this was not possible 30 years ago capturing vivid imagery of cryptic
capturing vivid imagery of cryptic
capturing vivid imagery of cryptic organisms at and beneath the ocean floor
organisms at and beneath the ocean floor
organisms at and beneath the ocean floor and that’s what we do we use innovative
and that’s what we do we use innovative
and that’s what we do we use innovative technology to image the seafloor but we
technology to image the seafloor but we
technology to image the seafloor but we don’t just take pictures of the seafloor
don’t just take pictures of the seafloor
don’t just take pictures of the seafloor that’s true Steve we use these images to
that’s true Steve we use these images to
that’s true Steve we use these images to make quantitative analyses that allow us
make quantitative analyses that allow us
make quantitative analyses that allow us to better understand the functioning of
to better understand the functioning of
to better understand the functioning of the sea floor within the larger
the sea floor within the larger
the sea floor within the larger perspective of the ocean and then we use
perspective of the ocean and then we use
perspective of the ocean and then we use the data that we collect to make
the data that we collect to make
the data that we collect to make innovative data visualizations that
innovative data visualizations that
innovative data visualizations that allow anybody not just scientists like
allow anybody not just scientists like
allow anybody not just scientists like ourselves access to this unique and
ourselves access to this unique and
ourselves access to this unique and interesting ecosystem wait Steve let’s
interesting ecosystem wait Steve let’s
interesting ecosystem wait Steve let’s take a step back before we delve too
take a step back before we delve too
take a step back before we delve too much and to the innovative work that we
much and to the innovative work that we
much and to the innovative work that we do it’s important that people understand
do it’s important that people understand
do it’s important that people understand how critical the ocean and the sea floor
how critical the ocean and the sea floor
how critical the ocean and the sea floor are for the speck of space dust we call
are for the speck of space dust we call
are for the speck of space dust we call our planet we humans are terrestrial
our planet we humans are terrestrial
our planet we humans are terrestrial creatures and as a result much of our
creatures and as a result much of our
creatures and as a result much of our perspectives about the earth are shaped
perspectives about the earth are shaped
perspectives about the earth are shaped from our interactions and visual
from our interactions and visual
from our interactions and visual observations on land however when we
observations on land however when we
observations on land however when we take a step back and look at the earth
take a step back and look at the earth
take a step back and look at the earth as a whole we realize that the earth is
as a whole we realize that the earth is
as a whole we realize that the earth is a pale blue dot and that’s because
a pale blue dot and that’s because
a pale blue dot and that’s because despite our terrestrial eccentric
despite our terrestrial eccentric
despite our terrestrial eccentric mindsets much of our planet is covered
mindsets much of our planet is covered
mindsets much of our planet is covered by the ocean given the vast spatial
by the ocean given the vast spatial
by the ocean given the vast spatial extent of the oceans on earth surface it
extent of the oceans on earth surface it
extent of the oceans on earth surface it should come as no surprise that this
should come as no surprise that this
should come as no surprise that this vast body of water plays a key role in
vast body of water plays a key role in
vast body of water plays a key role in life on our planet including the lives
life on our planet including the lives
life on our planet including the lives of humans ocean processes influence all
of humans ocean processes influence all
of humans ocean processes influence all of humanity where the residents of the
of humanity where the residents of the
of humanity where the residents of the coast or inland via the regulation of
coast or inland via the regulation of
coast or inland via the regulation of climate local weather patterns economic
climate local weather patterns economic
climate local weather patterns economic impact and food security among others we
impact and food security among others we
impact and food security among others we are inherently dependent on the help of
are inherently dependent on the help of
are inherently dependent on the help of a global ocean ecosystem
a global ocean ecosystem
a global ocean ecosystem which beneath its surface exists at a
which beneath its surface exists at a
which beneath its surface exists at a far greater scale than its visible on a
far greater scale than its visible on a
far greater scale than its visible on a globe and at the very bottom of the
globe and at the very bottom of the
globe and at the very bottom of the ocean is the seafloor I’m predominant
ocean is the seafloor I’m predominant
ocean is the seafloor I’m predominant habitat serving a variety of functions
habitat serving a variety of functions
habitat serving a variety of functions and hosting its own brand of unique and
and hosting its own brand of unique and
and hosting its own brand of unique and interesting life if the oceans cover
interesting life if the oceans cover
