It was announced from Portsmouth on 16 July that ASV Global (ASV), in partnership with Sonardyne International Ltd., the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and SeeByte, have successfully delivered a long-endurance, multi-vehicle, autonomous survey solution.

A recent two-week trial in Scotland’s Loch Ness was the culmination of the three-year Autonomous Surface and Sub-surface Survey System collaborative project, part-funded by Innovate UK and Dstl.

The aim of the project was to deliver an integrated system to perform low cost, full water column marine surveys using multiple autonomous systems.