Satellite technology has been used to chart shallow areas of the Cook Islands’ seafloor in never-before-seen detail by scientists in New Zealand working with the satellite data analytics company EOMAP GmbH.
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Fugro is participating in an EU co-funded research and innovation project to develop a remote solution for global satellite-derived seafloor mapping. The three-year project, named “4S” (Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite), will develop an online cloud-based solution that will use highly automated Earth-observation algorithms and workflows to remotely map and monitor seafloor habitats, morphology and shallow-water bathymetry. Fugro will lead the
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Sealite has released a case study on the Humber Gateway Wind Farm, located offshore of England in the North Sea. The wind farm is owned by The Crown Estate and features Sealite’s SL-510-SA marine lanterns, which were used in a marking upgrade connected to Sealite’s advanced asset monitoring platform, Star2M. You can download the case study here:
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Understanding tidal flow is important for a range of maritime activities and environmental monitoring, such as search and rescue operations, shipping routes and coastal erosion. The Arctic Ocean tides are particularly difficult to understand, but a new tidal model produced using ESA satellite data may shed some light on what is happening in this remote area. In many areas of
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A constellation of satellites will monitor sea levels on earth over the next decade using advanced microwave radiometers. The satellites, Copernicus Sentinel-6A and Sentinel-6B, are being equipped with payloads and will be launched next year via an international cooperation. Read more about the project at the European Space Agency.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is planning to launch its first satellites in 2018 to demonstrate the use of satellites for Arctic search and rescue missions. The program, called “Polar Scout”, involves the use of miniature satellites called cubesats. The USCG Research and Development Center (USCG RDC) is investigating cubesat capabilities and examining how the satellites can assist a variety of
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