Media Contact:
Matt Cimitile
813-368-9560 (cell)
mcimitile@usf.edu
MEDIA ADVISORY
Media are invited on Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. to see the latest generation of robotic marine technology in action and hear from experts on how this mission will improve coastal resiliency in Florida
WHAT: 国产短视频 marine scientists are leading an academic-federal-private enterprise partnership that will deploy a remotely operated 鈥榰ncrewed鈥� vessel to map complex, coastal seafloor areas of interest in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Along with the robotic vessel with acoustic sensors, this mission will utilize laser-based sensors mounted on airplanes and satellite-derived data to develop high-resolution maps of the region鈥檚 coastal zone to inform everything from storm surge forecasting to maritime safety to protecting cultural resources, such as shipwrecks.
There is global, national, and statewide interest in developing high-resolution maps of coastal areas. However, more than 50 percent of our nation鈥檚 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) remains unmapped, and surveying shallow waters is particularly challenging. This new technology will begin to address those challenges.
The mission team, led by the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies () at the 国产短视频College of Marine Science (国产短视频CMS), will hold a media opportunity for reporters, who will then be invited to view the uncrewed surface vessel in action and see the mission control lab inside. Supportive visual media (maps, video, imagery, infographic) will be available as will experts from the company SeaTrac, who built and operate the robotic vessel.
WHEN: 9 a.m. on Thursday, December 9.
WHERE: The media availability will take place in front of the R/V WT Hogarth research vessel near the 国产短视频College of Marine Science. To get there, enter 830 1st St. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 into a GPS. When arriving at the intersection of 8th Ave and 1st St. SE, take a left onto 8th Ave at the stop sign. Then take the first right onto E. Peninsula Dr. The R/V Hogarth is docked behind the buildings. A map is .
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