Wave Glider

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Unmanned surface vehicle
gptkbp:acquiredBy Boeing (via Liquid Robotics in 2016)
gptkbp:category gptkb:robot
Autonomous marine robot
Ocean technology
Oceanographic instrument
Unmanned vehicle
gptkbp:communicatesVia gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:satellite
Cellular
gptkbp:connects Surface float and submerged glider via tether
gptkbp:dataCollected Weather
Temperature
Currents
Salinity
Chemical properties
Acoustic signals
gptkbp:hasComponent Submerged glider
Surface float
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sunnyvale,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wave Glider
gptkbp:launched 2009
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Liquid_Robotics
gptkbp:notableMission Crossed Pacific Ocean autonomously
Hurricane monitoring
Seismic monitoring
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:US_Navy
Research institutions
Oil and gas companies
gptkbp:operates Autonomously
Long duration missions
Remote ocean areas
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Liquid_Robotics
gptkbp:propulsion Solar-powered (for electronics)
Wave-powered
gptkbp:uses Environmental monitoring
Military applications
Maritime surveillance
Ocean data collection
Weather observation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liquid_Robotics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6