BioCam - Mapping of Benthic Biology, Geology and Ecology with Essential Ocean Variables
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Faculty of Engineering & the Environment
Abstract
The UK and international governments need to understand the effects of human activities on deep-sea ecosystems in order to make well informed decisions on how to protect and preserve them for future generations. In particular, deep-water coral reefs can be thought of a hotspot for biological activity, providing a rich habitat for diverse communities of marine life at depths of up to ~2000 m. At the same time deep-sea corals grow slowly, taking several thousands of years to form these reefs, are fragile and extremely sensitive to changes in the environment. As such, failure to protect them from trawling and industrial activities may have irreversible effects not only on the distribution of coral, but also on the distribution of the marine communities they support.
However, monitoring of live coral distribution is expensive and time consuming. The main reason for this is that while deep-water corals are sparsely distributed over areas the size of a large city, the features that need to be observed to identify them reliably are on the scale of centimetres. Furthermore, colour is often used to tell apart healthy live coral from dead coral, which means that direct visual observation using underwater cameras is often necessary. Unfortunately, taking images underwater requires vehicles equipped with cameras and powerful lighting systems to operate within one or two meters of the seafloor. Since vehicles operating this close to the seafloor need to avoid obstacles, they can only travel at about a fifth of the speed people walk. In addition to these limitations, while an image can tell us if live coral is present or not, more advanced 3D imaging methods are needed to also tell us how much coral there is, which is important to know when monitoring changes in their abundance.
In this project, we will develop a 3D underwater camera system that is capable of measuring the distribution of live coral on the seafloor over areas that are more than 50 times larger than is currently possible. The system will use a pair of highly sensitivity cameras, a powerful flashed lighting system and a pulsed laser to obtain full colour images and high resolution 3D shape information at a range of almost 10 m (~5 times higher than is typical) from the seafloor. Being able to take high-resolution images from further away will increase the area that can be observed in a single frame and also allow underwater vehicles to operate at safer altitudes and so travel significantly faster than previously possible. Furthermore, images obtained by the 3D camera system will be processed to generate large 3D image landscapes that cover areas of several hundreds of hectares (1 hectare = 10,000m2). These landscapes will each consist of several hundreds of thousands of images of the seafloor obtained over several days using an underwater vehicle. The landscapes will provide scientists with a rich, explorable computer generated reconstruction of deep-sea environments that they can use to visualise and study patterns in the distribution of live coral that would not be immediately obvious in a folder consisting of several hundreds of thousands of raw image frames. Furthermore, the reconstructions will be made compatible with existing web-based interfaces that will potentially allow scientists from all over the world to directly identify live coral and make measurements of their size and distribution over the internet.
The technology developed in this project will allow live coral distributions to be studied over spatial scales that were not previously possible. By revisiting sites over several years, the high-resolution data obtained by the proposed sensor will help facilitate a better understand of the changes that take place on the seafloor, and allow our governments to make better informed decisions regarding the best strategies to preserve and protect these habitats without unnecessarily compromising commercial and industrial activities in the ocean.
However, monitoring of live coral distribution is expensive and time consuming. The main reason for this is that while deep-water corals are sparsely distributed over areas the size of a large city, the features that need to be observed to identify them reliably are on the scale of centimetres. Furthermore, colour is often used to tell apart healthy live coral from dead coral, which means that direct visual observation using underwater cameras is often necessary. Unfortunately, taking images underwater requires vehicles equipped with cameras and powerful lighting systems to operate within one or two meters of the seafloor. Since vehicles operating this close to the seafloor need to avoid obstacles, they can only travel at about a fifth of the speed people walk. In addition to these limitations, while an image can tell us if live coral is present or not, more advanced 3D imaging methods are needed to also tell us how much coral there is, which is important to know when monitoring changes in their abundance.
In this project, we will develop a 3D underwater camera system that is capable of measuring the distribution of live coral on the seafloor over areas that are more than 50 times larger than is currently possible. The system will use a pair of highly sensitivity cameras, a powerful flashed lighting system and a pulsed laser to obtain full colour images and high resolution 3D shape information at a range of almost 10 m (~5 times higher than is typical) from the seafloor. Being able to take high-resolution images from further away will increase the area that can be observed in a single frame and also allow underwater vehicles to operate at safer altitudes and so travel significantly faster than previously possible. Furthermore, images obtained by the 3D camera system will be processed to generate large 3D image landscapes that cover areas of several hundreds of hectares (1 hectare = 10,000m2). These landscapes will each consist of several hundreds of thousands of images of the seafloor obtained over several days using an underwater vehicle. The landscapes will provide scientists with a rich, explorable computer generated reconstruction of deep-sea environments that they can use to visualise and study patterns in the distribution of live coral that would not be immediately obvious in a folder consisting of several hundreds of thousands of raw image frames. Furthermore, the reconstructions will be made compatible with existing web-based interfaces that will potentially allow scientists from all over the world to directly identify live coral and make measurements of their size and distribution over the internet.
The technology developed in this project will allow live coral distributions to be studied over spatial scales that were not previously possible. By revisiting sites over several years, the high-resolution data obtained by the proposed sensor will help facilitate a better understand of the changes that take place on the seafloor, and allow our governments to make better informed decisions regarding the best strategies to preserve and protect these habitats without unnecessarily compromising commercial and industrial activities in the ocean.
Planned Impact
This research will develop a compact, low power 3D imaging system that is capable of generating high-resolution digital reconstructions of underwater scenes. The representation of underwater scenes offered by commercial underwater camera systems is limited to the footprint of a single image frame. However, the extent visible in a single image frame is often not well matched to the task of observing or inspecting natural scenes or artificial structures since it yields little insight into features and patterns that exist on broader scales. The advantage of the system proposed in this work is that it will deliver digital 3D reconstructions of underwater scenes composed of several thousands of images or more, as a packaged data product. The use of standard data and metadata formats will also allow organisations to share data when necessary, and will allow features covering the full range of spatial scales observed to be seamlessly visualised, explored and interrogated by its users using existing software infrastructures. The capabilities offered will allow users to optimise the way in which observation and inspection tasks are performed as well as provide an opportunity to consider the most effective way to archive and maintain data.
