There are a number of features that make this technology ideal for this application including: Easy access to quarry to deploy the man-portable YSI EcoMapper and inflatable kayak system No need for survey boat, eliminating expense of transportation and logistic issues in deploying boat Time and human resource required to conduct full survey Lithium-ion power source (allowing the AUV to operate for greater than eight hours per recharge) 2.5 knot surface speed (providing quick data collection) 1 Hz data logging (provides robust data sampling) GPS reference accuracy (enables pin-point accuracy of sample location)