Technical Activities

• Statement of Focus
• Technology Committees and Scope
• Technology Committee Primary Contact Info
• Technology Committee Affinity Groups
• + General Introduction to Standards
  • General Introduction to Standards
  • Equation of State of Seawater
  • Calculators of Water Properties
  • Quality Assurance of Real-Time Ocean Data (QARTOD)
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN)
  • The Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigation Program (GO-SHIP)
  • Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)
  • Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Standards
  • Overview of Underwater Acoustics Standards
  • Active Sonar Calibration Standards
  • Hydrophone Calibration Standards
  • Standards for Underwater Noise Measurement
  • Current Developments in Underwater Acoustics Standards
• Distinguished Lecturers

Technology Committee Affinity Groups

There are currently eighteen Technology Committees.  These are associated into affinity groups for convenience, to describe broad areas of interest and to facilitate communications within the Society.

Points-of-contact (POCs) for inquiries are indicated.

ACOUSTICS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
      POC Dr. Jean-Pierre Hermand, jhermand@ulb.ac.be
Environmental Acoustics
Ocean Signal and Image Processing
Underwater Acoustics
Underwater Communication, Navigation, and Positioning

GEAR, INSTRUMENTS, AND VEHICLES
      POC Dr. William Kirkwood, kiwi@mbari.org
Environmental Technology
Innovative Technology
Underwater Cables and Connectors
Unmanned Maritime Vehicles and Submersibles

DATA AND INFORMATION
      POC Dr. Kenneth G. Foote, kfoote@whoi.edu
Information Processing and Data Fusion
Numerical Modeling, Simulation, and Data Visualization
Standards

OBSERVATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS
      POC Dr. Malcolm L. Heron, mal.heron37@gmail.com
Airborne/Spaceborne Ocean Remote Sensing
Current, Wave, and Turbulence Measurement
Oceanographic Instrumentation, Navigation, and Positioning
Subsea Optics and Vision

POLICY AND GLOBAL CONCERNS
      POC Dr. Jay S. Pearlman, jay.pearlman@ieee.org
Environment and Observation Systems
Ocean Energy
Ocean Policy and Education