interesting life if the oceans cover seventy percent of our planet then
seventy percent of our planet then
seventy percent of our planet then inherently seventy percent of the
inherently seventy percent of the
inherently seventy percent of the earth’s surface is the seafloor and in
earth’s surface is the seafloor and in
earth’s surface is the seafloor and in the larger scheme of the ocean the
the larger scheme of the ocean the
the larger scheme of the ocean the seafloor holds great importance for
seafloor holds great importance for
seafloor holds great importance for ocean health the seafloor is home to
ocean health the seafloor is home to
ocean health the seafloor is home to many unique and diverse environments
many unique and diverse environments
many unique and diverse environments such as seagrass Meadows kelp bars then
such as seagrass Meadows kelp bars then
such as seagrass Meadows kelp bars then communities and coral reefs these
communities and coral reefs these
communities and coral reefs these dynamic areas service safe haven
dynamic areas service safe haven
dynamic areas service safe haven nurseries for young ocean life and
nurseries for young ocean life and
nurseries for young ocean life and contribute greatly to ocean productivity
contribute greatly to ocean productivity
contribute greatly to ocean productivity however despite their well-documented
however despite their well-documented
however despite their well-documented importance these habitats are not the
importance these habitats are not the
importance these habitats are not the predominant bottom type of the seafloor
predominant bottom type of the seafloor
predominant bottom type of the seafloor coral reefs make up less than point one
coral reefs make up less than point one
coral reefs make up less than point one percent of total ocean bottom put that
percent of total ocean bottom put that
percent of total ocean bottom put that into perspective that’s roughly half the
into perspective that’s roughly half the
into perspective that’s roughly half the size of the country of France and
size of the country of France and
size of the country of France and combined coral reefs sea grasses and
combined coral reefs sea grasses and
combined coral reefs sea grasses and kelp bars make up less than one percent
kelp bars make up less than one percent
kelp bars make up less than one percent of the total seafloor so what else is
of the total seafloor so what else is
of the total seafloor so what else is there what makes up that 99% most of the
there what makes up that 99% most of the
there what makes up that 99% most of the sea floor looks something like this it’s
sea floor looks something like this it’s
sea floor looks something like this it’s a habitat of soft sediment that’s
a habitat of soft sediment that’s
a habitat of soft sediment that’s largely composed of small scale features
largely composed of small scale features
largely composed of small scale features such as tubes burrows and mounds but
such as tubes burrows and mounds but
such as tubes burrows and mounds but despite this relatively muted appearance
despite this relatively muted appearance
despite this relatively muted appearance this large area of Earth’s surface holds
this large area of Earth’s surface holds
this large area of Earth’s surface holds huge importance for the functioning and
huge importance for the functioning and
huge importance for the functioning and help of the ocean think of the soft
help of the ocean think of the soft
help of the ocean think of the soft bottom sea floor as the lungs of the
bottom sea floor as the lungs of the
bottom sea floor as the lungs of the ocean these areas serve as a sump for
ocean these areas serve as a sump for
ocean these areas serve as a sump for ocean pollutants and a recycling plant
ocean pollutants and a recycling plant
ocean pollutants and a recycling plant for ocean nutrients it’s easy to
for ocean nutrients it’s easy to
for ocean nutrients it’s easy to conceptualize the importance of seafloor
conceptualize the importance of seafloor
conceptualize the importance of seafloor environments
environments
environments kelp forests and coral reefs because we
kelp forests and coral reefs because we
kelp forests and coral reefs because we can easily visualize the complexity and
can easily visualize the complexity and
can easily visualize the complexity and diversity of the structures and
diversity of the structures and
diversity of the structures and organisms that exist there however when
organisms that exist there however when
organisms that exist there however when we compare those areas to the soft
we compare those areas to the soft
we compare those areas to the soft bottom sea floor while there are some
bottom sea floor while there are some
bottom sea floor while there are some features on the seabed most of the
features on the seabed most of the
features on the seabed most of the structural complexity exists beneath the
structural complexity exists beneath the
structural complexity exists beneath the opaque surface of the sea floor making
opaque surface of the sea floor making
opaque surface of the sea floor making this cryptic environment and it Taurus
this cryptic environment and it Taurus
this cryptic environment and it Taurus Lee difficult to observe but if you’re
Lee difficult to observe but if you’re
Lee difficult to observe but if you’re fortunate enough to peek beneath the
fortunate enough to peek beneath the
fortunate enough to peek beneath the seafloor you observe a dynamic world
seafloor you observe a dynamic world
