Ocean Engineers and Scientists Share Ideas, Challenges at International Arctic Workshop
focused on polar oceanography operations under the ice.The workshop began with briefings at NUWC Division Newport before all attendees convened at Innovate Newport, a local event and collaboration space.Championing the workshop was John Woods, director of International Engagement Office for the Office of Naval Research, who was eager to bring together this international group of researchers and innovators.“The goal of ICE-PPR is to increase international cooperation, to close gaps in capability. It’s a defense focus but it’s really an all of government effort from both the U.S. and our
OET Testing New ROV Cameras for 3D Model Making
, OET will collect high-resolution (<1 centimeter) visual and acoustic data over the seafloor using a new widefield camera array system and Norbit wideband multibeam sonar. The widefield camera array was co-developed by the Ocean Exploration Trust and Sexton Corporation with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). A customized software package for the Norbit sonar was recently developed by Corps of Exploration Navigator Dr. Kristopher Krasnosky, which takes raw data collected by sonar and allows onboard teams to visualize it in real-time.High-resolution visual and acoustic data collected by
DEEP's #OccupyMare is about Persistent Human Presence Subsea
, preservation, and an improved understanding of our interconnection with our ocean,” says Dawn Kernagis PhD, NASA crew member for the NEEMO XXII undersea mission, Vice Chair for Neurosurgery Research at the University of North Carolina, Explorers Club Fellow, and first recipient of US Office of Naval Research Undersea Medicine Program's Predoctoral Award. Dr Kernagis' team currently conducts advanced research for a number of organizations, including the United States Department of Defense and NASA. Following two years of research into advanced manufacturing processes and materials
VideoRay Acquires Blue Ring Imaging
Ring Imaging, known for its OctoView mixed reality software and OctoCAM multi-view 360°camera, will improve situational awareness and object detection capabilities of VideoRay's Defender. Blue Ring Imaging already boasts an impressive client list, including the US Navy’s PMS 408, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Navy RDSA, OceanX, and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).The acquisition of Blue Ring Imaging will drive the expansion of VideoRay’s capabilities. VideoRay will incorporate Blue Ring’s experience in artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy, augmented reality/virtua
VideoRay Bolsters Subsea Mine Detection Robot with Blue Ring Imaging Acquisition
Ring Imaging, known for its OctoView mixed reality software and OctoCAM multi-view 360°camera, will improve situational awareness and object detection capabilities of the Defender. "Blue Ring Imaging already boasts an impressive client list, including the US Navy’s PMS 408, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Navy RDSA, OceanX, and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). These customers will benefit from the greatly enhanced resources made available through the VideoRay acquisition," VideoRay said."With over 4,000 vehicles delivered worldwide, VideoRay has amassed unmatched
US Navy-owned FLIP Research Platform Retired from Service
A dynamic era in naval oceanography recently ended as the iconic Floating Instrument Platform — popularly known as FLIP — was officially retired from service.Built in 1962 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), FLIP helped generations of scientists and oceanographers better understand the mysteries of the sea, including internal waves, air-sea interaction and long-range sound propagation. Sadly, age and exorbitant life-extension costs resulted in the platform being disestablished.On Aug. 3, a solemn gathering of well-wishers watched as FLIP was towed, at sunset, to a dismantli
US Coast Guard Cutter Healy, Scientists Deploy Ice Stations
of multi-year ice for the first of three multi-instrument ice stations in the Arctic Ocean Basin late July and early August.As the Healy carefully approached and maintained position alongside an ice floe above 77 degrees north, the crew and a team of scientists, working in cooperation with the Office of Naval Research, (ONR) offloaded a diverse collection of equipment on to the floe carefully selected for its size and composition of multi-year ice.The objectives included the installation of two major instruments: the Waves, Weather, Ice Mass, Balance, and Ocean (WIMBO) device, a massive weather buoy destined
US Navy Taps Into Sofar Ocean's Data Buoy Network for Weather Forecasting
of use cases for Sofar’s marine sensing devices, data assimilation approach, and DaaS products that advance the Navy’s operations.“Our working relationship with Sofar Ocean leadership has been cultivated for over a decade starting with the Naval Postgraduate School and the Office of Naval Research,” said Dr. Joseph Calantoni, Technical Director, U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. “The formal relationship between CNMOC and Sofar Ocean is a success story that demonstrates the effectiveness of the Naval Research Enterprise to foster innovative technology and
Op/Ed: We Cannot Let the OceanGate Tragedy Put a Pause on Ocean Exploration
more than the purpose of OceanGate’s expedition – adventure tourism. At stake are the immense benefits to national, natural, and economic security of such activity. Consider the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s human occupied vehicle Alvin. For over six decades, the Office of Naval Research has sponsored research using the submersible to gain valuable technical knowledge for the U.S. Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities. Similarly, for over two decades NOAA’s Office Ocean of Exploration and Research has managed ocean mapping and scientific discovery missions to
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