GLIDER Unmanned Ocean Exploration Project 2017
The GLIDER Project forms part of the Norwegian Research Council DEMO2000 and is being managed by Akvaplan-niva. The GLIDER project will launch three types of ocean-going, self-propelled and dynamic platforms (also called drones). Unmanned ocean vehicles collect field data and send it via satellite on shore.
Different platforms
The 3 platforms are the Sea-Glider, the Sailbuoyand a Wave Glider. These platforms is equipped with selected sensors for collecting chemical, physical and biological data from the ocean. This observation program will collect marine environmental data to an increased extent and with improved accuracy compared to traditional collection method.
By using platforms that will be moving in time and space, data collection will become more flexible, and this will in turn result in both long time series and opportunity for continuous environmental monitoring, as well as cost-saving compared to traditional data collection methods.
August 2017
