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New underwater communications network enhances Smart Sound Plymouth’s capabilities
A £1.2 million project led by the University of Plymouth is set to upgrade the offshore infrastructure of Smart Sound
Future regulation of marine autonomy in discussion in Singapore
Professor James Fishwick from the NCCA took part in a UK Marine Autonomy summit during Singapore Maritime Week. The rapid
Precious cargo… delivering autonomous buoys to the sea
There was a lot of activity at the laboratory recently as we moved two autonomous buoys to Turnchapel Wharf in
Using marine autonomy to support sustainable expansion of offshore wind farms
With the rapid expansion of offshore wind energy to meet ambitious global Net Zero targets by 2050, what will be the impacts on marine ecosystems? NCCA partners are utilising the latest in marine autonomy – to enable sustainable offshore wind energy expansion.
The potential of artificial intelligence to map miles of seafloor image data
Partners of the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy (NCCA) are investigating the use of artificial intelligence as a means to interpret seafloor image data generated by autonomous platforms.
The NCCA tests new plankton imaging tech – see the plankton photos it captured!
PML scientists working as part of the NCCA took the new Imaging FlowCytobot down to the local Millbay Marina last
A bird’s-eye view: aerial drones and autonomous dynamic flow mapping for tidal energy research
NCCA researchers describe some of the benefits of aerial drones and autonomous systems for scientific research on the impacts of tidal energy.