The sensor hardware will have integrated lighting control and data storage, and will use standard communication protocols that will make it possible to integrate the device into existing platforms with minimal disruption. Furthermore, the capabilities offered by the device can fulfil the role played by standard underwater cameras, which means that it has a potential market of several thousands of underwater platforms, including low-cost, compact (human deployable) remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The application areas for such systems span natural science, mineral resource prospecting, environmental monitoring, mapping of debris and plastics, and industrial inspection. The main non-academic beneficiaries of such a system are commercial and government marine conservation groups and industrial groups involved with the installation, maintenance and decommissioning of artificial structures in freshwater and oceanic environments.
With regards to seafloor monitoring, long range autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) equipped with the 3D imaging system developed in this work can provide a cost effective solution for sustained monitoring of the seafloor. In particular, the high-level of autonomy can offer a significant reduction in cost through reduced reliance on crewed research vessels. The availability of high-resolution imagery poses advantages from an operational perspective since it can improve navigational estimates and so improve the localisation accuracy of specific features of significance. This capability can be extended to improve position estimates in real-time to increase the repeatability of seafloor observations by allowing specific areas to be revisited for more efficient temporal monitoring.
With regard to inspection of simple structures (e.g. pipelines, damns), pre-inspection planning surveys and the inspection of decommissioned sites, these are operationally comparable to monitoring surveys. These can benefit from the 3D reconstruction capabilities developed in this proposal. However, the economic pressures and risks associated with inspecting more complex structures (e.g. rigging, plants, hulls) demands low-cost, highly manoeuvrable platforms that can operate near their targets, such as compact, human deployable ROVs. For such systems, the relative localisation (i.e. knowing where the platform is with respect to the target) is a major operational bottleneck that makes complete inspection a time consuming task. Extension of the mapping capabilities described in this proposal to enable real-time generation of 3D reconstructions would allow ROV operators with an approximate knowledge of the targeted structure's shape to perform more efficient and complete inspections.
The sensor hardware will have integrated lighting control and data storage, and will use standard communication protocols that will make it possible to integrate the device into existing platforms with minimal disruption. Furthermore, the capabilities offered by the device can fulfil the role played by standard underwater cameras, which means that it has a potential market of several thousands of underwater platforms, including low-cost, compact (human deployable) remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The application areas for such systems span natural science, mineral resource prospecting, environmental monitoring, mapping of debris and plastics, and industrial inspection. The main non-academic beneficiaries of such a system are commercial and government marine conservation groups and industrial groups involved with the installation, maintenance and decommissioning of artificial structures in freshwater and oceanic environments.
With regards to seafloor monitoring, long range autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) equipped with the 3D imaging system developed in this work can provide a cost effective solution for sustained monitoring of the seafloor. In particular, the high-level of autonomy can offer a significant reduction in cost through reduced reliance on crewed research vessels. The availability of high-resolution imagery poses advantages from an operational perspective since it can improve navigational estimates and so improve the localisation accuracy of specific features of significance. This capability can be extended to improve position estimates in real-time to increase the repeatability of seafloor observations by allowing specific areas to be revisited for more efficient temporal monitoring.
With regard to inspection of simple structures (e.g. pipelines, damns), pre-inspection planning surveys and the inspection of decommissioned sites, these are operationally comparable to monitoring surveys. These can benefit from the 3D reconstruction capabilities developed in this proposal. However, the economic pressures and risks associated with inspecting more complex structures (e.g. rigging, plants, hulls) demands low-cost, highly manoeuvrable platforms that can operate near their targets, such as compact, human deployable ROVs. For such systems, the relative localisation (i.e. knowing where the platform is with respect to the target) is a major operational bottleneck that makes complete inspection a time consuming task. Extension of the mapping capabilities described in this proposal to enable real-time generation of 3D reconstructions would allow ROV operators with an approximate knowledge of the targeted structure's shape to perform more efficient and complete inspections.
Organisations
- University of Southampton (Lead Research Organisation)
- Sonardyne International Ltd (Collaboration)
- University of Tokyo (Collaboration)
- NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (Collaboration)
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
Publications
Curtis E
(2024)
Improving coral monitoring by reducing variability and bias in cover estimates from seabed images
in Progress in Oceanography
Massot-Campos M
(2019)
Laser Stripe Bathymetry using Particle Filter SLAM
Thornton B
(2021)
Visualizing Multi-Hectare Seafloor Habitats with BioCam
in Oceanography
West B
(2020)
Resolution and coverage-The best of both worlds in the BioCam 3D Visual Mapping Project Authors
in Journal of Ocean Technology
Yamada T
(2022)
GeoCLR: Georeference Contrastive Learning for Efficient Seafloor Image Interpretation
in Field Robotics
Yamada T
(2023)
Guiding Labelling Effort for Efficient Learning With Georeferenced Images.
in IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence
Yamada T
(2021)
Leveraging Metadata in Representation Learning With Georeferenced Seafloor Imagery
in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Yamada T
(2020)
Learning features from georeferenced seafloor imagery with location guided autoencoders
in Journal of Field Robotics
Description | BioCam was deployed in the Darwin Mounds Marine Protected Area using the Autosub6000 autonomous underwater vehicle. Data collected shows the distribution of cold water coral, mounds and their impact on the surrounding seafloor ecology, demonstrating this technology at Technology Readiness Level 8 (mature). The data was featured in the BBC news, highlighting the discovery of a whale carcass, and plastic debris. The data is available on http://soi.squidle.org. |
Exploitation Route | Numerous projects have been submitted to use BoiCam with interest in collaboration from organisations in the US, Japan and Australia. |
Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49753440 |
Description | Invitation to present at buisiness tradeshows such as Oceanology International. Discussions with ChuraUmi aquarium about developing interactive displays in an aquarium. Formed the basis of technology deployed during the Adaptive Robotics expedition, which has led to widespread media coverage and engagement. Coverage by BBC after use during DY108/109. The work has led to investment by our industry partner, who have made internal investments towards future commercialisation of seafloor imaging products. Quotes from end user communities have been obtained Veerle Huvenne, Team Leader for Seafloor and Habitat Mapping at the National Oceanography Centre explains "typically, scientists map out large scale spatial patterns in ecology by inferring relationships between sonar maps and short transects of visual imagery (photographs or video). BioCam's ability to continuously image areas in 3D over tens to hundreds of hectares gives us the ability to directly observe patterns over entire habitats. This is a powerful new tool for scientists to better understand these fragile environments". Hayley Hinchen, Marine Habitats Monitoring Manager at the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) says, "The data BioCam collects could support marine conservation by providing vital evidence at a large scale about how effective measures like marine protected areas are at conserving our environment, especially in fragile, complex habitats that can't be physically sampled. The evidence gathered could help us understand how damaged areas of the seafloor recover with time in protected sites like the Darwin Mounds" The work has also led to a PhD studentship under the INSPIRE DTP jointly supervised by JNCC, UoS and NOC. We are (2022) currently finalising a liscensing agreement for the data processing capability developed through this project with a company. The data processing capability has also been used to deliver 4 contracts to international survey agencies, who have contracted the PI and team to process data that they have gathered in international waters. |
First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Other |
Impact Types | Societal |
Description | BioCam Featured in National Marine Facilities Technology Road Map |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
URL | https://noc.ac.uk/files/documents/about/ispo/NMF_Technology_Roadmap___1920_V3.pdf |
Description | Invited on Robotics and AI in emergencies with the STFC in Washington DC |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Invited to participate in a UK-US panel on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in emergencys held in Washington DC |
Description | (TechOceanS) - Technologies for Ocean Sensing |
Amount | € 8,975,662 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 101000858 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 09/2020 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | Automated benthic understanding with multimodal observations - International Co Investigator |
Amount | $0 (AUD) |
Organisation | Australian Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | Australia |
Start |
Description | Autonomous Techniques for anthropogenic Structure Ecological Assessment (AT-SEA) |
Amount | £480,759 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/T010649/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2021 |
End | 03/2024 |
Description | Autonomous Techniques for anthropogenic Structure Ecological Assessment (AT-SEA) |
Amount | £167,175 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/T010592/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2021 |
End | 03/2024 |
Description | EPSRC Core Equipment at Southampton 2020 |
Amount | £704,499 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/V035975/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 11/2020 |
End | 05/2022 |
Description | Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg Fellowship |
Amount | € 50,000 (EUR) |
Organisation | Institute for Advanced Study |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | Germany |
Start | 09/2021 |
End | 03/2023 |
Description | In-situ Vent Analysis Divebot for Exobiology Research (InVADER), NASA - International Collaborator |
Amount | $0 (USD) |
Funding ID | 80NSSC18K1651 |
Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United States |
Start | 06/2018 |
End | 06/2022 |
Description | Mapping in the Background: Scalable capabilities using low-cost passive robotic systems for seafloor imaging |
Amount | £622,071 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/S001182/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2018 |
End | 06/2021 |
Description | Open Call Competition - FY 22/23 - Cycle 4 - Rapid Impact (Non IFA Submission) |
Amount | £350,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ACC2037839 |
Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2023 |
End | 03/2025 |
Description | Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact |
Amount | £1,575,602 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/T003537/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2021 |
End | 05/2025 |
Description | Southampton and Tokyo collaboration in Marine Robotics and Coral Mapping |
Amount | £7,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 11871/12664 |
Organisation | Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2017 |
End | 07/2018 |
Title | 4000m depth rated BioCam 3d imaging system |
Description | 3000m depth rated high-altitude seafloor imaging system developed and demonstrated in seatrials at TRL 8. 4000m depth rated version to be deployed in 2021. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Used during DY108/109 for the BioCam project and also the NOC CLASS project. |
URL | https://ocean.soton.ac.uk/biocam |
Title | Data collected from marine surveys uploaded to Squidle+ |
Description | 3 datasets were uploaded to Squidle+, a seafloor imaging and annotation public database |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The dataset was demonstrated at an event held in Tokyo, Japan by a collaborative group to an audience of 100+ people, including policy makers and marine ecologists. |
URL | http://130.211.155.120/geodata/explore#map |
Title | Data from OCEANIDS DY109/ CLASS DY108 uploaded to squidle |
Description | Squidle+ is a online open access seabed image annotation portal |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Publication in preparation with a expert label dataset release being planned. http://soi.squidle.org/geodata/explore#map |
URL | http://soi.squidle.org/geodata/explore#map |
Description | Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) collaborations on the monitoring of MPAs |
Organisation | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Long-standing collaboration with JNCC on the characterisation and monitoring of benthic habitats in (deep-water) MPAs around the UK. Mainly consists of data exchanges, advice to policy, advice on survey approaches etc., but has also resulted in the agreement to fund a CASE studentship for a PhD student. Student still has to be recruited |
Collaborator Contribution | Long-standing collaboration with JNCC on the characterisation and monitoring of benthic habitats in (deep-water) MPAs around the UK. Mainly consists of data exchanges, advice to policy, advice on survey approaches etc., but has also resulted in the agreement to fund a CASE studentship for a PhD student. Student still has to be recruited |
Impact | This has resulted into input in JNCC recommended operational guidelines on the use of ROVs and AUVs, in collaborations on cruises, in an upcoming CASE studentship, and in evidence towards the assessment of MPAs (e.g. The Canyons MCZ, Darwin Mounds MPA). |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | National Oceanography Centre |
Organisation | National Oceanography Centre |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The project involves engineers from the University of Southampton working with marine ecologists from the National Oceanography Centre. The University of Southampton is developing the technology that will be applied to meet the goals of the team from the National Oceanography Centre, who will use the data to draw new insights into the ecology of UK Marine Protected Areas. |
Collaborator Contribution | The National Oceanography Centre will set out the objectives of missions performed by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles using the technology developed in this research. The performance metrology will be defined and analyses will be performed on optimal strategies for data collection. |
