Spotter Sound | Maritime Domain Awareness | Sofar Ocean

Spotter Sound

Starting at $17,355

Add an AI-enabled hydrophone to your Spotter Platform to monitor underwater sound and detect marine mammals and vessels in real time. Process data at the edge using built-in AI models or deploy your own algorithms for custom detection needs.

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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.

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What is Spotter Sound?

A turnkey solution for real-time underwater acoustic monitoring. Ships globally, deploys quickly, and transmits sound data instantly.

Spotter Buoy

Hub for power and communication. Measures waves, wind, and pressure in real time.

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Smart Mooring

Intelligent cable extending real-time data collection underwater.

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Hydrophone

Monitors underwater acoustics.

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Enhance Spotter Sound with additional sensors, such as:

Underwater Sound Library

Real acoustic intelligence from real deployments. Explore what Spotter Sound captures across the world's oceans.

Whale, Shackles & Waves

Humpback whale moans & tonal calls over ocean waves.

Fast-Moving Vessel

Ship engine approaches, passes overhead, fades away.

Dolphin Pings & Whistles

Dolphin whistles with vessel noise and sonar pings.

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Access Real-Time Sound Data

View real-time & historical observations, set alerts, and leverage the Sofar API to ingest data into custom dashboards and applications.

Real-Time Alerts

Set custom thresholds on acoustic metrics and receive instant notifications.

Historical Analysis

Review data over time to identify patterns, trends, and seasonal variations.

API Data Integration

Stream acoustic measurements directly into your applications with JSON-formatted data.

Supercharge Spotter Sound with Onboard AI

Remotely deploy, train, and update full-size detection and classification algorithms.

HydroTWIN™ event detection models and dashboards available

Real-Time Edge Processing

Process acoustic data on the device, sending only key detections to save bandwidth

Smart Event Detection

Auto-detect marine mammals, vessels, and custom sounds with instant alerts

Flexible AI Deployment

Remotely upload custom algorithms or activate HydroTWIN™’s pre-loaded detection models.