The GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team successfully completed its first 24-hour sea-trials in preparation for the final round of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

Marine Technology Reporter catches up with Dr. Rochelle Wigley, director of CCOM's GEBCO-NF Training Program, as the conclusion to the $7 Million Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE fast approaches.

Ocean Discovery Day will provide visitors with an opportunity to explore the wonders of the sea through interactive exhibits and demonstrations.

Ocean Discovery Day provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the wonders of the sea through interactive exhibits and demonstrations at the Chase Ocean Engineering Lab at UNH in Durham. The event is free to the public and runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29.

GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team has successfully completed the first 24-hour sea trials of its new concept that aims to ‘map the gaps’ of the world’s ocean floor.

The GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team confirms the successful completion of its first 24-hour sea-trials in preparation for the final round of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

The NF-GEBCO XPrize team is a favorite to win! The competition's final challenge will be held by the end of the year in a yet to be disclosed location, but the team is confident they can handle anything that comes their way.  

A team of UNH research engineers is using the Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator, a C-Worker 4 autonomous surface vessel (ASV), to explore the use of autonomy for charting surveys in Arctic regions. The tests will enable the group to explore how autonomous technology can integrate with traditional survey methods. The team is collaborating with the NOAA Ship Fairweathr to collect data to contribute to the Point Hope survey project. This project will fulfill part of the US Arctic Nautical Charting Plan, conducting hydrographic surveys in areas that have never previously been surveyed.  

CCOM researchers, together with personnel from NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, recently completed an Arctic voyage that deployed the BEN ASV from the NOAA Ship Fairweather.

CCOM affiliate professor Brad Barr weighs in on how to define, and therefore protect, areas of ocean wilderness.

NOAA Coast Survey hosted the 4th annual Chart Adequacy Workshop at NOAA’s HQ in Silver Spring, MD. Thirteen countries were respresented at this year's meeting which aims to improve the collection, quality, and availability of hydrographic data world-wide, and help standardize chart adequacy evaluations around the world.