Witnesses urge accelerated ocean mapping using uncrewed systems; Saildrone proposes codifying "auto" program
Saildrone and explorers told the subcommittee that uncrewed surface and underwater systems can scale mapping of the U.S. EEZ faster and cheaper than traditional ships and recommended legal authorization for NOAA's uncrewed-operations program.
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At the House Science subcommittee hearing, Brian Connor, vice president of ocean mapping at Saildrone, made a technology-focused case for accelerating seafloor mapping using uncrewed systems.
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