seafloor you observe a dynamic world full of complexity and diversity one
full of complexity and diversity one
full of complexity and diversity one which is often not immediately obvious
which is often not immediately obvious
which is often not immediately obvious when viewing the seafloor from only the
when viewing the seafloor from only the
when viewing the seafloor from only the surface the best way to think about what
surface the best way to think about what
surface the best way to think about what you’re seeing is to imagine you’re at
you’re seeing is to imagine you’re at
you’re seeing is to imagine you’re at the bottom of the ocean and you’re
the bottom of the ocean and you’re
the bottom of the ocean and you’re peering into the sea floor from a
peering into the sea floor from a
peering into the sea floor from a profile perspective analogous to as if
profile perspective analogous to as if
profile perspective analogous to as if you’re holding up an ant farm and
you’re holding up an ant farm and
you’re holding up an ant farm and looking through the side and when you
looking through the side and when you
looking through the side and when you look beneath the seafloor you see
look beneath the seafloor you see
look beneath the seafloor you see animals burrowing through and excavating
animals burrowing through and excavating
animals burrowing through and excavating the sediment tubes being formed and
the sediment tubes being formed and
the sediment tubes being formed and destroyed at the sea floor surface and a
destroyed at the sea floor surface and a
destroyed at the sea floor surface and a number of physical and chemical changes
number of physical and chemical changes
number of physical and chemical changes occurring in the sediment column we can
occurring in the sediment column we can
occurring in the sediment column we can see from the changing colors in the
see from the changing colors in the
see from the changing colors in the sediment that has these animals weave
sediment that has these animals weave
sediment that has these animals weave their way to the sedimentary fabric the
their way to the sedimentary fabric the
their way to the sedimentary fabric the influence and effect that they have on
influence and effect that they have on
influence and effect that they have on sediment quality think worms in a garden
sediment quality think worms in a garden
sediment quality think worms in a garden to put it into a familiar context so we
to put it into a familiar context so we
to put it into a familiar context so we know that the sea floor is important but
know that the sea floor is important but
know that the sea floor is important but what are the methods that we employ that
what are the methods that we employ that
what are the methods that we employ that allow us to better study and understand
allow us to better study and understand
allow us to better study and understand this environment most of the seafloor
this environment most of the seafloor
this environment most of the seafloor exists at ocean depths that are far
exists at ocean depths that are far
exists at ocean depths that are far greater than that which we can send a
greater than that which we can send a
greater than that which we can send a diver down to and very little ocean
diver down to and very little ocean
diver down to and very little ocean science actually involves physically
science actually involves physically
science actually involves physically sending someone down to the bottom to
sending someone down to the bottom to
sending someone down to the bottom to overcome the fragility of the human body
overcome the fragility of the human body
overcome the fragility of the human body the development and application of
the development and application of
the development and application of remote sensing techniques was a
remote sensing techniques was a
remote sensing techniques was a necessity in order to better understand
necessity in order to better understand
necessity in order to better understand this
this
this environment for 150 years we largely
environment for 150 years we largely
environment for 150 years we largely sampled the seafloor bolide
sampled the seafloor bolide
sampled the seafloor bolide traditionally if we wanted to understand
traditionally if we wanted to understand
traditionally if we wanted to understand what was going on with the animals in
what was going on with the animals in
what was going on with the animals in the sediment we would have to collect a
the sediment we would have to collect a
the sediment we would have to collect a sediment grab and lead lines would be
sediment grab and lead lines would be
sediment grab and lead lines would be lowered to the bottom and a length of
lowered to the bottom and a length of
lowered to the bottom and a length of the line documented to determine the
the line documented to determine the
the line documented to determine the depth leta pas graffia the seafloor
depth leta pas graffia the seafloor
depth leta pas graffia the seafloor these methods are reductionist and offer
these methods are reductionist and offer
these methods are reductionist and offer very poor resolution but advances in
very poor resolution but advances in
very poor resolution but advances in technology have allowed us to make a
technology have allowed us to make a
technology have allowed us to make a more holistic assessment of our seafloor
more holistic assessment of our seafloor
more holistic assessment of our seafloor observations single beam and more
observations single beam and more
