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Building Remotely Operated Vehicles
(ROVs)
July 1 - July 9, 2004
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GIS and
Marine Science:
Using GIS to model marine habitats.
July 11-17, 2004
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2004 ROV Institute
description
This Institute provided a forum for educators, especially
those interested in participating in future MATE/
Marine Technology Society’s (MTS) ROV Committee
Student ROV Competitions, to: (1)
Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to
implement ROV design and building curriculum that is aligned with the
country’s work force needs;
(2) Gain exposure to and an
understanding of the type of work that ROV technicians do and the
technologies they use;
and (3) learn about the many career opportunities available in the
submersible technology field.
Participants achieved the following objectives:
- Built a small-scale, fully functional
ROV that can be replicated with students.
- Completed a set of pre-determined
missions with the vehicle.
- Acquired the knowledge, skills, and
resources to effectively mentor students in designing and
building an
ROV to participate in future MATE/ MTS ROV Committee competitions.
- Acquired marine-related resource
materials for curriculum development.
- Identified marine-related, problem-based
scenarios and activities that will enhance current
curriculum.
- Visited and interacted with undersea
engineers, ROV pilots, and marine technicians to
understand the work
they do and the technologies they use.
In addition, 14 educators interested in
organizing future workshops or regional student ROV competitions to feed
into the national event participated in an optional day at the end of the
institute.
2004 GIS
Institute description
This institute focused on topics
related to the marine environment, marine technology, and the applications
of GIS. Currently the greatest advances in our understanding of marine and
coastal ecosystems are being brought about by advances in technology, such
as remote sensing – be it from satellite, from the sea surface using sound,
or in situ using submersible technology. GIS has become the universal
tool to pull together, manage, and visualize large volumes of geospatial
data from multiple sources at a variety of scales.
One of the most exciting developments that
has resulted from the ability to collect and analyze high-resolution data is
the ability to create suitability models that can predict where a particular
species or assemblage of fish, invertebrates, or algae might occur. These
models are not only helpful in identifying areas (or habitats) that should
be set aside for protection or further study, but are also critical to
examining our level of understanding of the physical requirements of a
species. If a model fails to adequately predict suitable habitat, it may be
a problem with the model or, more importantly, it might indicate a need to
examine our level of knowledge and understanding of a particular species or
system. GIS has “thrown red flags” upon the understanding of a variety of
species and has broken down old beliefs regarding their habitat
requirements.
The goals of this workshop were to:
- Become comfortable
using ArcGIS to work with raster data to build suitability models.
- Increase the knowledge
and understanding of GIS applied to marine problems.
- Increase the
understanding of technologies used to collect data in the marine
environment.
- Facilitate closer
interactions between GIS faculty, marine science faculty, and resource
agencies.
- Increase the diversity
of faculty and students exposed to GIS, marine technology, and marine
technical careers.
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