ESM30 conducts autonomous water sampling and monitoring - OceanAlpha Background Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei province in central China which has 166 lakes that cover 2,217 square km approximately counting 25% of the city. Its water coverage is one of the world’s highest. The Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau is responsible for monitoring the surface water quality by surveying a subset of 50 lakes of their temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity on a yearly basis. Before using the Oceanalpha ESM30 water quality sampling & monitoring boat, WHEPB needed three months to do this by taking a manned boat into each lake. Solution After the operator programs the task with a portable control station on shore, the Oceanalpha ESM30 USV works autonomously based on G

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