![]() ![]() Expedition Objectivesĭuring the expedition, we will conduct 24-hour-a-day ROV and mapping operations, with a focus on completing engineering priorities and testing new systems. It takes engineers from multiple disciplines to get our operations in working order, so we will have mechanical, electrical, broadcast, network, telepresence, and software engineers aboard, along with a videographer and data managers, who will work together to make sure that everything is ready to go for the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts expedition. Given the complexity of the systems, we typically encounter glitches that need to be resolved. During a shakedown, the systems undergo rigorous tests to ensure they are performing properly and are ready to be put to work. With all of these improvements, we need to have a shakedown! At the beginning of every field season, NOAA Ocean Exploration dedicates a series of days at sea to "shake down" and test the readiness of the ship's mission systems and the ROVs. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Océano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs. Finally, working with our partners at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, University of Rhode Island Inner Space Center (URI), and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), we made improvements to our telepresence tools and procedures, enabling a better remote experience for explorers around the world.ĭuring the expedition, our team of engineers will shake down systems and make repairs and adjustments that are needed to ensure everything is prepared for the rest of the field season. ![]() At the same time, the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration performed extensive work on ROVs Deep Discoverer and Seirios, improving the ROV components and adding new scientific instruments. Prior to the 2021 field season, with the support of NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Okeanos Explorer underwent an extensive dry-dock repair period to extend the operational lifespan of the ship and make system improvements. ASPIRE is a major multiyear, multinational collaborative ocean exploration field program focused on raising collective knowledge and understanding of the North Atlantic Ocean in support of the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation, an initiative between the United States, Canada, and the European Union to advance knowledge of the Atlantic for improved ocean stewardship and understanding. NOAA Ocean Exploration’s operations on Okeanos Explorer are back in full swing, and with this expedition we are continuing our contributions to the National Strategy for Exploring, Mapping, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (PDF, 1.9 MB) and NOAA’s Atlantic Seafloor Partnership for Integrated Research and Exploration (ASPIRE) campaign. ![]() Image courtesy of Art Howard, GFOE, Windows to the Deep 2018. Here, the ROV Team preps them for a dive during the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition. Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) Deep Discoverer and Seirios are the stars of this expedition. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. ![]()
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