This Self-driving Boat Maps Underwater Terrain (IMAGE)

University of Texas at El Paso

This Self-driving Boat Maps Underwater Terrain

Caption

From left to right: UTEP alumnus Fernando Sotelo, doctoral student Jayanga Thanuka Samarasinghe and Assistant Professor Laura Alvarez, Ph.D., carry a boat from shore into Ascarate Lake, located in El Paso, Texas. The fully autonomous boat can carry out bathymetric surveys — surveys of the depth and terrain of bodies of water like oceans, rivers and lakes.

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The University of Texas at El Paso

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