# Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) at Global Ocean: deployment

Canonical ID: `f8bae704-cfd2-4e49-9767-62a824646994`

Saildrone operates a global fleet of wind and solar-powered autonomous USVs for hurricane forecasting, ocean mapping, maritime surveillance, and climate monitoring, collecting data for months at a time without human intervention.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-06_

- **Slug:** saildrone-usv-global-ocean
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)](/models/saildrone-usv.md) (id: `385b5e9b-4631-4e27-8b28-23993f6c0cf9`)
- **Company:** [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) (id: `cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920`)
- **Location:** [Global Ocean](/locations/global-ocean.md) (id: `0d3baa2f-1059-4801-8b6a-56c545f430c1`)
- **Operator:** [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) (id: `cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920`)
- **First seen:** 2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **About Us - Saildrone** · https://www.saildrone.com/about · 2015-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Global Ocean?

Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at Global Ocean on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) at Global Ocean?

Saildrone, the manufacturer of Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Global Ocean go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2015 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Global Ocean?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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