observations single beam and more recently multi-beam sonar offer much
recently multi-beam sonar offer much
recently multi-beam sonar offer much higher resolution imagery of the depth
higher resolution imagery of the depth
higher resolution imagery of the depth and topography of the sea floor and the
and topography of the sea floor and the
and topography of the sea floor and the development of a sediment profile
development of a sediment profile
development of a sediment profile imaging camera or spy cam allows us a
imaging camera or spy cam allows us a
imaging camera or spy cam allows us a more clear picture of what’s going on
more clear picture of what’s going on
more clear picture of what’s going on with the animals in the sediment now
with the animals in the sediment now
with the animals in the sediment now I’ve already shown sediment profile
I’ve already shown sediment profile
I’ve already shown sediment profile images in this talk but to give you a
images in this talk but to give you a
images in this talk but to give you a better sense of how the system works as
better sense of how the system works as
better sense of how the system works as the spy system is lowered to the seabed
the spy system is lowered to the seabed
the spy system is lowered to the seabed a weighted trigger activates the camera
a weighted trigger activates the camera
a weighted trigger activates the camera capturing a plan view image of the sea
capturing a plan view image of the sea
capturing a plan view image of the sea floor the system continues to the sin
floor the system continues to the sin
floor the system continues to the sin until contacts in the bottom upon
until contacts in the bottom upon
until contacts in the bottom upon contact tension is released from the
contact tension is released from the
contact tension is released from the cable allowing a weighted camera prism
cable allowing a weighted camera prism
cable allowing a weighted camera prism to lower and penetrate the sea floor an
to lower and penetrate the sea floor an
to lower and penetrate the sea floor an undisturbed profile image of the
undisturbed profile image of the
undisturbed profile image of the sediment column is captured allowing
sediment column is captured allowing
sediment column is captured allowing scientists to document biological
scientists to document biological
scientists to document biological activity chemical processes and physical
activity chemical processes and physical
activity chemical processes and physical changes at and beneath the ocean floor a
changes at and beneath the ocean floor a
changes at and beneath the ocean floor a huge benefit of this technology is that
huge benefit of this technology is that
huge benefit of this technology is that it allows us to document and observe the
it allows us to document and observe the
it allows us to document and observe the functioning and behavior of the
functioning and behavior of the
functioning and behavior of the organisms without removing them from
organisms without removing them from
organisms without removing them from their habitat the sea floor and when we
their habitat the sea floor and when we
their habitat the sea floor and when we do that we’re able to make really
do that we’re able to make really
do that we’re able to make really distinct observation about sea floor
distinct observation about sea floor
distinct observation about sea floor help typically healthy sea floors are
help typically healthy sea floors are
help typically healthy sea floors are characterized by a rust red brown color
characterized by a rust red brown color
characterized by a rust red brown color that extends deep beneath the sea floor
that extends deep beneath the sea floor
that extends deep beneath the sea floor surface indicating these areas are
surface indicating these areas are
surface indicating these areas are oxygen rich and contain large and
oxygen rich and contain large and
oxygen rich and contain large and diverse life by contrast unhealthy sea
diverse life by contrast unhealthy sea
diverse life by contrast unhealthy sea floors
floors
floors our dark gray black color these areas
our dark gray black color these areas
our dark gray black color these areas contain little to no oxygen lack
contain little to no oxygen lack
contain little to no oxygen lack diversity and have very little to no
diversity and have very little to no
diversity and have very little to no large organisms now I can show you a
large organisms now I can show you a
large organisms now I can show you a graph or table indicating why the sea
graph or table indicating why the sea
graph or table indicating why the sea floor to the left is healthy and why the
floor to the left is healthy and why the
floor to the left is healthy and why the sea floor to the right is unhealthy or i
sea floor to the right is unhealthy or i
sea floor to the right is unhealthy or i could couple that data with images and
could couple that data with images and
could couple that data with images and make that point much more succinctly and
make that point much more succinctly and
make that point much more succinctly and that’s what we do we take our
that’s what we do we take our
that’s what we do we take our quantitative data and we paired with
quantitative data and we paired with
quantitative data and we paired with images and we give people a better
images and we give people a better
images and we give people a better understanding about how the sea floor is
understanding about how the sea floor is
understanding about how the sea floor is functioning when we do that we’re also
