Yamaha's autonomous boat makes surveying a breeze

yswami, post: 380497, member: 7679 wrote: Aloha,
Check out this link...thought you'll might like it.

http://global.yamaha-motor.com/news/2016/0707/unmaned-boat.html

I'd like to have this little guy.
http://oceanscience.com/Products/Z-Boat/Home.aspx

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Rumor has it Brother Steve Corley is expecting delivery of:
http://seafloorsystems.com/products/hydrographic/singlebeam-echosounders/product/hydrone-rcv-remote-control-survey-boat-platform

DDSM

Now you can survey the North Fork of the Wailua and the Wailua reservoir too! 😉

FL/GA PLS., post: 380541, member: 379 wrote: Now you can survey the North Fork of the Wailua and the Wailua reservoir too! 😉

Aloha, Bill: Looks like you did your homework!o_O

North Fork of the Wailua river this morning...just few minutes ago. Calm and pristine finally after almost a week of heavy rain!

Yswami. Good to hear from you. I have had monks on my mind lately, reading Karamasov Brothers.

yswami, post: 380572, member: 7679 wrote: Aloha, Bill: Looks like you did your homework!

Nice pic, thanks for posting.
I fell in love with Kauai the first time I saw it in 1995 and again in 2000 the next time I am there I plan on staying! Hawaii,(Kona), is nice too as is Maui (Hana) and forget about Oahu (Too crowded).
But out of all the Islands, Kauai is the most beautiful in my opinion. Pleasant thoughts to you and your Brethren. 🙂

Brad Ott, post: 380591, member: 197 wrote: Yswami. Good to hear from you. I have had monks on my mind lately, reading Karamasov Brothers.

Aloha, Brad: Been busy with various monastic duties...but I always think of you guys--my first Survey Gurus! Every time I see a lath with ribbon somewhere... my mind thinks about the good folks at SurveyConnect.com errr RPLSToday.como_O

RPLS today dot com ROCKS! !

FL/GA PLS., post: 380594, member: 379 wrote: Nice pic, thanks for posting.
I fell in love with Kauai the first time I saw it in 1995 and again in 2000 the next time I am there I plan on staying! Hawaii,(Kona), is nice too as is Maui (Hana) and forget about Oahu (Too crowded).
But out of all the Islands, Kauai is the most beautiful in my opinion. Pleasant thoughts to you and your Brethren. 🙂

Aloha, Bill: I hope you will visit Kauai again!

I dunno, that seems awfully impractical to me. I can't imagine how I would explain to my client that I had to flood his entire house site under tens of feet of water just to survey it with my autonomous boat.

But it WOULD save a lot of walking...

Brad Ott, post: 380591, member: 197 wrote: Yswami. Good to hear from you. I have had monks on my mind lately, reading Karamasov Brothers.

Brad ‰ÛÒ interesting post. I just finished reading ‰ÛÏFarther than any man‰Û. It‰Ûªs a great read about Captain James Cook‰Ûªs sojourn in search of lands in the Pacific to claim for England. He finally ended up in Kauai where he was killed by the indigenous peoples because of his unbelievably deplorable treatment towards them after they befriended them.
Anytime I see or hear Kauai I am reminded of Yswami, and the beautiful Napali coast.

I thought about investing in a boat like that but then wondered how soon it would be before a gator attacked it.