About Ocean Visuals

Ocean Visuals has developed integrated solutions for real-time detection of oil spills in marine environment. ELF OWL™ is an extremely small HLIF LiDAR made to fit on an RPAS with a size of only 25x30x37 cm, weighing 22 kg and with measurement range of 100-150 meter. The detector is weatherized to withstand harsh weather such as extreme cold and is well suited for arctic conditions. ELF OWL™ is capable of detecting submerged oil in the water column. As oil is intrinsically fluorescent and emits light in blue-green spectral range when illuminated by UV light, the oil is easily distinguished from other substances in the water. ELF OWL™ can “fingerprint” the sample and thus receive an accurate identification of oil category and type (crude oil, hydraulic oil etc.) in real-time in flight.

Ocean Visuals has developed integrated solutions for real-time detection of oil spills in marine environment. SUPER OWL™ is a HLIF LiDAR, with a sector scanning system made to be easily bolted onto a railing or drilling tower, weighing only app. 60 kg and with measurement range of 200-500 meter. The detector is weatherized to withstand harsh weather such as extreme cold and is well suited for arctic conditions. Using the hyperspectral curve of the emitted light, we can “fingerprint” the sample and thus receive an accurate identification of oil category and type (crude oil, hydraulic oil etc.) in real-time on the spot. The data is visualized on OWL™ FIELD, a special field-based graphic user interface in real-time and is available on web and iOS platforms and as desktop applications.

SEA OWL™ (Oil in Water Locator) is the world's smallest HLIF LiDAR. It can "fingerprint" oil and thus receive a real-time identification of oil category and type (crude oil, hydraulic oil etc.) on the spot, with no samples or lab analysis required. It can be used for optimization of cleanup processes, post cleaning control and dispersant efficiency control. The detector is weatherized to withstand harsh weather such as extreme cold and is well suited for arctic conditions. The system is fully autonomous and provides real-time information, day and night, about oil in water. The system reacts specifically to oil molecules and is immune to weather induced false alarms.