A Flexible Autonomous Robotic Observatory Infrastructure for Bentho-Pelagic Monitoring

• Published in: Sensors
• Main Authors: Jacopo Aguzzi, Jan Albiez, Sascha Flögel, Olav Rune Godø, Endre Grimsbø, Simone Marini, Olaf Pfannkuche, Erik Rodriguez, Laurenz Thomsen, Terje Torkelsen, Javier Valencia, Vanesa López-Vázquez, Henning Wehde, Guosong Zhang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: benthic and pelagic monitoring; image processing; acoustics; crawler; docking station; cabled observatories; fuel cells; ecosystem component classification; Chemical technology; TP1-1185; Lofoten; Norway; Vesterålen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20061614; https://doaj.org/article/7ea3b6b28aa24ae7831fe8ab498852c2

This paper presents the technological developments and the policy contexts for the project “Autonomous Robotic Sea-Floor Infrastructure for Bentho-Pelagic Monitoring” (ARIM). The development is based on the national experience with robotic component technologies that are combined and merged into a n...