At Sofar, we’re bringing you the highest-quality marine sensing devices at the lowest cost, ready to deliver the ocean data you need. Weather-tested, environmentally safe, and easy to use, Spotter + Smart Mooring is your one-stop solution for ocean research and innovation.
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Spotter is a turnkey open-ocean buoy that gives you access to real-time ocean data at your fingertips: wind, waves, sea surface temperatures, and more. Get access to the device, data dashboard, and the API, all in one package.
It all comes in a small, easy-to-deploy package. Spotters are cost-effective, sustainably-powered, and designed to provide the flexibility you need for your projects.
$4,900
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Easily integrate with any underwater sensor with Spotter as a hub for power and connectivity. No configurations needed: just connect and access your Smart Mooring data right away from our API and dashboard.
With Smart Mooring, anyone from a citizen scientist to a natural resource manager can equip Spotter with any combination of sensors in the water column for immediate access to that data.
Powered by the sun
Spotter is sustainable and fully solar-powered, meaning it can run indefinitely — and you never have to worry about losing data.
Easy to deploy
Simply unbox and drop it in the water to start collecting ocean data. About the size of a basketball, Spotter can be shipped worldwide and deployed without any special equipment.
Built to last
Rugged & durable, Spotter is built to last in rough conditions. Encased in ice or surviving a storm surge, Spotter can handle it all.
Affordable & accessible
Along with being simple to deploy and use, Spotter is cost effective to ensure that ocean innovation & research is accessible to everyone.
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Spotter + Smart Mooring lets you leverage a vast amount of ocean data in a form that you can instantly put to use. Whether you are in academics, industry, or even marine recreation, we make it simple for you to unlock new discoveries about Planet Ocean.
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Wind Speed
12 KTS
Wave Height
3.8 M
Wave Direction
12 KTS
Drift Heading
187 °
Last Update: 03/23/2019 17:51:49 UTC
Wind Direction
NMW
Wave Period
16.2 S
Drift Speed
0.6 M/S
Wave directional spread
28 °
Location: 14.433083* ) 926.7, *+<.
Raw sensor data
Access raw sensor data via an onboard SD card. From surface wave spectrum (swell, sea, period, direction) and wind speed/direction, to surface drift/direction data and sea surface temperature, we capture it all.
Real-time data via Satellite
Get real-time ocean data from anywhere in the world, even at low-bandwidth. Each Spotter is connected to our data platform via Iridium satellite.
Live data dashboard
From monitoring and viewing data to managing configurations, do it all in one place. Stay on top of ocean events and trends with real-time alerts and historical data access for any sensor type.
Powerful APIs
The Spotter Sensor API provides access to weather and surface data collected by Spotter via an HTTPS JSON API. (Data forwarding available).
From your live dashboard, you can explore all the data at your fingertips, as well as changing Spotter settings, configuring alerts, and more. There’s even a mobile app.
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Simple to deploy anywhere in the world
Gain insights to conditions at a fixed, moored location
Deploy an entire network of Spotters for a reasonable price
Connectivity
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An integrated, modular, real-time monitoring platform for any ocean sensor type
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Add any sensor, and plug it anywhere you want
Smart Mooring is powered by Bristlemouth, a connectivity protocol and connector standard designed to support rapid and flexible integration of components.
Bottom line: add any sensor, and plug it anywhere you want.
Water level measurement
• Infragravity Waves
• Non-tidal Residuals
• Tides
• Water Levels
Use Cases
• Tidal predictions
• Run dredging assessments
• Monitor storm surges
• Detect and predict harbor seiching
Multiple sensor configuration
• Water column stratification
• Sub-surface water properties
• Water Quality
Water level measurement
• Operations monitoring
• New site selection
In-line temperature sensors record temperature and stratification.
Includes: Non-SST Spotter, Smart Mooring (base), two temperature sensors, and mooring components (excluding anchor weight).
Bottom-mounted pressure sensor measuring water level variations at 2Hz using the RBR Coda3 depth sensor.
Includes: Non-SST Spotter, Smart Mooring (base), RBR Coda3 pressure sensor, and mooring components (excluding anchor weight).
Customize depth and payload:
Success Story
Add any sensor, and plug it anywhere you want
Smart Mooring is powered by Sofar's OnePlug system, a connectivity protocol and connector standard designed to support rapid and flexible integration of components.
