Sofar Ocean signs five-year research agreement with Naval Oceanography
Sofar Ocean and U.S. Naval Oceanography signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement for ocean data collection and forecasting.
Evidence notes
- The agreement covers hardware for ocean data collection, data assimilation and data-as-a-service workflows.
- Sofar contributes its Spotter network, Smart Mooring devices, Bristlemouth connectivity work and operational forecasts.
- The collaboration builds on a Coast Guard deployment of five Spotter buoys during an Arctic patrol to the North Pole.