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Dark News
Apr. 17, 2022
CCOM, a member of the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), has taken delivery of an iXblue DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The autonomous solution will help expand the footprint and efficiency of the OECI’s ocean exploration operations. The USV was funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration.
Directions Magazine
Apr. 14, 2022
The addition of the DriX USV to the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute's available mapping technology will further NOAA Ocean Exploration's mission.
Seatrec and Seabed 2030 Launch Project NEMO, the “Last Great Expedition” to Map Ocean’s Most Remote Spot
WebWire
Mar. 23, 2022
CCOM director Larry Mayer is heading up a new endeavor—Project NEMO. This effort, part of Seabed 2030, will use autonomous technology to map the ocean in one of the most remote locations on Earth.
Hydro International
Feb. 22, 2022
CCOM has established a cooperative partnership with ThayerMahan, Inc. The focus of the partnership will be on using Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as an innovative approach to ocean mapping and hydrography.
Benzinga
Feb. 10, 2022
CCOM has established a cooperative partnership with ThayerMahan, Inc. The focus of the partnership will be on using Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as an innovative approach to ocean mapping and hydrography.
Yahoo!
Feb. 10, 2022
CCOM has established a cooperative partnership with ThayerMahan, Inc. The focus of the partnership will be on using Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as an innovative approach to ocean mapping and hydrography.
National Geographic
Feb. 8, 2022
GEBCO director Rochelle Wigley and CCOM alum Scott Loranger are quoted in this article about the importance of acoustics in ocean mapping.
UNH Today
Jan. 7, 2022
CCOM professor John Hughes Clarke has been inducted into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame class of 2021 for his "tremendous history of innovation in ocean mapping."
Ground Truth
Nov. 4, 2021
Larry Mayer and CCOM alum Rachel Medley, chief of NOAA's Expeditions and Exploration Division, talk about the importance of fully mapping the earth's oceans as soon as possible, and how autonomous technologies will make it possible.
Union Leader
Oct. 23, 2021
Larry Mayer describes the current conditions of the seabed and the state of the ice researchers encountered during a recent transit through the Northwest Passage aboard the USCGC Healy.
Kodiak Daily Mirror
Oct. 21, 2021
Ice too unstable for "ice liberty" during Healy's northwest passage transit.
The Seattle Times
Oct. 20, 2021
Larry Mayer comments on the ice conditions in this article about the USCGC Healy's transit through the Northwest Passage.
The Chhattisgarh
Sep. 30, 2021
The recent USCGC Healy transit through the Northwest Passage shows a marked decrease in ice cover in the Arctic.
Cision
Sep. 28, 2021
Fabien Cousteau headed to the Caribbean to complete a site map for the proposed underwater station Proteus. GEBCO alumni Tomer Ketter, Diego Billings, and Luisana Osorio were on hand to represent Map the Gaps and provide expertise in mapping the marine protected area around Curaçao.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey News & Updates
Sep. 27, 2021
NOAA office and CCOM master's student Patrick Debroisse chronicled the voyage of the USCGC Healy through the Northwest Passage.
Coast Survey Biweekly Newsletter
Sep. 15, 2021
AusSeabed (Australia), Coast Survey, and UNH CCOM have officially released QAX, a software package with the potential to improve the quality and reliability of mbes data.
UNH Today
Sep. 13, 2021
CCOM sponsored a summer internship aboard NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson for UNH ocean engineering undergrad Natalie Cook.
Time
Sep. 13, 2021
CCOM Director Larry Mayer is quoted in this article about the decline of sea ice in the arctic.
xyHt Magazine
Sep. 1, 2021
CCOM director Larry Mayer shares insights about mapping the ocean floor and the innovative technology needed to do it.
Nunatsiaq News
Aug. 30, 2021
The USCGC Healy embarked last week on a long Arctic mission that includes a rare transit of the Northwest Passage, conducting scientific research and a joint exercise with Canada in Arctic waters.
Arctic Today
Aug. 26, 2021
USCGC Healy is transiting through the Northwest Passage with CCOM researchers aboard.
Anchorage Daily News
Aug. 17, 2021
Dawn Wright, Esri chief scientist, writes about how the initiative to map the entire seafloor by 2030 will affect the world's climate and Larry Mayer is quoted about the cost of the endeavor.
Bloomberg Opinion
Aug. 17, 2021
Dawn Wright, chief scientist of Esri writes about the benefits of completely mapping the earth's oceans, including its impact on the world's climate. CCOM director Larry Mayer weighs in on the cost of the endeavor which is significant but well worth the investment.
Nocus Light Technologies Today
Aug. 10, 2021
The uncrewed, autonomous, Saildrone Surveyor recently completed a groundbreaking maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Physics Today
Aug. 1, 2021
Larry Mayer, a member of the SCICEX (Submarine Arctic Science Program) advisory science committee, explains why it's necessary to map the ocean floor and how civilian-military cooperation can contribute.