Aerial Water Sampling Drone

Water sampling uav in action collecting a sample at a depth of 80 meters the drone collected the water sample and the team was able to quickly analyze it for ph iron species and total arsenic using hatch s mobile water testing lab.

Aerial water sampling drone.

The drone and sampling equipment can fly out over the lake and gather water from the surface layer a transitional layer and a deep layer to account for thermal and chemical stratification. The adaptive water sampling with unmanned aerial vehicle assisted water sampling device was proved to be a successful method for water quality evaluation. A hyperspectral camera is mounted on this pelican drone. In this video we demonstrate a multi rotor aerial vehicle that can obtain water samples in remote and hard to access locations.

The aerial drone first suspended a conductivity temperature depth ctd probe capable of measuring in situ parameters to a depth of 100 m and then suspended a water sampling device capable of collecting 2 l water samples up to 120 m deep. Among others aerial drones can be used as carriers for air sampling systems analyzers and sensors replacing or complementing the traditional ways to sampling at high altitudes such as airships aircrafts tethered balloons and meteorological towers. By using an attachment patent pending that hatch has developed for drones water samples can be collected below the water surface without the need for personnel to access the lake surface. This is from the university of nebraska lincoln nimbus lab see http.

The solution also allows for the collection of in situ profiles of physiochemical parameters i e temperature electrical conductivity and water density. Advancements in drone technology have seen the development of drone assisted water sampling payloads resulting in the ability of drones to retrieve water samples and physico chemical data from aquatic ecosystems.