Aquatic Sensors

12/17/2025

Open-ocean testing proves the flexibility of the Aquatic Imager 🌊

📍 St. Petersburg, FL | December 2025

The Aquatic Imager from OceanSpace Sensors was recently deployed aboard the R/V Weatherbird during multiple offshore cruises along Florida’s west coast—and performed successfully in real-world, open-ocean conditions.

Over the course of week-long sampling efforts, the instrument was used in two configurations:
🔹 Flow-through sampling while underway
🔹 Desktop sample processing, with plankton samples collected from ~300 m depth using various nets and analyzed immediately upon return to the surface

Both deployment methods delivered strong results, demonstrating the ruggedness, flexibility, and suitability of the Aquatic Imager for use aboard research vessels—whether operating in continuous flow-through mode or with discrete, static samples.

Field testing also helped identify opportunities to further improve usability, particularly enhancements to the desktop sampling system—insights that will help guide future refinements.

Real-world conditions. Real-world performance.

10/21/2025

Looking forward to seeing you at NALMS! Please stop by and say hi to us and our partners IoLight and OceanSpace Sensors

05/30/2025

🐸 Partner Spotlight: Field Research in Action

We’re proud to support researchers like Leah Jacobs, who’s been with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance for over six years, working to conserve the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog in Southern California.

As part of an amphibian conservation and reintroduction program in collaboration with the USGS, Leah uses the ioLight digital microscope in the field to identify viable s***m samples from wild frogs for cryopreservation and assisted reproductive technologies.

“The ioLight is instrumental in helping us determine whether an individual is producing s***m we can preserve. It’s lightweight, easy to transport, and handles harsh conditions well — perfect for our remote, stream-based field sites.”
— Leah Jacobs, Amphibian Conservation Biologist

🔬 Why ioLight?
✅ 1μm resolution for clear field imaging
✅ Compact and wireless — fits in a pack, runs on a tablet
✅ Built for rugged field conditions around water
✅ Enables on-the-spot analysis for better conservation decisions

It’s exciting to see tools like this directly support biodiversity and endangered species recovery in real-time.

🌿 Learn more about ioLight → https://www.aquaticsensors.com/category/microscopes/

05/28/2025

🌀 Hurricane Season Is Here — Is Your Flood Monitoring Network Ready?

The USGS and National Weather Service work around the clock during hurricanes and extreme storms to track water levels, storm surge, and flooding. But fast, localized data is just as critical at the community level — and that’s where Obscape comes in.
With modular, real-time tools, Obscape helps you monitor flood risks before, during, and after severe weather events:

🌧️ Water Level Gauges for streams, rivers, and urban runoff
📸 Remote Cameras for live visual confirmation
📡 PTM (Power Telemetry Module) with satellite or cellular uplink
🖥️ Cloud dashboard for real-time access and alerting

No infrastructure? No problem. Obscape systems are solar-powered, compact, and field-ready, making them ideal for emergency deployments.

🛠️ From municipal response teams to researchers and conservation authorities, our systems help fill the data gaps when every second counts.

🌐 Learn more: https://youtu.be/ikYAROk3py4?si=_VLcYZpo_fWfjpT0

Looking for precise, contact-free measurements of water levels? Obscape’s Radar Level Gauge is the solution! Designed for applications in both coastal and in...

05/27/2025

🔬 What can the Aquatic Imager detect? A lot more than you might think!

From zooplankton and fish larvae to microplastics, the Aquatic Imager delivers high-resolution, flow-through imaging for real-time classification and quantification.

✅ Size range:

05/22/2025

🔬 Hardware Spotlight: The ioLight Digital Field Microscope

Designed for field scientists, monitoring crews, and lab teams alike, the ioLight microscope delivers lab-quality imaging in a compact, rugged form.

Here’s what makes it stand out:
✅ 1μm resolution — perfect for identifying cyanobacteria and other cells
✅ Fits in an incubator for live culture monitoring
✅ Cell Imager model allows viewing from below — ideal for petri dishes, well plates, and flasks
✅ Built-in Wi-Fi for digital sharing — capture, save, and send images directly from the field
✅ Compact + portable — lightweight and field-ready

Whether you're working at the shoreline, in the lab, or in a mobile unit, ioLight makes microscopy simple, shareable, and scalable.

🌐 Learn more or book a demo → https://www.aquaticsensors.com/category/microscopes/

05/21/2025

🔌 Say goodbye to bulky data loggers and complicated infrastructure!

Meet the Obscape Power Telemetry Module (PTM) — a compact, solar-powered unit designed to simplify environmental data collection in the field.

Whether you're monitoring water levels, rainfall, or water quality parameters, the PTM gives you:
✅ Plug-and-play compatibility with a wide range of sensors
✅ Cellular or satellite data transmission
✅ Cloud-based access to real-time readings
✅ Compact, weatherproof, and easy to deploy anywhere

📊 It’s a modern alternative to legacy platforms like DCPs — smaller, smarter, and more affordable.

🌐 Explore the PTM: https://youtu.be/oUEAdlvrphE?si=BZ7PYy8AFvUpOx_B

05/20/2025

🔍 What is the Aquatic Imager?

Imagine having a lab tech and a plankton net in one rugged, portable unit — that’s the power of the Aquatic Imager.

Developed by OceanSpace Sensors and offered through Aquatic Sensors, this flow-through imaging system captures and classifies what's in your water sample — from zooplankton to microplastics — in real time.

✅ 4K line scan camera
✅ Inline imaging at up to 6 GPM
✅ Size range:

05/16/2025

🌍 Monitoring everything from rainfall to wave height? You need a platform that can keep up!

We’re excited to kick off our Obscape series by spotlighting a complete, field-ready monitoring solution for meteorology, hydrology, water quality, and wave dynamics—powered by the Obscape Power Telemetry Module (PTM).

🧑‍🔧 Think Field Tech in a box!

Whether you’re managing a watershed, studying estuaries, or deploying coastal buoys, Obscape makes it simple with:

✅ Plug-and-play sensor support
✅ Solar-powered telemetry with satellite or cellular uplink
✅ Unified free cloud dashboard to visualize your data in real time

🌐 Learn more about Obscape’s modular, scalable system: https://www.aquaticsensors.com/category/systems/

05/15/2025

💡 From Water Sample to Cyanobacteria ID — in Under 30 Seconds

HAB season is no time for delays. With the combined power of the ioLight digital field microscope and BloomOptix AI, you can:

✅ Collect a water sample
✅ Capture a high-res image on-site
✅ Let AI classify the organisms — instantly

This portable solution delivers lab-level results in the field, helping teams make faster decisions and monitor more locations with less downtime.

🧪 No lab wait times
🌿 No sample transport issues
📱 All from the shore, dock, or boat

▶️ Watch the system in action (1 min): https://youtu.be/qjo-vNN88gE