The SEAVIEW project aims to design, build and test in an industrial and real environment the demonstrator and prototype of an innovative electronic instrument consisting of an underwater vehicle (Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle ROV) equipped with a three-dimensional stereoscopic video-acoustic sensor. A monitoring system based on the creation of an underwater neural network, which integrates static sensor nodes and mobile devices, will also be tested. The sensor nodes will be multifunctional and will have heterogeneous monitoring capabilities (e.g. they will be equipped with sensors capable of monitoring various environmental parameters, and with video cameras). The sensor nodes will be able to communicate data in real time via a gateway to a remote server, using innovative techniques based on acoustic communication (or radio for the surfaced part).

A system of this type will allow the integration of heterogeneous platforms and technologies. The underwater sensor nodes can be deployed from small boats, and reconfigured remotely in real time.