NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: VIIRS Sensor Validation
Between May 9 - 18, at-sea teams will be deploying optical sensors for validation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite data, with opportunistic mapping and CTD operations. This expedition will start in Key West, Florida, and end in Mayport, Florida. It will be followed by a mapping expedition along the southern U.S. Atlantic coastline from May 22 - June 6. Our next remotely operated vehicle expedition is set to begin June 11.
For a full overview of 2018 activities, visit: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/2018-overview/welcome.html.
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Latest Status Updates from the Okeanos Explorer
Troubleshooting the Audio & Video Feeds
Note regarding audio: Audio is only available during dives, when the ROVs are in the water. Live video will stream off the ship with audio from the ROV pilots and audio from the ship-to-shore science conversation. To hear more or less of one of these conversations, adjust the audio settings on your computer to shift the balance right or left, for more science and less pilots or vice versa. On a PC, you can do this through the "Speaker/Headphones" properties, which can be accessed by clicking on the speaker icon (next to the the clock) and then clicking on the "Levels" tab or by going to your Control Panel, selecting "Hardware and Sound," and selecting "Sound." On a Mac, select System Preferences, Sound, and Output.
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What Are You Seeing?
When the Okeanos Explorer is underway on an expedition, this page will broadcast streams from the ship. What is being shown on the different video streams may change depending on the exploration and operations at hand; check the table below for information about the current display and/or the status updates above for information about operations.
Note that occassionally on the feeds, you will see two red dots – these laser points are 10 centimeters (almost four inches) apart and are used by scientists to determine the sizes of things that they are seeing.
Use of the live streams is an important component of the Okeanos Explorer’s mission. Depending on the exploration and operations at hand, content and availability of the video feeds will change. Tune in often to catch all the action aboard America's Ship for Ocean Exploration! All video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.
All views and opinions expressed in this video feed are those of the speaker and are not attributable to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or other federal agency.
Related Links
Exploring LIVE with the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (pdf, 204 kb)
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