Graham Hine's presentation at Oceanology International on unmanned surface vehicles connecting the sea to sky to shore.

1. www.liquid-robotics.com
The Digital Ocean
Enabling the Ocean Economy
USVs Connecting the Sea to Sky to Shore
Graham Hine
Co-Founder and Senior Vice President
of Global Partner Development
Liquid Robotics
www.liquid-robotics.com

2. The Digital Ocean
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“A diverse, networked array of platforms and sensors
enabling connectivity across the ocean, to the air above
and through the vast ocean depths providing instant
access to ocean information.”

3. Advancing Climate Change Historic Levels of
Trafficking
Illegal, Unreported,
Unregulated Fishing
Growing Global Threats
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Healthy, Sustainable Ocean

5. The Digital Revolution Has Transformed
Our World
Energy
Smart
technologies
reduce the need
for new power
plants.
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Manufacturing
Automation is
bringing businesses
and economies
back to life.
Healthcare
Connected
hospitals
achieve better
outcomes and
new cost
savings.
Transportation
Embedded
technologies make
our roads safer and
more efficient.
Mobile
Digital age puts
a world of
information and
possibilities at
our fingertips.

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Explosion of Sensors, Devices and Data

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8. Building Blocks of a Digital Ocean
• Unmanned Vehicles: Air, Surface, Underwater, Seafloor
• Unmanned Stations: Buoys, Seafloor Nodes, Structures, Shore-based
• Global Satellite Sensing, Connectivity, Positioning
• Robust Network Topologies
• Advanced Control Software and Systems
• Big Data
• Communications Links from Seafloor to Space
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9. The Digital Ocean:
A System of Systems
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10. Building with our Blocks
• Learn How to Interconnect
• Standardize
• Develop Protocols
• Refine Algorithms
• Cooperate and Collaborate
• Produce Information not Data
• Identify High-value Problems
• Tackle them at Scale
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Ocean Data Collection and
Communications Infrastructure

12. MBARI Chase Application
Lagrangian Drift Sampling
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© Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

13. Pitcairn Mission Overview
“Systems of Systems” MPA Surveillance
• Catapult Satellite + Pew Research
Foundation + Liquid Robotics
• Autonomous Patrol & Detection
• 7,205 nautical miles traveled
• 223 days at sea (125 on mission)
• Up to 5m waves, 40 knot winds
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Thank you!
graham.hine@liquid-robotics.com