Allowing the Operator to concentrate on the data not the deployment.
Autonomous Gauging - No manual intervention
Surfbee control station application
Loitering medium flow 2.3 m/s autonomous gauging setting left and right bank
Flow Seeker
The daily driver and workhorse designed for a wide range of gauging sections. It's maneuverable, portable, fast and can handle tricky situations. The inflatable hull allows for easy transportation, storage, and replacement.
Key specifications:
Dimensions: 1.65m x 0.75m x 0.1m
Weight: 13.5kg (without batteries)
Max speed: 4m/s (3m/s cruise)
Minimum Depth: 0.25m
Payload options:
Custom Payload
Sontek RS5
Sontek S5
Sontek M9
RDI River Pro
Flow Scout
This versatile vessel excels in shallow waters with its three underwater thrusters. It features autonomous lateral movement for exceptional maneuverability in challenging conditions like windy areas or slow-moving channels, ensuring reliable performance and precise data collection.
Key specifications:
Dimensions: 1.35m x 0.7m x 0.1m
Weight: 11kg (without batteries)
Max speed: 2 m/s
Minimum depth: 0.14m
Payload options:
Custom Payload
Sontek RS5
Sontek S5
Sontek M9
RDI River Pro
Flow Finder
This vessel is designed specifically for Sontek RS5 deployment, taking advantage of the ADCP's new form factor and depth range. It offers superior shallow water performance, propelled by three underwater thrusters, and features autonomous lateral movement for unparalleled vessel control in difficult conditions, such as windy, slow-moving irrigation channels.
Key specifications:
Dimensions: 1.2m x 0.7m x 0.1m
Weight: 10kg (without batteries)
Max speed: 2 m/s
Minimum depth: 0.14m
Standard Features
Inflatable hull for easy transportation, storage, and replacement
Real-time boat telemetry data with battery level and GPS location
GNSS with multi-constellation, multi-frequency, high precision positioning, and heading.
Onboard camera with live streaming to transmitter for situational awareness
Common power tool battery compatibility
Waypoint navigation and programming via Surfbee App
Position hold (automatically holding position midstream)
Return to home via command or low battery
Long-range (1km) transmitter, dust and spray-proof with USB-C charging
Specific ADCP Surfbee App functions for autonomous gauging, moving boat, and stationary method
RTK via NTRIP providers for precise positioning in the Surfbee App (requires internet connection via Wifi or 4G)
Optional Features
Surfbee Multiport: Advanced Sensor Integration Hub with GNSS RS232 Transmission (including heading), Power Supply, and Expandable Outputs
Custom Sensor Integration
RTK Base Station (Relative RTK for connectivity-independent accuracy)
Splitter Cable for Sontek M9 and PCM with Surfbee Multiplug
Autonomous Gauging
Take advantage of GPS autonomous gauging, Allowing the Hydrographer to concentrate on the data not the deployment.
FEATURES:
Steering Redundancy
Position Hold Mid Stream
Common Battery
ADCP or Transducer
Specific Mounts.
Autonomous Transects (Moving Vessel and Stationary)
Waypoint Mission Planning
RTK GPS
Surfbee Powered ADCP
Autonomous Bathymetry and Profiling.
Take advantage of GPS autonomous bathymentric and profiling solutions.
FEATURES:
Steering Redundancy
Position Hold
Common Battery
Winch Profiling (coming soon)
Water Sampling (coming soon)
Specific Mounts.
Autonomous Transects (Moving Vessel and Stationary)
Waypoint Mission Planning (Bathymetric Survey)
RTK GPS
Flow Seeker in Action
What Our Customers Say:
A Glimpse into Their Surfbee Experience
“I believe that this is the future for streamflow gauging’s“
“Being able to set way points in the controller for your Uncrewed Surface Vehicle at left and right edges, and then instruct your boat to move across the river at a user selectable speed, loitering at each edge until receiving a command to move, is to me the most well thought out (and implemented!) feature of the Surfbee Flow Seeker. It was 3 degrees Celsius and we did the discharge measurement from a nice heated car.”
Justin Stockley and Daniel Wagenaar
“WaterNSW was looking for a remote platform to deploy ADCP’s that would be suited to Australian Conditions, It had to be light, and easily deployable and not add too many additional steps to our current workflows”
The initial Surfbee product ticked many of those boxes straight away, with improved handling and minimal downtime and easy to source spares when required. Evan and the team at Surfbee have been very receptive to our feedback and look to be developing a really good package that will deliver additional functionality than is available on the market currently as well as providing efficiency and most of all good safety outcomes.
Adam Wiggins
Water Monitoring Area Manager (South East)
“Massive Timesaving Mechanism. Once this is set up and ready to go, we could literally pick it up, pop it on the truck, move on to our next site. ”
The Otago Regional Council has adopted a cutting-edge solution to enhance water testing efficiency and safety. The council's environmental monitoring team has incorporated three autonomous gauging boats from Surfbee.
These remote-controlled boats provide a substantial time-saving advantage compared to the previously labor-intensive data collection process. The new technology simplifies the workflow and improves safety, ultimately benefiting the council's operations across multiple testing sites in Otago.
Eve Bruhns
Environmental Monitoring Manager
Thruster Fouled Redundancy Return
Tri Thruster Surfbee Queen
Flowseeker with Sontek RS5
