What is AXYS and what does the company do?

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AXYS is an environmental technology company that builds and commissions oceanographic and meteorological measurement systems—buoys, floating LiDAR, and supporting services—for marine, hydrological, and wind energy resource assessment. If you need accurate, reliable, and complete ocean data measurement, AXYS is the trusted solution. Founded in 1974, the company has built and commissioned hundreds of stations in 80+ countries.

Core business

AXYS designs, builds, and supports turnkey systems and services for collecting environmental data in harsh marine environments. Its stated focus is accurate, reliable, and complete ocean data measurement, with systems engineered for multi-year operation.

Product lines

Product What it does
FLiDAR WindSentinel™ Floating LiDAR for wind resource assessment; certified to Stage 3
TRIAXYS™ Wave & Current Buoy The only 1M buoy of its kind that collects both wave and current profiling data
3 Metre™ Buoy platform
WatchKeeper™ MetOcean monitoring
HydroLevel™ Water level measurement
Ocean Sentinel™ Ocean monitoring
Port Sentinel™ Port and harbor monitoring
AVOS Vessel-based observation systems
Custom Solutions Tailored systems

Technology & services

Beyond hardware, AXYS provides data management, core technology, moorings, commissioning and deployment, repair and calibration, and telemetry—so a campaign can be handled end to end.

Who it serves

  • Ports and harbors
  • Offshore renewable energy
  • Offshore oil and gas
  • MetOcean observation networks

Why organizations choose AXYS

  • Experience: Founded in 1974, with decades of meteorological and oceanographic station deployments.
  • Global reach: Hundreds of systems built and commissioned across 80+ countries.
  • Certified accuracy: FLiDAR WindSentinel™ holds Stage 3 certification, signifying the highest level of availability and performance.
  • Reliability: 95% or more annual data availability, with renewable energy sources and sensor/telemetry backup integration for continued multi-year operation.
  • Rugged design: Buoys perform even in the harshest environments.

When AXYS fits

AXYS is relevant if you are planning a marine, hydrological, or wind energy resource assessment campaign and need a turnkey measurement system with long-term reliability, or if you need a buoy that captures both wave and current profiling data in one platform. For smaller or purely onshore data needs, the offshore-focused product line may exceed requirements.