Department of Homeland Security is testing buoy sensor grid technology as a part of its Small Vessel Security Program. The buoys are connected into grid with nodes 20 miles apart from each other and anchored within 200 miles offshore. The “sonobuoys” detect signals made by vessels and passes information to the basestation. Information is analyzed and, if further action is necessary, transmitted to the Coast Guard or law enforcement agencies.
The buoy sensors analyze acoustic signatures to pick up suspicious patterns. So far two companies got contracts to develop buoy grids - Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC) and LewTech Company. The target price tag per sensor-quipped buoy is $15,000.
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