# Spotter Scout

**MOBILE OCEAN MONITORING**  
In Beta  
Starting at $69,995

Trusted Spotter wave, weather, and ocean sensing on a long-endurance uncrewed vehicle built by Online Oceans. Station-keep in deep water for months, transit between locations, or deploy as a drifter that returns home.

[Configure Now](https://spotter-configurator.sofarocean.com/?deployment=spotter-usv&step=1) [Talk With an Expert](/content/signup/spotter-smart-mooring-demo/index.html)

## What is the Spotter Platform?
Spotter is a modular, rapidly deployable marine sensing platform that delivers real-time surface and subsurface ocean data to power better decisions.

[Learn More →](/content/products/spotter/index.html)

**NEW**: Webinar introducing Spotter Scout, Spotter sensing on an uncrewed vehicle. [**Watch Recording →**](/content/posts/webinar-first-look-spotter-usv/index.html)

## Engineered to Endure
The ocean is hard on everything you put into it. Spotter Scout is engineered to take the punishment and keep operating unattended for months at a time.

### Storm Proven
Survivable. Self-righting in any conditions. Operational through Sea State 7–8.

### Radically Simple
One thruster and one rudder servo. That's every moving part on the vehicle.

### Resilient by Design
Open to the ocean by design. No trapped air, no compartment to breach, nothing to flood.

[View Technical Specifications →](/content/products/specs/index.html)

## What is Spotter Scout?
Spotter Scout is an uncrewed, solar-powered vehicle built by Online Oceans. It carries Sofar's trusted Spotter sensing to any ocean location and keeps it there for months.

[Explore Configuration](https://spotter-configurator.sofarocean.com/?deployment=spotter-usv&step=1)

## Components  
01  
### Solar Array & Battery  
340W solar and 2 kWh battery. Months of operation with no fuel required.

02  
### Spotter Core  
The same sensing core in every Spotter buoy. 
Waves, wind, and weather data to your Dashboard.

03  
### Bristlemouth Payload Bay  
Add Temperature, Salinity, and other compatible sensors for co-located subsurface measurements.

04  
### Satellite/Cell Communications  
Iridium for always-on telemetry. Starlink 
for high-bandwidth control and live video on demand.

05  
### HD Camera  
Time-lapse, video, and live streaming via Starlink 
for situational awareness during any mission.

06  
### Magnetic-Coupled Thruster  
No shaft seal to wear out. 
Two moving parts on the entire vessel.

## Mission Modes
Four ways to deploy Spotter Scout, from holding position in deep water to surveying entire regions with a single asset.

### Deep Water Station Keeping
Hold position offshore without a mooring. Configure your station-keeping radius from 50m
to 10km and maintain presence for months.

#### Applications  
- Offshore Wind Site Characterization  
- Deep Water Metocean Monitoring  
- Pre-Installation Site Surveys

### Return-to-Home Drifting
Deploy as a drifter to follow currents and collect data along the way. When the mission is complete, command it to return. No retrieval vessel required.

#### Applications  
- Lagrangian Current Studies  
- Search and Rescue Support  
- Oil Spill Tracking

### Subsea-to-Satellite Gateway
Relay data from seabed sensors to the cloud without fixed infrastructure. Receive acoustic transmissions and forward via satellite, bridging seafloor to dashboard.

#### Applications  
- Seabed Environmental Monitoring  
- Offshore Wind Foundation Monitoring  
- Remote Pipeline Observation

### Spatial Survey & Gap Filling
Transit between locations to measure how conditions vary across a region. Fill coverage gaps in your Spotter network or scout new deployment sites.

#### Applications  
- Regional Metocean Surveys  
- Marine Protected Area Monitoring  
- Site Scouting

## See Spotter Scout in Action
Watch Spotter Scout deploy, transit, and hold station in open ocean.

## Command the Vehicle. Access the Data.
Two platforms, one workflow. Tether controls where your Spotter Scout goes. The Spotter Dashboard shows what it measures.

**Browser-Based Mission Control**  
Set waypoints, configure station-keeping, and monitor navigation from any device.

**Real-Time Ocean Data**  
Wave spectra, weather, and subsurface observations streaming to the Spotter Dashboard.

**API Data Integration**  Stream ocean observations directly into your applications with JSON-formatted data via the Spotter API.

## Core Specifications
Key specifications at a glance.

**VESSEL**  
- Length: 2.5 m  
- Weight: 70 kg  
- Cruise Speed: 3 knots  
- Endurance: 6+ months  
- Solar Array: 340 W  
- Battery: 2 kWh

**NAVIGATION & CONTROL**  
- Station Keeping: 50 m - 10+ km  
- Operational Sea State: Sea State 7 - 8  
- Survivable Sea State: Sea State 9  
- Collision Avoidance: AIS-based  
- Fleet Capacity: 50+ per operator  
- Connectivity: Iridium, Starlink

**SENSING & PAYLOAD**  
- Wave Frequency: 0.03 - 0.8 Hz  
- Wave Direction: 0 – 360°  
- Wind: Speed & direction  
- Barometer Accuracy: ±0.5 mbar at 25 °C  
- Barometer Range: 700 - 1100mbar  
- Camera: HD + live stream