Ocean Technology Transition - Integrated Ocean Observing System
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OTT - IOOS
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Abstract
The IOOS Ocean Technology Transition program (OTT) sponsors the transition of emerging marine observing technologies, for which there are existing operational requirements and a demonstrated commitment to integration and use by the ocean observing community, to operational mode.
The IOOS Ocean Technology Transition program is an ongoing, multi-year effort to transition prototype ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing, product development, and data management technologies to sustained operations in a stepped, parallel, and scalable process that includes stakeholder engagement from industry, government, academia, and others invested in the monitoring and assessment of the nation’s ocean and coastal regions. Sustained or Operational mode is defined as the actual application of the technology in its final form and under mission requirements. OTT focuses on developing and improving technologies for ocean chemical, biological, and physical parameters at multiple spatial and temporal scales to monitor changing conditions in the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. OTT technologies include hardware and software platforms, sensors, and data management resulting in improved ocean information supporting decision making for the coastal ocean, and Great Lakes environments.