Customer 360
NOAA (ocean mapping)
Civil ocean mapping and science agency contracting uncrewed surface vehicle mission days instead of expanding crewed survey capacity.
Real-Time Intelligence
Type
Civil agency
United States
Operating fleet
2–10 vehiclesEstimate
Additions
Not estimableNot estimable
Demand signals
2
Current linked signals
Fleet and demand
Operating fleet2–10 vehiclesEstimate
AdditionsNot estimableNot estimable
RetirementsNot estimableNot estimable
Budget20–60 USD m / yrEstimate
Saildrone Surveyor / Voyager · Bathymetric mapping2–8 vehicles on charterEstimate
Demand signals
Budget · USVMedium
Ocean mapping funding directed toward uncrewed survey capacity.
Capability gap · USVHigh
Unmapped exclusive economic zone areas outstrip crewed vessel availability.
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