Miros has been leading the way in providing real-time ocean insights for over forty years, giving maritime operators the data they need to navigate the complexities of the marine environment safely. By integrating radar technology with artificial intelligence, Miros allows operators to shift from reactive responses to proactive management.
Offshore operations involve complex environmental variables. For example, pipelay operations require high accuracy, as sudden shifts in sea state can cause vessel instability. While pipelaying highlights the challenges of dynamic ocean conditions, similar complexities also impact vessel operations during offshore installation, maintenance, or crew transfer activities.
Vessels must respond to volatile wave heights, wave periods, and vessel motions, all of which vary on short timescales. Weather forecasting has advanced from the general seven-day forecasts in the past, but for offshore operations, traditional forecasts often fall short.
The Miros WaveSystem represents a breakthrough in real-time sea state monitoring. By using PredictifAI, Miros’ new and advanced AI wave and vessel motion prediction technology continuously measures wave height, direction, and frequency directly from vessels or fixed platforms, to automatically adapt to changing sea and weather conditions. Unlike traditional wave buoys, this dry-mounted system avoids deployment and maintenance challenges and latency, providing instant, highly accurate sea state data. This continuous, site-specific monitoring allows operators to instantly adapt vessel positioning, pause lifting operations or equipment deployment, adjust tensioner settings or stinger angles, reducing risk and improving efficiency.
Building on real-time measurement, Miros’ PredictifAI technology adds a crucial predictive dimension, enabling operators to anticipate the ocean’s immediate future. PredictifAI uses a sophisticated combination of AI-driven machine learning algorithms, high-resolution Xband radar input, and DNV alpha-factor-approved wave data to forecast wave trains and vessel motion patterns with remarkable precision.
This predictive capability focuses on the short-term horizon, delivering wave and vessel motion predictions from as little as one meter wave height, up to several minutes ahead. This hyperlocal strategy provides operators with valuable lead time to make critical decisions such as adjusting operational parameters, rescheduling tasks, or reallocating resources to mitigate risk.
Unlike conventional metocean forecasts that provide longer-term outlooks, PredictifAI offers deterministic, verified accuracy, essential for motion-critical offshore tasks. The system continuously adapts to changing sea states and weather conditions.
By combining WaveSystem’s continuous sea state measurements with PredictifAI’s forward-looking predictions, operators gain a comprehensive environmental awareness that supports faster, smarter decision-making. This integration transforms environmental data from a static reference into a dynamic, real-time co-pilot.
Miros continues to push the boundaries of AI, sensor integration, and data connectivity, enabling offshore operators to transform uncertainty into strategic advantage. The goal is a new operational paradigm where every action at sea is informed by live, hyperlocal, and highly accurate environmental intelligence.
This spotlight appeared in ON&T Magazine’s 2025 September Edition, Decarbonizing the Blue Economy, to read more access the magazine here.