Impact | Documents have been produced to define the observational strategy for ocean-expeditions that will be carried out during this project. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Sonardyne International Ltd. |
Organisation | Sonardyne International Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The University of Southampton will work together with Sonardyne International Ltd. in the development of BioCam. The University of Southampton will design overall electrical system, and will develop calibration procedures, software for operation, including failsafe modes and data-awareness, data post-processing algorithms and develop standardised data formats. |
Collaborator Contribution | Sonardyne Int. Ltd. will perform detailed electrical design, design pressure tolerant housings, detailed design of illumination components and safety switches. Pressure testing of hardware. |
Impact | The first prototype BioCam system has been developed and was successfully deployed to monitor a seafloor marine protected area. The data has been made publically available, and has resulted in numerous invited talks, coverage by the bbc and the times and the system has been incorporated into two new grant proposals with the EU and with NERC and led to a joint PhD position in collaboration with the JNCC. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Southampton Uni |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Department | School of Electronics and Computer Science Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | collaborations on projects, shared PhD students. |
Collaborator Contribution | collaborations on projects, shared PhD students |
Impact | This collaboration is currently ongoing, mainly in the framework of BioCAM. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | The University of Sydney |
Organisation | University of Sydney |
Department | Australian Centre for Field Robotics |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The University of Southampton is developing a long-range 3D imaging system for use on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. The University of Sydney has a long history of successful research in 3D imaging. The goals of the project and skill sets of the 2 groups are mutually complementary. Data has been collected from coral reefs off Sesoko, which both groups have contributed to data collection and data processing. |
Collaborator Contribution | The University of Sydney has a long history of successful research in 3D imaging. The goals of the project and skill sets of the 2 groups are mutually complementary. Data has been collected from coral reefs off Sesoko, which both groups have contributed to data collection and data processing. In particular, the University of Sydney has provided access to data processing pipelines and know-how regarding robust software for real-time data collection. |
Impact | Data has been collected for coral reefs off Sesoko which has produced high resolution 3D visual reconstructions of vast underwater scenes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | The University of Tokyo |
Organisation | University of Tokyo |
Department | Institute of Industrial Science |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The University of Southampton is developing a long-range 3D imaging system for use on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. The University of Tokyo has a long history of successful research in visual mapping using underwater robots.. The goals of the project and skill sets of the 2 groups are mutually complementary. Data has been collected from coral reefs off Sesoko, which both groups have contributed to data collection and data processing. This has also lead to a collaboration grant between these groups funded by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese foundation. |
Collaborator Contribution | The University of Tokyo provided platforms on which to mount 3D imaging systems and time on board research vessels to monitor coral reefs off Sesoko. |
Impact | Data has been collected and high-resolution 3D maps of coral reefs have been generated. Seminars have been given both in the UK and Japan to promote the respective projects. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | The University of Tokyo |
Organisation | University of Tokyo |
Department | Institute of Industrial Science |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The University of Southampton is developing a long-range 3D imaging system for use on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. The University of Tokyo has a long history of successful research in visual mapping using underwater robots.. The goals of the project and skill sets of the 2 groups are mutually complementary. Data has been collected from coral reefs off Sesoko, which both groups have contributed to data collection and data processing. This has also lead to a collaboration grant between these groups funded by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese foundation. |
Collaborator Contribution | The University of Tokyo provided platforms on which to mount 3D imaging systems and time on board research vessels to monitor coral reefs off Sesoko. |
Impact | Data has been collected and high-resolution 3D maps of coral reefs have been generated. Seminars have been given both in the UK and Japan to promote the respective projects. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | UoS-NOC-JNCC DY108/109 |
Organisation | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Integration of BioCam on the Autosub 6000 as part of a NERC OCEANIDS was used to survey a seafloor marine protected area in conjunction with the NOC and JNCC. Data was analysed during the expedition and products made publically available. The system was also used during the NOC lead Class project. |
Collaborator Contribution | NOC provided the AUV autosub, and deployment opportunities during the CLASS project. JNCC provided advice on data interpretation and subsequency the 3 groups have secured funding from the NERC INSPIRE DTP for a joint PhD project "Getting the most out of deep sea imagery", where an unconditional offer has been made (pending candidate accepting the offer). |
Impact | BBC news coverage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49753440 The Times - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/protected-coral-reef-is-blighted-by-plastic-waste-03k85j63v Data products - http://soi.squidle.org/geodata/explore#map dy108-109_nerc_oceanids_class |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | UoS-NOC-JNCC DY108/109 |
Organisation | National Oceanography Centre |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Integration of BioCam on the Autosub 6000 as part of a NERC OCEANIDS was used to survey a seafloor marine protected area in conjunction with the NOC and JNCC. Data was analysed during the expedition and products made publically available. The system was also used during the NOC lead Class project. |
Collaborator Contribution | NOC provided the AUV autosub, and deployment opportunities during the CLASS project. JNCC provided advice on data interpretation and subsequency the 3 groups have secured funding from the NERC INSPIRE DTP for a joint PhD project "Getting the most out of deep sea imagery", where an unconditional offer has been made (pending candidate accepting the offer). |
Impact | BBC news coverage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49753440 The Times - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/protected-coral-reef-is-blighted-by-plastic-waste-03k85j63v Data products - http://soi.squidle.org/geodata/explore#map dy108-109_nerc_oceanids_class |
Start Year | 2019 |
Title | Licensing of data processing methods to Voyis |
Description | Methods developed to automatically interpret seafloor imagery have been licensed exclusively to Voyis Imaging |
IP Reference | |
Protection | Trade Mark |
Year Protection Granted | 2022 |
Licensed | Yes |
Impact | Licensing and collaboration to integrate methods into commecial products marketed by Voyis |
Description | "Using robotic technology to study complex deep-sea environments in all their facets" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | presentation at the UK-Chile Frontiers of Science 2021 meeting organised by Royal Society and the Chilean Academy of Sciences |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | 2019 Shipwrights' Lectures |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at the 2019 Shipwrights' Lectures |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.shipwrights.co.uk/uncategorized/2019-shipwrights-lectures |
Description | 62nd Underwater and Seafloor Technology Forum |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk given at the Universit of Tokyo, Japan to an audience of ~200, including 2 philanthropic organisations. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/news/2984/ |
Description | A press release about BioCam use on DY152 ocean expedition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Press release about BioCam being used to monitor the seafloor during the DY152 ocean survey expedition |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://projects.noc.ac.uk/oceanids/news/biocam-trial |
Description | ABC news |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/38991421/artificial-intelligence-guides-rapid-data-driven-expl... |
