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Metron signed a partnership agreement with Cellula Ro- the CARIS Ping-To-Chart work? ow, allowing for full above- botics, USA Inc., to expand uncrewed underwater vehicle and-below- water image capture with survey grade accuracy (UUV) capabilities for advanced operations in dynamic envi- 44 March/April
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. Kevin Mackay, marine ge- ologist at the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research (NIWA), New Zealand, said, “There are over one million underwater volcanoes, although only about 120 are known to have been active in the last 11,000 years—a number that is likely to be a gross under- estimate
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