EcoMapper Nano autonomous underwater vehicle one man deployable AUV

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HIGH-QUALITY DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Get more high-quality, spatial, and temporal data in one mission than ever before possible. With the rQPOD RSV and EcoMapper Nano AUV, you can cover between 130-180 acres per day at a single depth when operating at the optimal speed of 2-3 knots. Multiple depths ("layers") are possible when you dive underwater with the EcoMapper Nano. YSI technicians can adapt the speed to optimize resolution based on your project objectives.

Remote Water Monitoring

INDUSTRY-LEADING TECH

The top Xylem sensor technologies come together in a single-vehicle platform, but the autonomous and remote-control features take the tech to the next level. Take control of a vehicle to modify a mission based on real-time visualization of data via HYPACK MAX software.

YSI survey vehicles industry leading technology

THE YSI CREW IS HERE TO SERVE YOU

Make your project a winner by bringing our unsurpassed application expertise. From Korea to King County, Florida, our team has run missions with autonomous vehicles in canals, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and other environments. Each scenario brings unique requirements and risks. Save your team the ramp-up time associated with training and mastering this technology. Let YSI Drive!

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LET THE VEHICLES DO THE WORK

Keep your people safely ashore while collecting valuable data. Certain environments are particularly hazardous—acid mine drainage, reservoirs, wastewater lagoons, and industrial waste holding ponds are places where an unmanned vehicle is not just preferred but necessary. Protect your personnel (and ours!) by letting the vehicle do the work.

Why Use the rQPOD RSV?

The YSI rQPOD is a lightweight, easy-to-assemble propulsion system that can fit many board-style platforms. It allows users to collect data over a large spatial area in minutes and in areas otherwise inaccessible. The 2.4 GHz remote control allows operators to control the system from up to 250 meters with a clear line of sight, with real-time data visualization options that allow users to make mission changes and decisions on the spot.

  • Collect more spatial and temporal data in a single mission than ever before
  • Ultimate flexibility in sensor payload for water quality, bathymetry, discharge, and more
  • Easy on-site setup that's ready to run in 15 minutes or less
  • Marine-grade components for operation in tough environments

YSI offers water professionals the ability to purchase the rQPOD for installation on an existing platform or to purchase a complete package from YSI, including the board. YSI has purpose-built torrent boards for optimal stability, as they carry Xylem sensors where you want them. There are three unique torrent boards; TBX, TB, and DUO. The TBX is designed for the SonTek RS5 ADCP, providing it with a small, portable platform ideal for carrying from location to location. The standard TB is designed to work with 1 sensor, such as the SonTek M9 ADCP HydroSurveyor or any EXO Sonde. The DUO can carry the M9 and the EXO simultaneously, combining hydrographic and water quality analyses into one platform.

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