Description | Article in ECO Magazine: "Observing Deep, Cold-water Coral Recovery" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article about the monitoring of the Darwin Mounds MPA using novel technology, published on 30/11/2020 in the special issue of ECO Magazine on the deep sea |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | http://digital.ecomagazine.com/publication/frame.php?i=683954&p=1&pn=&ver=html5 |
Description | Article to publicise Seatechnology cover article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article to publicise the cover article of SeaTechnology magazine |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/smmi/news/2019/01/17-adaptive-robotics-expedition-features-on-cover-of... |
Description | Azo Robotics Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx?newsID=10037 |
Description | BBC News article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | BBC News article online reporting on the mapping capabilities of the BioCAM instrument deployed during the combined CLASS/BioCAM expedition DY108/109 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49753440 |
Description | BBC News article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | BBC News article online reporting the finding of coral recruits on a settling experiment during expedition DY108/109 (combined CLASS/BioCam expedition) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49727181 |
Description | BBC News article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | BBC News article reporting on the levels of marine litter found in the Darwin Mounds marine protected area during the combined CLASS/BioCAM expedition DY108/109 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49884457 |
Description | BBC coverage of MPA monitoring expedition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Coverage by BBC news of expedition with BioCam used to monitor an MPA. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49606937 |
Description | BBC feature robotic survey of seagrass at studland bay |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Survey of Seagrass at Studland bay were carried out - the BBC featured the survey work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-61320330 |
Description | BBC news article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | BBC news article online, describing the aim of our DY108/109 expedition (CLASS/BioCAM) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49606937 |
Description | BBC news article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | BBC News article online narrating the start of the DY108/109 research work (CLASS/BioCAM expedition) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49688504 |
Description | BBC news feature |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Survey findings from DY108/109 were featured by the BBC. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49753440 |
Description | Beyond Challenger: a new age of deep-sea science and exploration |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation was delivered at the Royal Society, London entitled "Whole site multi-resolution photogrammetric surveys of deep-sea vents and cold seeps". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/11/beyond-challenger/ |
Description | BioCam featured in Scaling Capabilities article in Shipping Network trade magazine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | OCEANIDS and BioCam featured in the shipping network trade magazine |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/content-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/8713... |
Description | Bournemouth Echo coverage of Studland Bay Robotic Seagrass Monitoring |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Bournemouth Echo covered Studland bay robotic seagrass survey activities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20148158.seagrass-studland-bay-studied-scientists/ |
Description | Business booth at Oceans 2022 with Sonardyne International |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | A booth at an international conference with seafloor mapping robots on display. A youtube interview was produced which has ~300 views |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/video/sonardyne-discusses-smarty200-auv-payloads/ |
Description | Christchurch Sailing Club coverage of Studland Bay Robotic Seagrass Survey |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | Christchurch Sailing Club covered robotic survey of seagrass at Studland Bay |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.christchurchsailingclub.co.uk/article/studland-mcz-and-vnaz- |
Description | Cover article of Seatechnology Magazine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Cover article describing the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this grant. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://sea-technology.com/sea-technology-vol-59-no-12-december-2018 |
Description | DY109: BioCam & Autosub6000 Dancing Over The Darwin Mounds |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Article online describing a BioCam expedition to the Darwin Mounds marine conservation area. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://dsbsoc.org/highlights/dy109-biocam-autosub6000-dancing-over-the-darwin-mounds/ |
Description | Deep-sea ecosystems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Contribution to a podcast for the Geographical magazine, discussing deep-sea ecosystems and how we study them |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Digit News magazine covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The magazine wrote an article on the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring. All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.digit.fyi/boaty-mcboatface-decommissioning-project/ |
Description | Dorset echo cover robotic survey of seagrass |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dorset echo covered robotic survey operaion to monitor seagrass in studland bay. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/20148431.university-southampton-study-studland-bay-seagrass/ |
Description | EPSRC RAS article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.ukras.org/news/new-opportunities-for-phd-and-postdoc-level-available |
Description | Eco Magazine Alert |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/science/artificial-intelligence-guides-rapid-data-driven-exploratio... |
Description | Eco Magazine Article 2: Underwater Paradigm Shift |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=543413&ver=html5&p=1 |
Description | Energy Voice magazine covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Energy voice magazine is a trade magazine targeting businesses and government. The magazine wrote an article on the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring. All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/decom/445342/boaty-mcboatface-begins-first-autonomou... |
Description | Eureka Alert! Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/soi-aig082918.php |
Description | Gardline Ltd Corporate Seminar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PDRA Adrian Bodenmann was invited to give a talk about BioCam at Gardline, a marine survey company. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Global Oceans: Oceans 2020 Panel: Advances in Oceanographic Research and Technology Development at Sea |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | Blair Thornton was a speaker and panelist at the Global oceans: Oceans 2020 Panel on Advances in Oceanographic Research and Technology Development at Sea. We introduced the #AdaptiveRobotics expedition at Global Oceans for a panel session put together by the Schmidt Ocean Institute. This was followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience of ~100 experts in Ocean Engineering. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://global20.oceansconference.org/program/agenda/panel-advances-at-sea/ |
Description | Habitat mapping in the deep ocean: using the latest technologies to chart the Earth's least known ecosystem |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Lecture at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, broadcast over Zoom to its alumni |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Holyrood magazine covered success of AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Holyrood covered results of the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring (using an equivalent of 2L diesel as opposed to estimated 50,000L that would have been used had a ship been used). All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,researchers-use-autonomous-submarine-to-survey-oil-fields |
Description | Hydro international covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Hydro international wrote an article on the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring. All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.hydro-international.com/content/news/boaty-mcboatface-to-monitor-marine-environment-in-t... |
Description | IIS UTokyo media article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | International article to publicise the press release relating to the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this grant. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/news/2954/ |
