Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center

Nautilus and DriX - Back Together Again

CCOM is taking part in the E/V Nautilus' expedition to the Solomon Islands where they are exploring the WWII maritime archaeology of Guadalcanal in Iron Bottom Sound, and are using the DriX to make high resolutions maps of the battlefield seafloor. Photo courtesy of Exploration Trust.

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What Lies Beneath

CCOM research is the cover story of the Winter 2025 issue of UNH Magazine.

Learn how CCOM is revealing the ocean's depths

Brian Calder Elected to Hydrographer Hall of Fame

Brian Calder, CCOM Associate Director, has been honored for his distinguished career in seafloor mapping technologies by The Hydrographic Society of America.

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Nancy Hann, NOAA Vice Admiral and Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, named CCOM Research Project Engineer Val Schmidt NOAA’s January Team Member of the Month! Val has been instrumental in developing NOAA’s ability to operate Uncrewed Marine Systems for ocean mapping and surveys and driving dramatic increases in the efficiency of NOAA’s ocean mapping activities.