Oshen deploys constellations of autonomous, long-endurance micro ocean platforms called C-Stars to provide persistent, wide-area ocean intelligence. These distributed, navigable sensors offer enhanced ocean awareness for climate monitoring, security applications, and infrastructure oversight. The company delivers reliable data from high-risk ocean environments where traditional observing systems face limitations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Obtaining comprehensive, high-density ocean data for weather forecasting, climate modeling, and maritime monitoring is challenging due to the limitations of traditional methods like weather buoys, which are expensive to deploy and maintain, and satellites, which lack granular, localized information. This scarcity of real-time, widespread oceanic data hinders accurate predictions and effective monitoring of critical ocean activities.
Solution
Oshen provides constellations of small, autonomous, wind-powered robotic micro-vessels, called C-Stars, equipped with sensors to collect meteorological, visual, and acoustic ocean data. These rugged, sailboat-like robots navigate to user-specified locations or maintain station using in-house software, enduring multi-month missions while relaying information on their local environment via satellite. By deploying these robots in precise areas at high spatial density, Oshen enables the collection of ocean data at a granularity unattainable with other solutions, contributing to more accurate AI-driven weather forecasts, climate models, and improved maritime domain awareness. The compact size of the C-Stars facilitates straightforward deployment, even from small vessels.
Target Audience
Oshen's primary customers include organizations involved in climate and weather research, industry operations requiring precise ocean data, and government agencies focused on maritime domain awareness and security.
Features
- Autonomous navigation to user-defined locations or stationary positioning
- Multi-month mission endurance with wind and solar power
- Real-time data relay via satellite for meteorological and oceanographic conditions
- Passive acoustic sensors, visual, and infrared cameras for marine mammal monitoring and maritime domain awareness
- In-house data processing algorithms for enhanced data insights
- Compact size for easy deployment from small vessels
- Ability to operate in harsh weather conditions, including winter storms with high waves