Description | IMaREST Our Oceans Our Future |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Research relating to subsea imaging was featured on the ITN IMaREST Our Oceans Our Future https://www.imarest.org/policy-news/institute-news/item/5199-ouroceans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnojznA1BQo&feature=emb_title |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.imarest.org/policy-news/institute-news/item/5199-ouroceans |
Description | Interview article in the IEEE signal processing magazine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Blair Thornton was interviewed by the IEEE signal processing magazine to talk about seafloor imaging developments and challenges. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9127844 |
Description | Interview with Prof Blair Thornton |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Prof Blair Thornton (PI of BioCam) was interviewed for a trade-business journal magazine. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.thejot.net/current-issue/ |
Description | Invite to discuss expedition DY108/109 on BBC Today |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Invite to discuss expedition DY108/109 on BBC Today : As the chief scientist of the CLASS/BioCAM expedition to the Darwin Mounds, I was invited for a live radio-interview on 6 September, the day we sailed, on BBC Today. However, while I was ready and stand-by for the interview, it was cancelled because the sudden passing away of Robert Mugabe became a more important news item that day. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited Keynote at VLIZ Marine Science day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Keynote presentation at VLIZ annual Marine Science day. Title: Towards a better understanding of our marine environment: of habitats, maps and engineering |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.vliz.be/en/event/vliz-marine-science-day-2018 |
Description | Invited Talk at Gardline Ltd. "Science Cafe" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk given at a marine survey company engaged in seafloor survey activities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited lecture at University of Fribourg: Habitat mapping in the deep sea |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Invited lecture at lecture series of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland: "Habitat mapping in the deep sea". Lecture took place online and resulted in several questions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Invited lecture at University of Gibraltar: "Habitat mapping in submarine canyons and use of marine robotics (ROVs and AUVs)" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Invited lecture for the MSc students at University of Gibraltar: "Habitat mapping in submarine canyons and use of marine robotics (ROVs and AUVs)". Lecture delivered online and received several questions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Invited presentation at OGS, Trieste: "Habitat mapping in submarine canyons" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation at OGS, Trieste: "Habitat mapping in submarine canyons", as part of my extended research visit at OGS, Trieste |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited presentation at a workshop on the upcoming UN BBNJ treaty |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation at a workshop on the upcoming UN BBNJ treaty organised by the University of Aberdeen, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and DOSI. I was invited to present a very short presentation on the use of technology in deep-sea research, to start the discussions on the draft text for the Treaty, particularly regarding capacity building and technology transfer. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Invited presentation on the mapping of marine litter at mid-term project meeting of "MarGnet" project in Venice |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation on the mapping of marine litter at mid-term project meeting of "MarGnet" project in Venice. Audience included project participants, including industry representatives (survey instrumentation, litter recycling industries), regional policymakers, government representatives and research scientists. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Invited seminar at Marum |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 40 researchers from Uni Bremen attended the seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.marum.de/Termine/Blair-Thornton.html |
Description | Invited seminar at Marum, germany |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | PI was invited to present research on underwater imaging (Driftcam, Biocam) to experts at the University of Bremen. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.marum.de/Blair-Thornton.html |
Description | Invited talk at DOOS (Deep Ocean Observing Strategy) panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Blair Thornton was invited to discuss advances in seafloor visual survey and automated data interpretation technologies at a DOOS panel that focuses on observations in the deep ocean to address the grand societal issues of climate change prediction and adaptation, ecosystem conservation, and sustainable management in the deep ocean. The goal of the DOOS project is the creation of a common statement of requirements and initial strategy for sustained global deep ocean observations; considering all Essential Ocean Variables, regions, and technologies so as to extract high impact, feasibile, and fit-for-purpose actions for the next 5-10 years. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Invited talk at Oceanology International 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk to discuss future of marine autonomy and present results of recent expeditions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.oceanologyinternationalamericas.com/en-gb/whats-on.html |
Description | Invited talk at Oceanology International 2020 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | An invited talk at Oceanology International: Reimagining seabed imaging |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.oceanologyinternational.com/london/en-gb/whats-on.html |
Description | Invited talk at Redone technologies |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Blair Thornton invited by Redone Technologies to give a seminar on underwater mapping technology |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Invited talk at the Centre for Machine Intelligence Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at the annual Centre for Machine Intelligence workshop at the university of Southampton |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.cmi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/events |
Description | Invited talk at the EOOS Technology Forum 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk entitled under the theme "Thinking ahead: The technology of the science we will need for the ocean we want" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.eoos-ocean.eu/events/eoos-technology-forum-2022-workshop/ |
Description | Invited talk at the Underwater Technology Forum Zero 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Blair Thornton gave an invited talk on "Remote sensing technologies for managenese mineral deposit surveys in the high-seas" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | JNCC workshop on monitoring of offshore MPAs |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Participation in workshop organised by Elly Hill from JNCC on 29 November 2018 to disucss the monitoring of offshore MPAs (including the use of Autosub and BioCAM over the Darwin Mounds) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Journal of Petroleum Technology article on success of AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article on preliminary results of the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring (using an equivalent of 2L diesel as opposed to estimated 50,000L that would have been used had a ship been used). All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://jpt.spe.org/ocean-robot-mission-success-marks-key-milestone-in-net-zero-transition |
Description | Keynote at Underwater Technology 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Keynote presentation by Blair Thornton on advanced in seabed imaging. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | http://www.ut2021.org/ |
Description | Laboratory Equipment Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2018/08/ai-guides-data-driven-exploration-underwater-habita... |
Description | MATS 2019 (BioCam) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | MATS (Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase) 2019 presentation 3D visual mapping and rapid understanding of multi-hectare benthic habitats Delivered by PI Blair Thornton University of Southampton |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://noc-events.co.uk/mats-2019-day-3-presentations |
Description | Marine technology news |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering the Adaptive Robotics expedition based on press release |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/guides-rapid-driven-exploration-564127 |
Description | Mirage News article on success of AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article on preliminary results of the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring (using an equivalent of 2L diesel as opposed to estimated 50,000L that would have been used had a ship been used). All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.miragenews.com/autonomous-technology-exploring-end-of-life-892137/ |
