I-Mini Wave Buoy inokubona idatha ye-wave ngexesha elifutshane ngendlela ye-fixed point yexesha elifutshane okanye i-drifting, inikezela ngedatha ezinzileyo kunye nethembekileyo yophando lwenzululwazi ye-Ocean, njengokuphakama kwamaza, indlela yamaza, ixesha lamaza njalo njalo. Ingasetyenziselwa ukufumana idatha yecandelo lamaza kwisaveyi yecandelo lolwandle, kwaye idatha inokubuyiselwa kumxhasi ngeBei Dou, 4G, Tian Tong, Iridium kunye nezinye iindlela.