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Editorial

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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John C. O’Malley starts on page 60.

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Since we took over publishing this title in 2005, a recurring theme has been the de- mand to be more ef? cient and effective in conducting studies and business at sea. In fact,

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Gregory R. Trauthwein to this day I look back to an invitation from Dr. Robert Ballard to visit with him and his [email protected] students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) as one of the most in? uential meetings in my MTR career. I spent the day at URI with Ballard and his crew to get insight and

Web Editor understanding of its Archaeological Oceanography Doctorate Program and how they were

Eric Haun [email protected] fast-forwarding ‘telepresence’ technology to help broaden and make more affordable ac-

Contributing Writers cess to subsea exploration and discovery. (See Marine Technology Reporter, January 2006:

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Claudio Paschoa, Brazil

That mission continues today industry-wide in earnest, and I’m happy to share with

William Stoichevski, Norway you a feature from Guy T. Noll of ESRI on the use of aerial drones as “the next great leap

Production Manager in hydrography,” starting on page 24. But the story is not simply about drones, or any one

Irina Vasilets [email protected] technology for that matter, rather it addresses the collaboration of technologies – from new software and apps to point-clouds and mosaic datasets – in the effort to make work and

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Speaking of collaboration, in her feature “A United Front on Ocean Observation”

Kira Coley looks at the European Marine Board’s efforts to forward a partnership of

Corporate Staff major national marine and oceanographic institutes in Europe to help close critical gaps

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Mark O’Malley within ocean observation and sea? oor mapping. Kira’s story starts on page 34.

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