Telepresence technology
Telepresence technology is a term used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refer to the combination of satellite technology with the Internet to broadcast information, including video in real-time from cameras used on its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on Okeanos Explorer. Its ROV will be operating working in a deep sea environment. Data from the ROV is transmitted to a hub based on the land, which then send it to scientists and to the public.<ref> Martinez, Catalina. "NOAA Ocean Explorer: Okeanos Explorer: A New Paradigm for Exploration: Telepresence". oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2009-08-09. </ref><ref name="noas">"Telepresence Technology — Office of Ocean Exploration and Research". explore.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-09.</ref>
This effort of the Okeanos Explorer has been compared to the lunar landing.<ref> Lubchenco, Jane. "A moonward gaze from a tidal shore - From Our Inbox - MiamiHerald.com". miamiherald.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09. </ref>
The telepresence technology used by NOAA includes the following:<ref name="noas"/>
- deep water mapping, to a depth of 6,000 m
- science-oriented ROV operations
- real-time satellite transmission of data.
The Okeanos Explorer is designed as an educational tool that can be followed on Twitter.<ref> "NOAA, Ocean Explorer". oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2009-08-10. </ref><ref> "NOAA, Ocean Explorer (oceanexplorer) on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2009-08-10. </ref>