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The idea for the operations of the Nautilus and the Okeanos Explorer is that when you are out on a mission,

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in the middle of absolutely nowhere and a discovery is made,

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the people aboard are not scientists, they're engineers, they're aquanauts.

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They're there to operate the technology and to make the initial contact.

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Telepresence works like this: The video and data are collected by the ROV and the sled

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and from there, sent to the control room on the ship.

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And all that information is sent in real time via satellite connected to the Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island.

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The Inner Space Center is for ocean exploration what Houston is for space exploration.

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And since it is connected constantly to the ship, and the ship works 24 hours a day,

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the Inner Space Center works 24 hours a day as well.

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Scientists from all around the world can participate in real time through telepresence,

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and the data and information can be shared between the ships and shore.

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And so the technology of telepresence makes it possible for everyone, from the scientists to the students to the general public

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to participate in the greatest discoveries of ocean exploration.