functioning when we do that we’re also
functioning when we do that we’re also able to assess how the sea floor
able to assess how the sea floor
able to assess how the sea floor responds to and recovers from
responds to and recovers from
responds to and recovers from disturbance this movie is depicting an
disturbance this movie is depicting an
disturbance this movie is depicting an area of the sea floor that’s
area of the sea floor that’s
area of the sea floor that’s experiencing was commonly known as an
experiencing was commonly known as an
experiencing was commonly known as an ocean dead zone or an area of the sea
ocean dead zone or an area of the sea
ocean dead zone or an area of the sea bottom where there’s little to no oxygen
bottom where there’s little to no oxygen
bottom where there’s little to no oxygen when oxygen is removed from the sea
when oxygen is removed from the sea
when oxygen is removed from the sea floor bacteria take over the bacteria or
floor bacteria take over the bacteria or
floor bacteria take over the bacteria or the filaments white lines you’ll see
the filaments white lines you’ll see
the filaments white lines you’ll see moving through the sediment on the sea
moving through the sediment on the sea
moving through the sediment on the sea floor surface and on the face plate of
floor surface and on the face plate of
floor surface and on the face plate of the prism these bacteria thriving during
the prism these bacteria thriving during
the prism these bacteria thriving during this ocean dead zone which is
this ocean dead zone which is
this ocean dead zone which is prohibiting larger organism from
prohibiting larger organism from
prohibiting larger organism from surviving and you can tell how happy the
surviving and you can tell how happy the
surviving and you can tell how happy the bacteria are by the amount of organic
bacteria are by the amount of organic
bacteria are by the amount of organic matter they’re producing which you can
matter they’re producing which you can
matter they’re producing which you can see sloshing down the base plate of the
see sloshing down the base plate of the
see sloshing down the base plate of the prism so over time when oxygen returns
prism so over time when oxygen returns
prism so over time when oxygen returns to the seafloor these bacteria scurry
to the seafloor these bacteria scurry
to the seafloor these bacteria scurry back down into the sediment and these
back down into the sediment and these
back down into the sediment and these areas we populated by larger organisms
areas we populated by larger organisms
areas we populated by larger organisms such as worms clams and crustaceans this
such as worms clams and crustaceans this
such as worms clams and crustaceans this profusion of new technology has led to a
profusion of new technology has led to a
profusion of new technology has led to a flood of data that we can now mine such
flood of data that we can now mine such
flood of data that we can now mine such as the example at Kersey just presented
as the example at Kersey just presented
as the example at Kersey just presented well Steve we are after all visual
well Steve we are after all visual
well Steve we are after all visual organisms and the true power of this
organisms and the true power of this
organisms and the true power of this technology is that it allows us to
technology is that it allows us to
technology is that it allows us to present our work about the seafloor and
present our work about the seafloor and
present our work about the seafloor and a format that everyone understands a
a format that everyone understands a
a format that everyone understands a picture now in the past when we would
picture now in the past when we would
picture now in the past when we would send our equipment down and explore some
send our equipment down and explore some
send our equipment down and explore some new area of the ocean we would recover
new area of the ocean we would recover
new area of the ocean we would recover it and then spend weeks months sometimes
it and then spend weeks months sometimes
it and then spend weeks months sometimes even years combing through this data by
even years combing through this data by
even years combing through this data by hand eventually compiling it together
hand eventually compiling it together
hand eventually compiling it together into thick bound reports like this I
into thick bound reports like this I
into thick bound reports like this I think my friend Steve heat could
think my friend Steve heat could
think my friend Steve heat could recognize that if you’re trying to
recognize that if you’re trying to
recognize that if you’re trying to explain something about the seafloor to
explain something about the seafloor to
explain something about the seafloor to someone who doesn’t have a PhD in ocean
someone who doesn’t have a PhD in ocean
someone who doesn’t have a PhD in ocean science this probably isn’t the best way
science this probably isn’t the best way
science this probably isn’t the best way to do it these are important for
to do it these are important for
to do it these are important for scientists and regulators because it has
scientists and regulators because it has
scientists and regulators because it has information relating to our field
information relating to our field
information relating to our field methods complex explanations of
methods complex explanations of
methods complex explanations of chemistry but when it comes to a
chemistry but when it comes to a
chemistry but when it comes to a narrative device to tell a story about
