Podcasts Science NOAA Ocean Podcast Remote Control

Remote Control

Published: Oct. 24, 2018, 6:38 p.m.

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Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator (BEN) Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) underway from the NOAA Ship Fairweather off Point Hope, Alaska, July, 2018. BEN, a four-meter diesel-powered USV manufactured by ASV Global, has an endurance of over 16 hours and is equipped with a standard suite of hydrographic survey equipment.

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With the use of unmanned systems, NOAA is reducing operational costs and manpower requirements, while increasing the type and quality of data that NOAA collects. In this episode, Rob Downs from NOAA\\u2019s Office of Coast Survey explains the past, present, and possible future of unmanned systems at NOAA.

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