Description | NBC magazine article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering the Adaptive Robotics expedition based on press release |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.nbc-2.com/story/38991421/artificial-intelligence-guides-rapid-data-driven-exploration-of... |
Description | NOC press release on success of AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Press release on preliminary results of the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring (using an equivalent of 2L diesel as opposed to estimated 50,000L that would have been used had a ship been used). All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://noc.ac.uk/news/ocean-robot-mission-success-marks-key-milestone-net-zero-transition |
Description | News article in the Times in Scotland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | News article in the Times in Scotland, reporting on the activities and findings of the combined CLASS/BioCAM expedition DY108/109 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/protected-coral-reef-is-blighted-by-plastic-waste-03k85j63v |
Description | News article of the Phys.org website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | News article on the Phys.org website reporting on the new BioCAM technology and cold-water coral MPA studied during the combined CLASS/BioCam expedition DY108/109 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://phys.org/news/2019-10-d-imaging-technology-scottish-coral.html |
Description | News on 6 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.newson6.com/story/38991421/artificial-intelligence-guides-rapid-data-driven-exploration-o... |
Description | Ocean News Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://cdn.coverstand.com/9767/531875/d006a05195e1a05b4a029d46e397de0cd7b1f4cb.4.pdf |
Description | Ocean News magazine article on success of AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article on preliminary results of the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring (using an equivalent of 2L diesel as opposed to estimated 50,000L that would have been used had a ship been used). All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.oceannews.com/news/science-and-tech/ocean-robot-mission-success-marks-key-milestone-in-n... |
Description | Oceanology International |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at a major ocean trade show to introduce latest technology in seafloor mapping |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.oceanologyinternational.com/en/Sessions/51851/Catch-the-Next-Wave-Frontiers-of-Exploratio... |
Description | Oceanology International |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk about the next 50 years of marine robotics given at the "Celebrating 50 years of Oi" held in San Diego, USA. Talk was attended by people from Google, NASA JPL and NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Sparked discussion and led to visits to Scripps Ocean Institute and Honeybee Robotics. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.oceanologyinternationalamericas.com/Conference/50-years-celebration/ |
Description | Offshore Energy magazine covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Offshore Energy magazine is a trade magazine targeting businesses and government. The magazine wrote an article on the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring. All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.offshore-energy.biz/boaty-mcboatface-investigating-end-of-life-north-sea-oil-fields-to-b... |
Description | Offshore Engineering magazine covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Offshore Engineering magazine is a trade magazine targeting businesses and government. The magazine wrote an article on the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring. All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.oedigital.com/news/499585-noc-s-boaty-mcboatface-monitors-marine-environment-at-north-se... |
Description | PROBUS presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation at the learned society 'Probus' in Ghent, Belgium. Title: Habitat mapping in the deep sea |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Phys Org Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://phys.org/news/2018-08-artificial-intelligence-rapid-data-driven-exploration.html |
Description | Portland Business Journal |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/cotm |
Description | Presentation at MATS2022 on BioCam |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation by Adrian Bodenmann on "Deployment of Oceanids BioCam on Autosub Long Range: High-resolution visual mapping with over-the-horizon quality control for future ship-free seafloor surveys" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://noc-events.co.uk/mats-2022 |
Description | Presentation at MATS2022 on seagrass monitoring |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation by Miquel Massot on "Automated interpretation of AUV imagery for monitoring seagrass distribution in Studland bay" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://noc-events.co.uk/mats-2022 |
Description | Presentation in Bath |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation at the Bath Royal Literature and Scientific Institution. Title: Habitat mapping int he deep sea |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Press release - Adaptive Robotics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Press release about an expedition related to this project that resulted in the generation of the largest known 3d visual reconstruction of the seafloor. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://schmidtocean.org/artificial-intelligence-guides-rapid-data-driven-exploration/ |
Description | Press release about robotic mapping techniques developed to monitor seagrass distribution in Studland Bay |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article about the robotic mapping technology used to monitor seagrass distribution at Studland Bay. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/smmi/news/2022/09/05-auv-smarty200.page |
Description | Press release about the Autosub Long Range (Boaty McBoatFace) and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article describing a highly ambitious ship-free 1000km, 20day fully autonomous survey of offshore decomissioned oil and gas infrastructure at the North West Hutton, Miller and Braemar pockmark sites (Marine Protected Area). A series of youtube videos were created and have collectively had ~300views. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://noc.ac.uk/science/projects/autonomous-techniques-infrastructure-ecological-assessment-sea-pr... |
Description | Press release describing DY152 cruise using Autosub Long Range (Boaty McBoat Face) and BioCam |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Press release about seafloor mapping activities and technology using the Autosub Long Range (Boaty McBoat Face) and BioCam. A series youtube video were made that have had collectively >1000 views |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://noc.ac.uk/news/innovative-tech-be-thrown-ultimate-deep-end |
Description | Press release regarding Studland Bay Robotic Monitoring of Seagrass |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | A press release describing survey activities to robotically monitor seagrass distribution at Studland Bay (Marine Conservation Zone). A youtube video was created and has had ~700 views. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2022/08/studland-bay-seagrass-survey.page |
Description | Rig zone magazine covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The magazine wrote an article on the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring. All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.rigzone.com/news/boaty_mcboatface_begins_end_of_life_oilfield_research-22-sep-2022-17044... |
Description | SMMI-IMAREST film |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Robotics and mapping work was introduced during a SMMI (southampton marine a& maritime institute) feature in the "Our Oceans: Our Future" film, co-produced by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and ITN. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.imarest.org/policy-news/institute-news/item/5199-ouroceans |
Description | STV news (Scottish TV news) coverage of AT-SEA |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Scottish TV covered the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/robot-submarine-boaty-mcboatface-undertakes-revolutionary-rese... |
Description | Satellite Applications for the Future of our Seas |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Prof. Thornton giving a talk at an event organised by EM3 LEP, Hampshire County Council, South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, University of Surrey, Oxford Innovation and supported by University of Southampton and the KTN UK. This event brings together the satellite applications and marine & maritime communities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://sa.catapult.org.uk/south-coast/events/satellite-applications-for-the-future-of-our-seas/ |