narrative device to tell a story about
narrative device to tell a story about our oceans they fall tragically short
our oceans they fall tragically short
our oceans they fall tragically short and even worse when these documents are
and even worse when these documents are
and even worse when these documents are delivered to a client they sit in an
delivered to a client they sit in an
delivered to a client they sit in an archive on a shelf gathering dust locked
archive on a shelf gathering dust locked
archive on a shelf gathering dust locked away from people that might be
away from people that might be
away from people that might be interested in the information that they
interested in the information that they
interested in the information that they contain I mean I do this stuff for a
contain I mean I do this stuff for a
contain I mean I do this stuff for a living and I don’t want to read this
living and I don’t want to read this
living and I don’t want to read this kersey do you want to write this not in
kersey do you want to write this not in
kersey do you want to write this not in the least bit I didn’t think so in 1998
the least bit I didn’t think so in 1998
the least bit I didn’t think so in 1998 one of our Ted for father’s name David
one of our Ted for father’s name David
one of our Ted for father’s name David Gallo presented a talk in monterrey
Gallo presented a talk in monterrey
Gallo presented a talk in monterrey during this talk he showed us some
during this talk he showed us some
during this talk he showed us some wonderful video that come from his Elvin
wonderful video that come from his Elvin
wonderful video that come from his Elvin and Jason submersibles he showed us
and Jason submersibles he showed us
and Jason submersibles he showed us bioluminescent jellyfish giant sulfur
bioluminescent jellyfish giant sulfur
bioluminescent jellyfish giant sulfur vents at the bottom of the sea floor
vents at the bottom of the sea floor
vents at the bottom of the sea floor spewing gas from the Earth’s core into
spewing gas from the Earth’s core into
spewing gas from the Earth’s core into the ocean he showed us giant tubeworms
the ocean he showed us giant tubeworms
the ocean he showed us giant tubeworms that colonized these sulfur vents but
that colonized these sulfur vents but
that colonized these sulfur vents but one of the really interesting things
one of the really interesting things
one of the really interesting things that Gallo hit on happened when he was
that Gallo hit on happened when he was
that Gallo hit on happened when he was showing us a 3d reconstruction of the
showing us a 3d reconstruction of the
showing us a 3d reconstruction of the sea floor and one of his submersibles
sea floor and one of his submersibles
sea floor and one of his submersibles driving through it David said that he
driving through it David said that he
driving through it David said that he wanted to take this seafloor environment
wanted to take this seafloor environment
wanted to take this seafloor environment back to the laboratory because right now
back to the laboratory because right now
back to the laboratory because right now we see it in bits and pieces we see the
we see it in bits and pieces we see the
we see it in bits and pieces we see the other a sound or photographs or as video
other a sound or photographs or as video
other a sound or photographs or as video or as data from a chemical sensor but we
or as data from a chemical sensor but we
or as data from a chemical sensor but we haven’t yet put it together into one
haven’t yet put it together into one
haven’t yet put it together into one interesting
interesting
interesting and that’s exactly what we’re trying to
and that’s exactly what we’re trying to
and that’s exactly what we’re trying to do instead of seeing the pages from some
do instead of seeing the pages from some
do instead of seeing the pages from some report we want to show people the
report we want to show people the
report we want to show people the synthesis of that data because as it
synthesis of that data because as it
synthesis of that data because as it turns out flipping through pages of
turns out flipping through pages of
turns out flipping through pages of report cross-referencing figures tables
report cross-referencing figures tables
report cross-referencing figures tables different data points and charts that
different data points and charts that
different data points and charts that we’ve printed it’s not the most
we’ve printed it’s not the most
we’ve printed it’s not the most intuitive way to explore something as
intuitive way to explore something as
intuitive way to explore something as vast or complex as the sea floor now
vast or complex as the sea floor now
vast or complex as the sea floor now traditionally
we would print maps and use these a
we would print maps and use these a storytelling tool we present them next
storytelling tool we present them next
storytelling tool we present them next to charts and data xand captions and
to charts and data xand captions and
to charts and data xand captions and maybe have a little paragraph next to
maybe have a little paragraph next to
maybe have a little paragraph next to explaining something about this map but
explaining something about this map but
explaining something about this map but it wasn’t very interactive
so here you see a map of Massachusetts
so here you see a map of Massachusetts Bay just north of us and instead of just
Bay just north of us and instead of just
