
Seabed
survey
Seabed surveys present numerous operational and technical challenges, driven by the complexity of underwater environments and the demand for high-precision data acquisition. Addressing technological issues, environmental conditions and operational challenges requires a combination of robust technology, skilled personnel and careful planning.
To meet the rigorous demands of the maritime industry, Exail provides comprehensive seabed survey solutions across seismic, geophysics, and hydrography domains.
Ensuring accurate, efficient and reliable seabed survey operations
Designed to ensure precise and efficient seabed survey operations, Exail's solutions include advanced autonomous platforms such as USV, equipped to perform in harsh marine environments, and high-performance imagery sensors for detailed seabed mapping. Additionally, Exail provides inertial navigation systems and acoustic positioning technologies to ensure accurate localization and data acquisition for surface or underwater platforms. Complementing these technologies, Exail remote hydrography services deliver expert support, enabling seamless integration and operation across survey projects.

Autonomous platforms for high-precision seabed data collection
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) equipped with various sensors provide high-resolution data collection without risking human operators. These platforms can operate in challenging and varied underwater environments, ensuring data accuracy and reliability while promoting sustainability through reduced fuel consumption, lower emissions, and minimal impact on marine ecosystems. Exail DriX's USVs series covers all operational needs:
- from shallow water to full-ocean depths
- delivering very high precision hydrogrophic data, while minimising environmental impact. Learn more

Subsea imagery solutions for accurate seabed mapping
Seabed mapping requires high-resolution systems capable of delivering wide and precise coverage to meet the needs of various critical applications. Accurate seabed imagery is essential for vessels safe navigation. It also plays a critical role in underwater construction, enabling precise planning and monitoring of subsea infrastructure projects. Additionally, it supports submarine site inspections, ensuring the integrity and safety of underwater assets, and is indispensable for environmental monitoring, aiding in the assessment and preservation of marine ecosystems.

Victor ROV 6000 - Credit: Dugornay Olivier - Ifremer
Enabling reliable surface and subsea navigation
From coastal mapping to deep-sea exploration, accurate navigation and positioning of survey vessels and underwater equipment is crucial for accurate and reliable data collection of the seabed.
Exail’s Inertial Navigation systems combined with acoustic positioning provides robust navigation information for hydrographic surface vessels or for underwater vehicles:
Advanced acoustic positioning for precise subsea operation
Accurate acoustic positioning is essential for subsea construction, AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) operations, and other underwater activities requiring precise positioning data.
Exail offers advanced subsea acoustic positioning systems which provides precise underwater positioning and tracking, which are crucial for various subsea tasks, including:
