Monitoring USV HERON

Heron is a portable, mid-sized surface vessel. The catamaran design includes anti-fouling thrusters, an incredibly shallow profile, and built in GPS for easy access positioning data. This unmanned surface vessel features a payload bay for mounting submerged sensors or equipment on deck. Heron’s folding pontoons and quick swappable battery make transport, launch and retrieval a quick and easy process. FEATURES MADE FOR OPEN SOURCE Get started faster. Build upon a thriving developer community. Use our comprehensive library of free sample code to shave months off your development, then benchmark your research against a growing community of Heron users. FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN PROJECTS Get your research underway in a fraction of the time with easily interchangeable payloads for each new project. OPEN API Access all raw variables to ensure no part of your research suffers due to proprietary “black box” designs. We support multiple languages so you don’t have to. DUAL PAYLOADS The Heron provides a payload bay for submerged sensors, and a generous mounting system for those above water. MARINE ISR Herons are quiet and maneuverable. Enhancing the standard payload configuration with improved sensing capabilities and deploying several units lets you extend your presence over the water.