Applying Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology to seabed and underwater ecosystem inspection activities in order to build important infrastructure while ensuring full respect for the environment. This is the focus of the "Odysseus" project, whose experimentation was launched by Terna, the company that operates the national transmission grid, in collaboration with Terradepth, a U.S. startup specializing in ocean data collection and dissemination. - As part of the "Odysseus" project, the first test took place off the port of Casamicciola Terme on the island of Ischia. During the geophysical survey of the seabed, Terna technicians were able to verify the performance of the "Gavia" drone, a Terradepth AUV equipped with advanced sensors such as, for example, Multibeam and side-scan Sonar, and high-definition camera.
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