The role of information communication technologies (ICT) for seafloor observatories: Acquisition, archival, analysis, interoperability

Abstract

The revolution in seafloor observatories comes from their ability to: (a) allow for the coverage of wide swathes of ocean space in four dimensions at high temporal resolutions for decades; (b) provide quasi real-time data access as well as the ability to interact in very low latency (ms) with instruments hundreds of kilometers away from shore; and (c) offer new ways to perform science experiments where software plays a role in automating tasks as well as empowering interactive users.