For those that are interested in watching/publicising some underwater science in action (live telepresence/teleimmersion).
Available on multicast IP udp://@233.56.12.6:4446 (running VLC or other Multicast Client) - a Multicast to Unicast converter tool can be used for short duration viewing of the stream.
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/07blacksea/welcome.html
http://www.immersionpresents.org
The 2007 Aegean and Black Sea Expedition consists of three distinct projects – a geological study in the Sea of Crete, an archaeological survey and shipwreck excavation off the coast of Ukraine in the Black sea, and an archaeological investigation of a well-preserved shipwreck off Turkey in the Black Sea. In addition to the scientific objectives, will be used as an opportunity to test telepresence technologies that will be utilized on board the new NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer.
Expedition Science Objectives
The Sea of Crete, located in the southern Aegean Sea, is one of the most tectonically active regions of the Mediterranean. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis are a few of the physical processes that occur in this area because of the subduction of the African plate under the Eurasian plate. The Thera and Sea of Crete Projects carried out in 2006 revealed evidence of sediment movement on the submarine slopes of the Santorini volcano and Sea of Crete basin. We will return to this area to further investigate the history of these processes that is locked in the seafloor sediments of the Sea of Crete.
Development and testing of the software and systems, as well as operating protocols associated with the use of this new technology, has been ongoing for several years through collaboration between NOAA OE, URI, and IFE. The Aegean and Black Sea expedition will serve as a test platform for many of these efforts as we continue to work together to refine process and protocol for the use of telepresence technology on the new NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer in 2008 and beyond. Stay tuned!