HyperSurvey - Monitoring the seafloor with new eyes

Our technology comes in the form of the HyperDiver - a device that is physically guided by a diver to scan a seafloor area. The HyperDiver contains a sophisticated hyperspectral camera, which is linked to a machine learning algorithm, so that an entire seafloor can be automatically identified and monitored - with new eyes. For example, on a coral reef it can detect coral species, notorious algae, sponges, etc., but the HyperDiver can also identify whether corals are diseased, bleached or if there are any coral-killing starfishes present (i.e., crown-of-thorns starfish). Some examples of hyperspectral scans obtained with the HyperDiver can be seen below. They show two different reefs: the top reef is a healthy, coral dominated reef, while the bottom reef is dominated by macroalgae and turf algae, with very little coral cover.