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navigational risk to anyone using these charts. However, using rate nearshore hydrography imperative.

Drone2Map, the hydrographic team was able to quickly and Drone technology opens up a world of possibilities in col- easily position it, and, through ArcGIS Online, send it to the lecting data to complete a picture that was previously dif? cult

Cartographic Department to update the current chart. This is a and time-consuming to obtain and error-prone. With Drone- real-time, ground truth example of how drone technology has 2Map, shore-based information can be extracted very easily; revolutionized work? ows for hydrographers. This example, and through ArcGIS Online, that information can be sent from which could also have been an uncharted rock, a semisub- the ? eld to the of? ce, and chart production can commence im- merged container or a small iceberg, shows how Drone2Map mediately. If there is any problem with the data, of? ce-based could save lives by ensuring that mariners are aware of all team members can immediately send feedback to ? eld tech- dangerous obstacles in their vicinity. nicians, who can resurvey without any delays. The valuable

Moving forward, gaining a more accurate picture of the resource of hydrographic data is now more accessible and ac- foreshore seabed will be crucial for a number of reasons. Pre- curate. And it’s all thanks to a solution that can launch from engineering technical hydrographic surveys are a necessary the trunk of a car or the deck of a boat.

part of constructing nearshore structures. A complete hydro- graphic survey is also an important source of information in Notes: determining pollution sources and sedimentation rates and Today’s Energy Solutions, Manufacturing Group, their impact on essential ? sh habitats such as kelp or coral Increased Drilling in Sub-sea to Push Demand for Floating reefs. Since nonlivestock protein sources, such as ? sh, present Production Systems, http://www.onlinetes.com/article/off- a possible solution to the challenge of cattle production’s ef- shore-oil-exploration-? oating-production-systems-071816/ fects on the climate, it is necessary to understand benthic and (Jul 2016).

pelagic habitat impacts on recruitment rates in global ? sher- ies. The increasing reliance on offshore energy such as wave 2Camilo Mora et al., Management Effectiveness of the generators and wind farms—which require cables to bring World’s Marine Fisheries, http://journals.plos.org/plosbiol- generated energy ashore—makes the need for fast and accu- ogy/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1000131 (Jun 2009).

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