The first ever virtual OCEANS conference, Global OCEANS 2020: Singapore-U.S. Gulf Coast, was held during 5-31 Oct. This virtual conference was also unique as it combined two regional OCEANS into a single Global OCEANS.
Exploring Worlds beyond the coastline – OCEANS 2020 plenary
Jyotika Virmani from Schmidt Ocean Institute spoke about how technology will be key to powering our exploration of the oceans in the coming years, and how SOI’s philanthropic model has contributed to powering this science in the past by allowing scientists to use facilities on board their ship and ROV.
Sustaining Long-Term Ocean Observations
Long-term observations are critical for using ocean resources responsibly and sustainably.
First new seafloor map of the Ocean Decade collected in Australian waters
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor has collected the first public seafloor data of the New Year, as part of a global effort to map the entire ocean floor by 2030.
Autonomous Systems – Emerging & Future Technology Panel at OCEANS 2020
A panel session identified the challenges and opportunities in emerging technologies such as ocean sampling networks, underwater IOT, resident underwater vehicles, underwater human robot interaction, and ultra-long endurance systems.
Ocean Best Practices OBPS Success Story – GOOS-Endorsed Best Practices
During the last year, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), working with the OBPS, have developed a process to enable GOOS community best practices to be identified and made available via a search function in the OBPS.
Improving Global and Regional Ocean Observing Through Best Practices and Standards
Why adopting and documenting Best Practices and Standards is important to understanding our Oceans better, and thereby solving problems of the coming Decade.
Inspiring young minds towards Oceanic Engineering – TryEngineering webinar
An Oceanic Engineering webinar was a great opportunity to reach out to young minds who were curious on Ocean-related careers.
AUV-related research articles in April issue of IEEE JOE
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles are a hot topic in oceanic exploration. The April 2020 issue of JOE published 8 articles related to AUVs. A quick look at these articles.
Ocean Decade – Regional Planning Workshop for Northern/Central Indian Ocean countries and ROPME sea area
A Regional Planning Workshop for Northern/Central Indian Ocean countries and ROPME sea area was conducted at the National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.