Applications of Underwater GPS

Underwater GPS has a number of practical applications. Listed are a small selection:

NAVAL
* Tracking and directing divers and vehicles
* Marking mines and directing mine destruction vehicles
* Tracking and guiding torpedos

OCEAN SCIENCE
* AUV tracking and direction
* Mapping underwater archaeology
* Mapping coral reefs
* Directing Sea explorer vehicles


OIL AND GAS
* Pipe tracking and underwater surveys
* AUV tracking and direction


SEARCH AND RESCUE
* Black Box recovery
* Manned Submarine rescue/distress calls


RECREATIONAL DIVING
* Mapping and marking dive sites
* Tracking and directing divers