CEE-USV™ in Super Shallow Intertidal Zone for Wetland Project

For a wetlands project in California, just north of the USA – Mexico border local survey firm Project Design Consultants needed to produce a topo map of an area of wetlands. While their drone survey was able to handle the exposed areas, the presence of narrow winding tidal salt-water channels created a problem. Impossible to safely wade for manual measurements, the wetlands presented an opportunity to blend the terrestrial data with USV-generated bathymetry. Using their own Trimble R12 on the CEE-USV™ for position, the shallow draft vessel was just about able to navigate up the main channel and fill in the missing parts of the survey. Data were recorded inside the CEESCOPE™ and later uploaded and processed using Hydromagic software.