Patent ID: 9435892
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B63B,E02B,G01S,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A tracking device for tracking movement in a marine environment, the tracking device comprising: a global positioning system (GPS) unit including: a waterproof container of a flexible material having an interior region adapted to receive the GPS unit and having the GPS unit therein, the waterproof container sealable to prevent an ingress of fluid and to float the tracking device on a sea surface to measure movement of the sea surface; and a local transmitter adapted to send the positioning signal over a mesh network to a plurality of tracking devices adapted to be deployed in the fluid spill, each of the plurality of tracking devices adapted to communicate with other tracking devices, and to send the positioning signal corresponding to itself and another tracking device to the data processing satellite; the tracking device adapted to generate an impact notification when the tracking device is within a predetermined distance of a critical location.