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Diver Navigation & Communication

Diver Navigation/Communication system

The Diver Navigation System by EvoLogics is an innovative solution that enhances underwater missions by providing precise map-based navigation, real-time positioning - with the locations of all team members available to every diver and the surface crew -  and text-based communication for professional diver teams.

The system enables seamless interaction between divers and the surface team, as well as among divers themselves - significantly improving situation awareness, operational efficiency, and diver safety.

With its unique combination of map-based mission planning and live diver tracking, two-way text messaging and real-time sharing of geo-referenced points of interest, the Diver Navigation System empowers teams to manage complex underwater tasks with clarity and control. Whether you are conducting sensitive search and rescue operations or detailed salvage and environmental surveys, the system increases mission success and optimizes team coordination below the surface.

The system consists of acoustic diver trackers interfaced with diver displays and an acoustic surface gateway, all managed through the intuitive and user-friendly SiNAPS software platform. This setup ensures accurate positioning and stable communication links - even in noisy or low-visibility environments - making it an essential tool for a wide range of diver operations.

Main Features - Diver Navigation System

The Diver Navigation System combines innovative features that enhance operational flexibility, mission success, and diver safety in challenging underwater environments.

  • Diver Navigation Compatible with various diving gear

    Compatible with various diving gear

    Compatible with your diving equipment - tank-mounted or scooter-mounted setups enable quick deployment with compact, diver-friendly hardware for maximum comfort and mobility.

  • Diver Navigation - Geo-referenced missions

    Geo-referenced missions

    Set, receive, and share points of interest in absolute geo-coordinates - before or during the mission - and efficiently guide your team through complex underwater environments. Divers can mark points of interest underwater and instantly share them with teammates and the surface crew, ensuring real-time coordination that improves the mission’s outcome.

  • Diver Navigation - Real-time position tracking

    Real-time position tracking

    Continuously track your team with real-time diver positioning, providing accurate updates so surface crews have full situational awareness, helping you manage missions effectively and keep divers safe using EvoLogics’ proven S2C underwater communication protocol.

  • Two-way text communication - Diver Navigation

    Two-way text communication

    Stay connected with reliable two-way text messaging that keeps you in touch with dive supervision teams and other divers, exchange mission updates, instructions, points of interest and task changes in real time, amplifying both safety and teamwork.

  • Intuitive user interface - Diver Navigation

    Intuitive user interface

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  • Visual documentation - Diver Navigation

    Visual documentation

    Capture and share photos during the mission to provide real-time visual documentation of points of interest or important findings.

  • Mission review and analysis - Diver Navigation

    Mission review and analysis

    All mission data, including interactions, photos, and observations, is recorded for comprehensive review, post-mission analysis, and easy export for reporting or follow-up planning.

Intuitive user interface
The system features a user-friendly, intuitive interface with individual configuration options and quick access to multiple software settings, enhancing operational efficiency and situational awareness so divers and surface teams can focus on mission priorities.

Components - Diver Navigation System

With its modular setup, user-friendly interface, and acoustic compatibility across EvoLogics’ product range, the Diver Navigation System adapts to the specific requirements of each mission and to meet the needs of the professional community.

Configuration Options

The Diver Navigation System is available in two setup configurations, tailored to different mission profiles: standard dives or operations with dive propulsion vehicles.

Technical Specifications

  • Encrypted acoustic communication

    Range up to 1.5 km

  • Acoustic frequency

    18-34 kHz

  • Positioning

    Positioning in absolute geo-coordinates

  • Slant range accuracy

    +/- 10 cm

  • Battery duration

    Up to 8 hours

Map waypoints can be added before or even during the mission to coordinate operations, and mark discovered objects or infrastructure for further investigation

Diver Navigation/Communication system

Much like texting on a smartphone, the system allows a team of divers to exchange short messages with each other and the surface, while also providing real-time tracking of each other’s positions.

System components
The battery-powered diver tracker unit is compatible with all EvoLogics 18/34 modems and systems. It comes with mounts to attach it either on the diver’s scuba tank or to most of the common underwater scooters. The molded unibody design of the tracker ensures broad compatibility with various diving equipment and facilitates straightforward installation.

  • Surface team can track divers, monitor their positions, send messages, and define/change waypoints

  • Divers can see their own positions and the position of the team members on a visual map

  • Divers can set and receive waypoints and points of interest and share with all team members.

  • Locations can be marked in absolute geo-coordinates for later use and/or vehicle deployment

  • Divers can communicate with each other and with the surface team

S2C USBL Buoy underwater network node with antennas, partially submerged

The diver console is a compact wrist tablet that connects to the tracker modem by cable. It provides the diver access to the SiNAPS user interface - EvoLogics positioning software visualizing the map of the current operations area, the positions of all divers and the support vessel, and running the text chat tool.

At the surface, the USBL buoy acts as the acoustic node for operations. This device, a mono-unit with a USBL antenna, an integrated PC running SiNAPS positioning software, a dual-antenna GNSS receiver, and a WiFi access point, is designed for mobile scenarios. The Buoy ensures rapid setup and fully supports bidirectional diver tracking and message exchange.

The USBL buoy calculates diver positions using acoustic signals and displays them in the SiNAPS interface for the support team. This capability allows the surface team to monitor diver positions, communicate messages, and adjust mission waypoints as needed. Bidirectional acoustic links ensure that all mission divers have access to tracker positions.

Three-panel image of underwater network node systems. Left: Sonobot 5 autonomous USV on a lake. Center: S2C USBL Buoy in clear water. Right: ACOUSTIC SENSOR BUOY (USBL, HYDROPHONE)
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Diver Navigation · Diver Tracking · Communication · Coordinate operations · Search and Rescue · Salvage operations · Recovery efforts · Cleanup operations ·

Diver Navigation · Diver Tracking · Communication · Coordinate operations · Search and Rescue · Salvage operations · Recovery efforts · Cleanup operations ·

Specification Diver Navigation/Communication

  • Encrypted acoustic communication, range up to 1.5 km, acoustic frequency18-34 kHz

  • Positioning in absolute geocoordinates, slant range accuracy +/- 10 cm

  • Battery duration up to 8 hours

  • Max. depth rating 50 m

  • Simultaneous tracking of up to 5 divers

  • Messaging to/from up to 100 divers

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