Seafloor Mapping Lab
Developing tools and techniques to map the seafloor autonomously and with high resolution.
targeted sampling
Wave Glider-based communications hotspot
One of the major themes of MBARI’s current research is the increasing dependence on real-time data for informed decision-making during the course of field experiments.
Automated Video Event Detection
We have developed an automated system for detecting marine organisms visible in the videos. Video frames are processed with a neuromorphic selective attention algorithm. The candidate objects of interest are tracked across video frames using linear Kalman filters. If objects can be tracked successfully over several frames, they are labeled as potentially “interesting” and marked in the video frames.
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About MBARI
Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The need to understand the ocean in all its complexity and variability drives MBARI's research and development efforts.