SQUID-5 in the water
![Equipment attached to a metal frame floats in the water on two buoys while dolphins frolic nearby.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/SQUID5-1.jpg?itok=I4M2VpXt)
Detailed Description
The SQUID-5 is an acronym for a Structure-from-Motion (SfM) Quantitative Underwater Imaging Device with 5 cameras. Developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility (MarFac), SQUID-5 is a towed surface vehicle with an onboard Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and 5 downward-looking cameras with overlapping views of the seafloor. It was first field-tested in July of 2019 in the Florida Keys over a shallow-water coral reef. Here, some curious dolphins frolic nearby as SQUID-5 is towed from a boat.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.