Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is an NSF-funded initiative to bring transformative technologies and approaches to ocean science. It has 4 components, Global, Regional, Coastal, and Cyberinfrastructure. Its research-focused observatories will be networked and will contribute to the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
From the OOI Website:
The OOI will transform research of the oceans by establishing a network of interactive, globally distributed sensors with near real-time data access, thereby enhancing our capabilities to address critical issues such as climate change, ecosystem variability, ocean acidification, and carbon cycling. Recent technological advances in sensors, computational speed, communication bandwidth, Internet resources, miniaturization, genomic analyses, high-definition imaging, robotics and data assimilation-modeling-visualization techniques are opening new possibilities for remote scientific inquiry and discovery. The OOI will enable innovative developments across all of these fields and will contribute to maintaining American leadership in scientific advancement as well as providing excellent educational opportunities.
