Monitor Water Health

Spotter Water Quality

Starting at $17,130

Add dissolved oxygen and temperature sensors to your Spotter Platform to monitor subsurface water quality in real time. Track underwater ecosystem health to improve research, aquaculture site assessment, and environmental compliance.

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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 Water Quality?

A turnkey solution to monitor underwater temperature, dissolved oxygen, and other water quality parameters in real time. Ships globally, deploys quickly, and transmits water quality data instantly.

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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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Compact black rectangular sensor device with circular connectors on one side and a round component on top.

Temperature Sensor

Measures sea temperature.

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Black cylindrical sensor device with a blue lever inside a protective ring at one end.

Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

Monitor dissolved oxygen levels.

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Slim, cylindrical device with a central metallic section featuring multiple small sensors and black tapered ends.

Add More Sensors

Enhance Spotter Water Quality with additional sensors, such as:

*Requires Bristlemouth Development Kit
**Pre-sale, ships in late 2025 or early 2026

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Spotter Water Quality in Action

Watch how Spotter Water Quality measures subsurface temperature, dissolved oxygen, and more in real time.

Access Real-Time Water Quality Data

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

Dashboard showing water quality data for Rover SPOT-0558 on March 22, 2025, including dissolved oxygen concentration, subsurface temperature graphs, wave spectrum, location map, wind speed 8.0 m/s, wind direction 75°, Beaufort number 4, wave heights, sea surface temperature 14.4°C, barometric pressure 1013.6 hPa, and current sensor readings.

JSON data showing two temperature sensor readings with latitude -14.2205667, longitude -169.5196833, timestamps on 2025-06-13, sensor positions 1 and 2, and temperatures 28.67 and 28.75 degrees Celsius.

Real-Time Alerts
Set custom thresholds on water quality metrics and receive instant notifications.

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

API Data Integration
Stream water quality measurements directly into your applications with JSON-formatted data.

Integrated Anti-Fouling Keeps Sensors Accurate

Dual anti-fouling technology — copper-based sensor faces plus automated wiper — ensures reliable data over extended deployments.

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Passive Protection

Copper-based sensor faces naturally resist biofouling between cleaning cycles

Active Cleaning

Automated wiper brushes sensor surface on customizable schedule from hourly to daily

Smart Monitoring

Track battery voltage, wipe counts, and calibration status to ensure peak performance

How Marine Professionals Use Spotter Water Quality

Accelerate Research & Conservation

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute leverages Spotter Water Quality to monitor real-time conditions near coral reefs in NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

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Underwater scene with various fish swimming among coral reefs and sea fans in blue water.

Assess Aquaculture Sites

Spotter Water Quality enables remote, long-term monitoring of underwater habitat health at potential aquaculture sites.

Large school of silver fish swimming underwater in clear blue ocean water.

Offshore Construction Compliance

Spotter Water Quality continuously monitors the impacts of offshore construction on dissolved oxygen and subsurface temperature to streamline environmental compliance.