Typical night time mapping watch in the control room. Back to front: Senior Survey Technician Elaine Stuart monitors incoming data and adjusts settings as necessary; ROV team member, Tom Kok, does double duty by processing mapping data as it is collected; Major Dian Adrianto provides hourly status updates about ship operations to shore via intercom and the Eventlog.
Night-time Mapping
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 5.2 MB).
Typical night-time mapping watch in the control room. Back to front: Senior Survey Technician Elaine Stuart monitors incoming data and adjusts settings as necessary; ROV team member, Tom Kok, does double duty by processing mapping data as it is collected; Major Dian Adrianto provides hourly status updates about ship operations to shore via intercom and the eventlog.
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