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Ocean mapping by Saildrones – autonomous vehicles working off the coast of Florida – could help meteorologists improve storm surge forecasts.

By the end of the year, Austal USA’s yard will start producing sail-powered, unmanned surface vessels for the Navy and other customers, the company announced this week. Starting in October, the Mobile, Ala., shipyard will start building the 65-foot aluminum Saildrone Surveyor drones in its modular manufacturing facility for use by the U.S. Navy. “The […]

Saildrone is one of several science and defense-oriented companies located at the new St. Petersburg Innovation District’s Maritime and Defense Technology Hub.

A company in Alameda is giving scientists a rare look at the surface of the Atlantic Ocean during a Category 4 hurricane with “explorer drones.”

A company in Alameda is giving scientists a rare look at the surface of the Atlantic Ocean during a Category 4 hurricane with “explorer drones.”

A company in Alameda is giving scientists a rare look at the surface of the Atlantic Ocean during a Category 4 hurricane with “explorer drones.”

They call it the ‘Surveyor,’ but it does much more than map the ocean floor Jim Mendoza © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Saildrone Inc. successfully completed mapping thousands of square miles of ocean floor in the Pacific. The California company plans to build more drones to map the earths underwater topography. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 72-foot-long vessel that looks like a cross between a sailboat and small submarine just sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii. Along the wa...

Autonomous Saildrones are the newest weapon in fighting climate change CNET 1 hr ago © Saildrone Inc Drones arent just flying through the air -- theyre also sailing the Pacific Ocean as the newest scientific weapon to combat climate change. The hope is that by mapping the ocean floor, collecting weather and ocean data, and counting fish and wildlife populations, the autonomous Saildrones will measure the changes happening right now on our planet.  Climate change is reshaping planet Earth, ...