Surfbee

Autonomous water measurement

Start measuring faster. In every waterway.

Surfbee autonomous surface vehicles carry your ADCP, echo sounder or sonde onto water your team cannot safely reach.

Surfbee field film from Lake Hume.

Australian madeDesigned and manufactured in Australia

Available worldwideUsed in more than 50 countries

Four platformsMatched to the waterway and the instrument

The range

Find the right platform.

Compare each autonomous surface vehicle (ASV), also known as an uncrewed surface vessel or USV, for flow measurement, bathymetry and environmental monitoring.

Trusted in the field

Chosen by agencies and survey teams.

Surfbee supports professional water-measurement work around the world.

  • WaterNSW
  • Otago Regional Council
  • Xylem
  • YSI
  • Australian Made
  • HYPACK
  • Envco
  • Aanderaa
  • ADK Instruments
Field team monitoring a Surfbee vessel during a streamflow measurement
“I believe that this is the future of streamflow gauging.”

Waypoint control and edge loitering supported a discharge measurement from shore in 3 °C conditions.

Streamflow gauging teamField hydrology
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Flow Series
Countries reached
AustraliaAustralian engineering

Discuss your next field deployment.

Tell us about the site, instrument and measurement goal. We’ll help you identify the most suitable Surfbee platform and configuration.

Surfbee autonomous surface vehicle on the water

About

Built by hydrographers, for hydrographers.

Measuring water should not require a second skill set. Surfbee platforms are quick to rig, easy to launch and simple to run, so a survey team can put one on the water without training as a pilot first.

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