Monitoring water quality and bathymetric features in mine tailings ponds, pit lakes, and oil & gas settling basins is essential for environmental compliance, risk assessment, and operational planning. Conventional methods can be labor-intensive, hazardous, and inconsistent. Our autonomous unmanned surface vessels revolutionize monitoring by offering safe, precise, and scalable solutions. Equipped with advanced sensors, samplers, and AI-driven automation, our technology ensures high-resolution data collection across multiple depths, supporting resource management, remediation strategies, and regulatory compliance.
Our unmanned system integrates bathymetry, water quality analysis, and sediment characterization into a seamless monitoring platform. Key capabilities include
Our autonomous boat is equipped with intelligent motion control and diagnostic sensors to create high-resolution 3D maps of ponds, lakes, and water bodies. These surveys help:
Determine the depth and shape of the pond.
Identify sediment accumulation areas.
Support remediation and dredging operations.
Our system conducts depth-specific water quality sampling at multiple locations, enabling:
Real-time water quality assessment – Measuring pH, turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature at various depths.
Longitudinal studies – Tracking changes over time for better predictive modeling of pond conditions.
Environmental impact monitoring – Detecting pollutants and assessing the effects of remediation efforts.
By using high-frequency scans, the unmanned boat provides detailed sediment characterization, including:
Pond floor profiling – Identifying material composition and sediment layering.
Sediment accumulation mapping – Assessing the impact of suspended solids and predicting dredging needs.
3D pond sediment visualization – Combining multiple scan datasets for a comprehensive sediment profile.
Our unmanned boat is equipped with a smart winch system and advanced sampling devices to retrieve water and sediment samples at predefined depths. The system operates in multiple modes:
Pre-programmed GPS sampling – The boat navigates autonomously to sampling points and lowers the winch.
Real-time manual control – Operators can remotely adjust sampling locations as needed.
Automated timer/depth-based sampling – Collects samples at preset depths or intervals.
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Our technology offers unparalleled benefits over traditional sampling methods:
- Safety – Eliminates human exposure to hazardous environments, reducing risks in contaminated or unstable waters.
- Replicability, Ensures standardized, repeatable data collection for consistent environmental monitoring.
- Scalability, Adaptable for small or large ponds, pit lakes, and tailings facilities.
- Reliability, Uses advanced sensors and GPS tracking to improve data accuracy.
- AI-Driven Automation, Enables predictive modeling, real-time decision-making, and integration with digital twin technology.
By integrating multi-depth water and sediment sampling with autonomous navigation, our technology provides a complete, real-time monitoring solution for mining, oil & gas, and industrial water management.
Single Sampler – Collects at set depths, meeting regulations.
Multi Sampler – Holds 24 samples for layered analysis.
Depth Control – Sensors ensure exact sampling.
Perfect for:
Compliance checks in reservoirs and ponds.
Monitoring seasonal water changes.
Detecting pollutants early.
Single Sediment Trap – Collects time-integrated samples to measure suspended material flux.
Multi Sediment Trap – Uses a rotating system for continuous monitoring over weeks or months.
Perfect for:
Tracking fine particle movement and contamination spread.
Measuring tailings deposition rates in mining.
Studying natural sedimentation in aquatic environments.
The sediment core sampler is used for retrieving nearly undisturbed sediment samples from soft and sandy grounds.
Perfect for:
Sediment Corer – A tube-shaped corer that can be manually deployed or dropped from the unmanned boat to capture vertical sediment layers.
Box Sampler – A spring-loaded, jaw-based sampler that ensures precise retrieval of bottom sediments.
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