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SPECIAL REPORT Big Data

Mapping in the

Cloud

How cloud-based computing is transforming subsea survey igitalization has revolutionized – too much to economically transmit computing platform, is to support col- the world, and hydrographic ashore in real time, and impractical to laboration and knowledge-sharing be- survey techniques are no excep- store locally in raw form. Fortunately, tween and within organizations, and

D tion. While advances in mechanical de- real-time processing can greatly reduce to assist academia and the public in sign have enabled the survey of increas- the burden for transmission or storage. developing a broader understanding of ingly remote locations, electronics and Although most surveys are carefully the world around us. A good example digital processing techniques have dra- planned, it’s of great bene? t to be able of how Kognifai and Mapping Cloud matically increased resolution. Where to analyze the data while the equip- are already facilitating this is the Frisk once a few spot soundings were con- ment is at sea, enabling unusual results Oslofjord project.

sidered enough to make a chart, today’s to be veri? ed and survey gaps to be Kognifai is an open, standard plat- survey vessels generate vast amounts of revisited. Called Mapping Cloud, it form, designed to make it easy for devel- data to give unprecedented detail. is underpinned by Kognifai, which opers to create applications. In addition,

Detail is good, but data in these is Kongsberg Digital’s solution for an Kongsberg Digital offer several software quantities needs careful management open, cloud-based environment. development kits (SDK) to assist in ap- if it is not to become overwhelming. plication development. These contain

Modern sounders, such as Kongsberg’s edge connectors, 3D tools, application

Collaboration via the cloud

EM range, can produce data at a rate of The purpose of Kognifai, which framework support, authentication and more than 1 gigabyte (GB) per minute is based on Microsoft’s Azure cloud authorization systems, dashboard wid- 12 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM