Ocean data
made easy

Scout is ready to deploy straight out of the box. Launch from a slipway, beach, or small boat. No complex setup required. Missions are planned and monitored remotely via Tether, our web-based command and control platform.

Scout is solar-electric with an ultra-efficient drivetrain, so it can operate indefinitely given enough sunlight (which depends on location and time of year). In practice the limiting factor is biofouling, so missions typically run for months between servicing.

Scout uses Iridium and Starlink satellite communications. Data is delivered to secure cloud dashboards or via API. Scout operates autonomously by default, with no persistent link required. If connectivity is interrupted, it continues its mission. You own your data.

Scout operates in sea state 6 and is designed to survive sea state 8+. The hull is self-righting under all conditions. Onboard AIS collision avoidance keeps Scout clear of other vessels while operating autonomously.

Research vessel charters typically cost tens of thousands of pounds per day and provide data only while the ship is on station. Scout starts from £20,000 and collects data continuously for months, making it roughly 200 times more cost-effective for persistent monitoring. One person can deploy it from shore, with no crew, fuel, or port infrastructure required.

Scout is relocatable. Deploy once, cover multiple sites. No mooring permits, no anchor maintenance, and you can reposition as conditions or requirements change.

You set a centre point and radius. Scout drifts with the current to conserve power, then motors back to centre when it reaches the edge, holding position for months with minimal energy use.

Yes. Scout Payload provides power, data interfaces, and payload space for custom sensors. Our team supports integration of third-party instruments.

Yes. Scout Detect is designed for maritime domain awareness, with secure data handling and integration options for existing C2 systems.

Minimal scheduled maintenance every six months, with low-cost consumable parts. Scout's hull is designed to resist biofouling for extended deployments through wave-action self-cleaning.

Scout is available via outright purchase or as data-as-a-service, where Online Oceans operates Scout on your behalf and delivers processed data.

A USV (uncrewed surface vehicle) works on the surface, so it can run on solar power for long endurance and stream data live over satellite. An AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) operates subsea for shorter missions with limited comms. Scout bridges both: it stays on the surface for persistent data collection and uses an acoustic modem to harvest data from subsea instruments.

Scout is built to be the most accessible autonomous surface vehicle available. At 2.4 m and 80 kg, one person launches it from any beach or slipway, with no crane or support vessel. Priced for fleet deployment, you can cover a wide area with several Scouts for the cost of a single larger vehicle.

Yes. Scout Hydrotwin provides AI marine mammal detection for environmental compliance, Scout Metocean measures wave and wind conditions for operations, and Scout Detect tracks vessel traffic in exclusion zones. Its multi-month persistence removes the need for repeated survey vessel deployments.

You receive ocean data on a subscription or per-mission basis, with no hardware to buy. Online Oceans operates the Scouts and delivers processed data to secure cloud dashboards or an API, removing capital cost and operational risk.