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Selkie Tech

Selkie Tech · Salish Sea

Marine technology for work on and under the water.

AI-augmented modelling and forecasting, ROV and AUV subsystems, on-water operations support, and vessel instrumentation. Built and tested on the Salish Sea.

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Above the waterline, a Vector Weather wind and pressure forecast over British Columbia; below it, an AUV in the design tool and the same kind of vehicle under way in the mission simulator, with the AI design search's lightest design for each pressure housing

What we do

Four ways we help work get done on the water.

Each starts from the same place: the operational question you need answered, the vessel you have, and the water you work in.

Modelling & forecasting

AI-augmented models that turn weather, sea state, and vessel behaviour into answers you can act on.

  • Marine weather and sea-state forecasting
  • AUV mission and towed-cable simulation
  • Site-specific forecasting and hazard models
Modelling & forecasting

Subsea systems

Subsystems and engineering and design support for ROV and AUV builders, on systems from coastal to full ocean depth.

  • ROV and AUV subsystem design and build
  • Design support alongside your team
  • Fabrication, sea trials support, and recovery operations
Subsea systems

On-water operations

Planning, watchkeeping tools, and hands-on support for small-vessel operations.

  • Operational planning and weather windows
  • Anchor watch, tracking, and alerts
  • On-water support for surveys and deployments
On-water operations

Vessel integration

Navigation instruments, sensors, and vessel data working together, aboard and ashore.

  • Signal K integration and plugins
  • Instrument and sensor integration
  • Platform-to-shore data and monitoring
Vessel integration

How it fits together

From the model to the water, and back.

Our work runs in a loop. What we measure on the water improves the models; better models make the next job safer and faster.

  1. 01

    Model

    Forecast the conditions and simulate the vehicle, cable, or vessel before anyone gets wet.

  2. 02

    Plan

    Turn the model into a plan: the window, the route, the limits, and the fallback.

  3. 03

    Build

    Specify, build, and integrate the systems and instruments the job needs.

  4. 04

    Operate

    Run the job with live conditions, tracking, and alerts in hand.

  5. 05

    Measure

    Feed what the instruments recorded back into the models.

Products

Tools we built for our own work, available for yours.

Vector Weather

Marine weather decision support: route and anchorage analysis, multi-model forecasts, fronts, sea ice, alerts, and an anchor alarm that reaches your phone.

About Vector Weather

Signal K plugins

Open-source plugins that bring forecasts, dual-GPS heading, and weather-station data into your boat's Signal K server.

See the plugins

Where we work

The Canadian waters of the Salish Sea.

On-water work is based here, where we know the passes, the currents, and the weather. Our software and products are used wherever our clients operate.

  • Strait of Georgia
  • Gulf Islands
  • Haro Strait
  • Juan de Fuca Strait
  • Howe Sound
  • Burrard Inlet & Fraser River

Notes

Field notes from the water.

All notes

Have a job on or under the water?

Tell us what you need to decide, build, or run. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.

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