REAL-TIME
MARINE MAMMAL MONITORING
Open Ocean Robotics’ uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) DataXplorer™ was deployed in partnership with Jasco Applied Sciences for Innovative Solutions Canada’s ‘Real-time Marine Mammal Monitoring Service Via Uncrewed Surface Vessel’ program. The USV was equipped with a high-resolution camera system, oceanographic sensors, and JASCO’s OceanObserver passive acoustic sensor in a 3-day trial for Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC). The service detected and localized marine mammals to mitigate environmental risk of conducting marine operations.
GOALS
HIGHLIGHTS
Open Ocean Robotics and JASCO demonstrated reliable, real-time, and zero-emission marine mammal monitoring as a service using an uncrewed surface vehicle. This mission showcased a service merging world class acoustic expertise and equipment with cutting edge marine robotics to deliver an innovative solution to protect marine life.
RESULTS
In-Situ Detections
In-situ detections were made by JASCO’s OceanObserver system and detection information was transmitted for verification and validation by JASCO’s acoustic analysts using the PortListen web-portal.
Real-time Data Transmission
Additional data transmitted in real-time included wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, water temperature, water depth, ocean temperature, AIS detections, and optical and thermal camera video, which was available for viewing on Open Ocean Robotics’ web-portal XplorerView™ .
Remote Operations
The USV was operated by shore-based pilots in Victoria, BC and data was transmitted in real-time to both Open Ocean Robotics’ and JASCO’s cloud-based portals.
PROJECT
PROFILES
Hi-tech fix in the works to help RCN avoid marine mammals. Read more about it here.
Madeleine Bouvier-Brown, our Marine Project Scientist talks about all things Marine Mammal Monitoring at Open Ocean robotics on the latest episode of the podcast "Solve for X".
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