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The continuous development of autonomous and unmanned technology is accelerating the adop-tion of unmanned vessels for various maritime operations. Despite the technological develop-ments there is still a lack of clear regulatory and organizational frameworks for testing and exploiting the potential of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in real-world maritime conditions. Such real-world testing becomes...
The paper presents the analysis of accessibility and usability of Landsat 8 Satellite Imagery for the purpose of Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SGB) products generation of the area of near-shore waters of the Polish coast. General assumptions of the SDB, Landsat program and factors affecting the products generation process have been described in details. Examples of SDB results, generated using both...
The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO, http://www.gebco.net/) training of a new generation of hydrographers and scientists in ocean mapping has been funded by the Nippon Foundation, based in Tokyo, Japan, since 2004. The Nippon Foundation is a private, non-profit foundation, whose overall objectives include social innovation, assistance for humanitarian activities and global ocean management...
The concept for an autonomous seafloor mapping system for ocean exploration is being built to compete in the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition (http://oceandiscovery. xprize.org) by the international team of Nippon Foundation / GEBCO Alumni (see: http://www.gebco-nf.com/). The Team is advised and mentored by selected GEBCO and industry experts, specialized in ocean mapping, geology, software...
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