Voyager - Ocean Current Tracking Drifter Buoy
The Voyager drifter buoy provides near real-time ocean current, sea surface temperature and oil spill tracking data via Iridium satellite telemetry. Unlike spherical drift buoys, the Voyager`s unique fin design and low freeboard ensures close coupling with the ocean surface layer and minimum wind influence. The Voyager has very simple operation and deployment procedures, making it ideal for oil spill response and emergency Search and Rescue (SAR) applications. Robust construction allows the Voyager to be dropped overboard from vessels or offshore platforms, or deployed from aircraft using an optional parachute.
- Ocean current tracking
- Sea surface temperature monitoring
- Oil spill modelling and tracking
- Outfall and dredge plume tracking
- Maritime Search and Rescue operations
- Contaminant and debris tracking
- Coastal engineering studies
- Water quality studies
- Coral spawning studies
- Global, near real-time, 2-way communication system transmits GPS position, sea surface temperature and battery voltage
- Design minimises wind influence and ensures close coupling with surface layer
- Long endurance - eg around 300 days @ 3 hourly reporting
- Re-useable
- User replaceable, long shelf-life, flyable D-Cell alkaline battery pack.
- Robust, compact design - drop launch from up to 15m
- Simple to deploy with magnetic on/off switch
- LED and vibration alert for on/off
- Compact and easy to deploy
- Remotely adjustable reporting interval (2 Min - 24 Hrs.)
- Rapid response mode for oil spill tracking and search and rescue
Voyager design ensures accurate tracking of the ocean`s surface layer. The very small area of the buoy above the water-line minimises the effect of wind, while the fins below the waterline ensure close coupling with the surface current. This gives the Voyager a leeway multiplier of 0.0091%
- Marker flag and strobe light to assist in recovery.
- Drogue for sub-surface tracking
- Parachute for airborne deployment
- Transport case