Regardless of where the underwater infrastructure is though, the systems required to monitor it must be as accurate as they are cost-effective and dependable.

Utility companies, port authorities and offshore contractors can choose to either deploy a team of divers to manually inspect their infrastructure, or take a less hands on, but safer and more cost-effective approach by deploying Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) installed with bathymetric and side-scan sonar.