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View from the Top developed that facilitate broader sampling technologies and had a crystal ball and could envision how this data/information will be available in much shorter times rela- industry will look and operate in the year 2025, tive to when the data is sampled. Scientists will be able to what would you see?

During the past decade there has been considerable con- devote more of the budgets to science rather than to develop- solidation in the industry. Companies such as Teledyne, Da- ing vehicles and sensors to conduct the science.

naher, Xylem, Fugro and Kongsberg have acquired smaller,

What emerging technology do you see today successful businesses and in doing so combine the innovation that you believe will have the greatest impact of the small businesses with the resources, market access and on your business, your industry, in the coming processes of the larger enterprises in turn facilitating growth. 10 years, and why?

This is likely to continue while at the same time there will be new small businesses that develop based on focused in- Autonomous vehicles (surface and sub-surface). These novation. Autonomous surface and subsurface vehicles will vehicles provide the virtual platforms that allow us to signi? - expand signi? cantly. This growth will be facilitated by ad- cantly expand sampling of the ocean environment at a signi? - vances in vehicle technology, power technology and underwa- cantly reduced cost. Companies such as Ocean Aero and Liq- ter navigation as well as communications. Instruments will be uid Robotics are examples of companies developing entirely

Teledyne RDI CTD recovery of the coast of Spain.

Photo by FERNANDO LÓPEZ MELIÁN

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