Description | Scaling capabilities in maritime robotics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Article "Scaling capabilities in maritime robotics" describes activities of this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Schmidt Ocean Institute Event at the Exploratorium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | Invited talk and demo stand at a private function organised by the Schmidt Ocean Institute |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Schmidt Ocean Institute Science Symposium 2021 "Technology at Sea" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | Invited as a panelist to talk about Adaptive Robotics expedition and the follow on research to a broad audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://schmidtocean.org/symposium2021/soi-symposium-2021-video-archive/ |
Description | Science Daily Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180830095358.htm |
Description | Scotland's Press and Journal coverage of AT-SEA (BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam) survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The Scottish "Press and Journal" media outlet covered the AT-SEA, BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/4816120/boaty-mcboatface-starts-north-sea-research-off... |
Description | Seabed Imaging Re-Imagined |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Magazine article in the Offshore Engineering Trade Magazine, discussion the BioCam project. Coauthored with our industry partner Sonardyne. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.oedigital.com/news/482593-seabed-imaging-re-imagined?utm_source=AOGDigital-ENews-2020-10... |
Description | Seabed Imaging Re-imagined |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | An article will written in an industry magazine. https://www.oedigital.com/news/482593-seabed-imaging-re-imagined?utm_source=AOGDigital-ENews-2020-10-21&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OEGDigital-ENews |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.oedigital.com/news/482593-seabed-imaging-re-imagined?utm_source=AOGDigital-ENews-2020-10... |
Description | Seabed imaging Re-Imagined |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | A magazine article was published |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://magazines.marinelink.com/nwm/MarineTechnology/202010/#page/46 |
Description | Seabed imaging reimagined: Marine technology news |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Article in the Marine Technology news indroducing BioCam and the collaboration between university of Southampton and Sonardyne. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://magazines.marinelink.com/nwm/MarineTechnology/202010/#page/46 |
Description | Shetland Times coverage of AT-SEA (BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam) survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Shetland Times covered the AT-SEA (BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam) survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2022/09/20/boaty-mcboatface-launched-on-marine-protection-mission |
Description | Shetland news coverage of AT-SEA missions (BoatyMcBoatFace and BioCam) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Shetland news covered the AT-SEA deployment using BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam to survery decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2022/09/19/boaty-mcboatface-off-to-do-survey-work-after-lerwick-launch/ |
Description | Ship to Shore August 15th 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Live broadcast to the Smithsonian museum, USA from the RV Falkor on the Adaptive Robotics expedition related to this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.si.edu/Events/Calendar/?trumbaEmbed=date%3D20180815#/?i=1 |
Description | Ship to shore 9th August 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Live broadcast to the Smithsonian museum, USA from the RV Falkor on the Adaptive Robotics expedition related to this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.si.edu/Events/Calendar/?trumbaEmbed=date%3D20180809#/?i=1 |
Description | Small Piece |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Live broadcast to the University of Southampton hosted Small Piece summer school for secondary school students from the RV Falkor on the Adaptive Robotics expedition related to this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Stand at MATS2022 (Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | University of Southampton stand at the MATS2022 event. BioCam and other mapping systems were on display, with information about the AT-SEA project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://noc-events.co.uk/mats-2022 |
Description | Subsea World Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/04/ai-leads-data-driven-survey-of-changing-underwater-habitats/ |
Description | Swanage news coverage of Studland Bay Seagrass Robotic Survey |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Swanage news wrote an article on seafloor robotic survey activities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.swanage.news/researchers-to-map-studlands-seagrass-using-robots/ |
Description | Technology networks |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.technologynetworks.com/informatics/news/ai-helps-create-one-of-the-largest-maps-of-the-s... |
Description | Tunisiesoir Article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Article covering activities of the Adaptive Robotics expedition associated with this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.tunisiesoir.com/science/research-mapped-onto-one-of-the-worlds-largest-multiresolution-3d... |
Description | Twitter feed on the combined CLASS/BioCAM expedition DY108/109 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The combined expedition DY108/109 for the projects CLASS & BioCAM was reported via the @CLASS_UKRI Twitter feed. The account gained 57.1K impressions over the 28 days of the cruise, an increase of 360% compared with the period before. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://twitter.com/class_ukri |
Description | UK and Japan Collaboration in Marine Robotics and Coral Mapping |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Article on UK and Japan Collaboration in Marine Robotics and Coral Mapping describes activities of the NERC Oceanids program and this project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://ieeeoes.org/userfiles/files/September-2017-OES-Beacon.pdf |
Description | Underwater Intervention 2020 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited to give a talk on BioCam at Underwater Intervention 2020 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.naylornetwork.com/webkits/PDFs/emerging_tech_schedule_v2.pdf |
Description | UoS press release on success of AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Press release on preliminary results of the AT-SEA BoatyMcBoatface and BioCam survey of decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure. This was a 1000km, 21day ship free (i.e., shore launch and recovered) multisite survey showing efficient methods to monitor offshore infrastructure at a small fraction of the cost and carbon emission compared to traditional ship based monitoring (using an equivalent of 2L diesel as opposed to estimated 50,000L that would have been used had a ship been used). All operators of the robot and camera system were located in offices, over 1000km away from the vehicle when managing its missions over satellite communications. A youtube video was also produced which has ~300 views |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2022/11/biocam-atsea-mission.page |
Description | Using robotic technology to study complex deep-sea environments in all their facets |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentation for an online webinar of the Geological Society of London Marine Studies Group |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Youtube videos on Adaptive Robotics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Youtube videos uploaded during the Adaptive Robotics expedition, searchable via #Adaptive Robotics |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQVnabh45u4 |
Description | cruise blog for DY108/109 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Online blog about the cruise activities of the combined CLASS/BioCAM expedition DY108/109. Used the CLASS website as platform but covered the operations for both projects. Nine entries were posted during the cruise. Note that the cruise blog section of the CLASS website was specifically set up for this expedition, but since then has been used for other CLASS-related cruises as well. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://projects.noc.ac.uk/class-project/blog |
Description | interview on Radio 4 Today |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Interview broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 27 December 2018 around the topic of the use of technology to support marine conservation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | invited presentation at the MARUM institute in Bremen "Habitat mapping in submarine canyons & use of marine robotics" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | invited presentation at the MARUM institute in Bremen "Habitat mapping in submarine canyons & use of marine robotics". Part of the monthly seminar series at MARUM |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.marum.de/en/Habitat-mapping-in-submarine-canyons.html |
Description | presentation on seafloor mapping to MP Nusrat Ghani, Minister for Transport, including Maritime |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | presentation on seafloor mapping to MP Nusrat Ghani (Minister for Transport, including Maritime) during her visit to NOC on 28 January 2020. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |