Case Studies
Case study Search and recovery
The buoy, which was programmed to send real-time data from its location about ocean and weather conditions, stopped sending data and was confirmed missing in March. The reason for its disappearance was...
Case study Changing Potable Water Inspections
ROVs are being built smaller to fit in water tank access hatches and are easier for operators to manoeuvre. However, the benefits of using an ROV for potable water inspections go beyond...
Case study Marine Biosecurity Surveillance
Hazardous Risk to Divers
NIWA is contracted by the Ministry of Primary Industries to inspect the country’s highest risk locations, or in other words, where there is a high volume of arrivals of...
Case study Deepsea Deployment
POAL was required to conduct a survey at the site which was an extremely difficult environment to access and reaching depths of over 700 metres below sea level.
The team looked at a...