PlanckPlanck Aerosystems builds unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for maritime pro-fessionals. Based in San Diego, Planck was founded on the idea that putting an aircraft on every boat would represent a transformational change to maritime industry through improved data acqui-sition, situational awareness and safety. Planck has built the technology to make the dream of putting a drone on every boat a reality. Founder Josh Wells and lead engineer Allan Matthew conduct-ed a series of technology demonstra-tions during Oceanology International North America (OINA), held in San Diego February 14-16, 2017. During these demos, selected OINA attendees got a chance to see Planck’s technology Global Ocean DesignGlobal Ocean DesignImage: Global Ocean Designin action in South San Diego Bay.Planck’s guidance, navigation and Patented technology and innova- The company’s Beacon Board is a control system enables fully autono-tive design are found in Global Ocean new idea in surface location devices. mous