Bay just north of us and instead of just placing the data down next to it we’ve
placing the data down next to it we’ve
placing the data down next to it we’ve made this map interactive so that I can
made this map interactive so that I can
made this map interactive so that I can click on different areas in it and I can
click on different areas in it and I can
click on different areas in it and I can see where we’ve sampled and I can see
see where we’ve sampled and I can see
see where we’ve sampled and I can see those sediment profile images that
those sediment profile images that
those sediment profile images that kersey discuss with us earlier in
kersey discuss with us earlier in
kersey discuss with us earlier in context I can see the next two
context I can see the next two
context I can see the next two biological chemical geological data I
biological chemical geological data I
biological chemical geological data I can even see shipwrecks and I think
can even see shipwrecks and I think
can even see shipwrecks and I think that’s pretty cool this sort of
that’s pretty cool this sort of
that’s pretty cool this sort of visualization has served as the
visualization has served as the
visualization has served as the workhorse for our analysis team it
workhorse for our analysis team it
workhorse for our analysis team it serves as the primary storytelling tool
serves as the primary storytelling tool
serves as the primary storytelling tool or us to explain our findings to an
or us to explain our findings to an
or us to explain our findings to an audience but it falls short because it’s
audience but it falls short because it’s
audience but it falls short because it’s too deep and as we know the c-4 is not a
too deep and as we know the c-4 is not a
too deep and as we know the c-4 is not a two-dimensional flat surface and
two-dimensional flat surface and
two-dimensional flat surface and certainly the volume of water that sits
certainly the volume of water that sits
certainly the volume of water that sits on top of the sea floor is not flat in
on top of the sea floor is not flat in
on top of the sea floor is not flat in fact it’s two miles deep on average
fact it’s two miles deep on average
fact it’s two miles deep on average across our globe so what we’ve done here
across our globe so what we’ve done here
across our globe so what we’ve done here holds a lot of potential because it
holds a lot of potential because it
holds a lot of potential because it allows you to see in context the
contours and ridges in the ocean it
contours and ridges in the ocean it allows you to see things in three
allows you to see things in three
allows you to see things in three dimension and make connections that you
dimension and make connections that you
dimension and make connections that you might not otherwise do it contains all
might not otherwise do it contains all
might not otherwise do it contains all the same data that are two dimensional
the same data that are two dimensional
the same data that are two dimensional map did but it allows us to go beyond
map did but it allows us to go beyond
map did but it allows us to go beyond that go into the third dimension it
that go into the third dimension it
that go into the third dimension it allows us to draw the picture upwards
allows us to draw the picture upwards
allows us to draw the picture upwards and talk about the water column it lets
and talk about the water column it lets
and talk about the water column it lets us see temperature differences from the
us see temperature differences from the
us see temperature differences from the top to the seafloor it lets us see
top to the seafloor it lets us see
top to the seafloor it lets us see changes in salinity which is essentially
changes in salinity which is essentially
changes in salinity which is essentially the saltiness of the ocean and the
the saltiness of the ocean and the
the saltiness of the ocean and the really cool thing about technology like
really cool thing about technology like
really cool thing about technology like this is that it’s built using basic and
this is that it’s built using basic and
this is that it’s built using basic and common building blocks things that you
common building blocks things that you
common building blocks things that you can find in your web browser so I don’t
can find in your web browser so I don’t
can find in your web browser so I don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on an
need to spend thousands of dollars on an
need to spend thousands of dollars on an expensive computer system I don’t need
expensive computer system I don’t need
expensive computer system I don’t need to buy complicated software licenses I
to buy complicated software licenses I
to buy complicated software licenses I can just look at it much like Google
can just look at it much like Google
can just look at it much like Google Earth
Earth
Earth I can just pull up a webpage and see it
I can just pull up a webpage and see it
I can just pull up a webpage and see it I can even bring it up my phone and see
I can even bring it up my phone and see
I can even bring it up my phone and see it on the go and if I’m really clever I
it on the go and if I’m really clever I
it on the go and if I’m really clever I can bring it into a virtual reality
can bring it into a virtual reality
can bring it into a virtual reality framework looks like Kersey’s exploring
framework looks like Kersey’s exploring
framework looks like Kersey’s exploring the sea floor on the TEDx stage right
the sea floor on the TEDx stage right
the sea floor on the TEDx stage right now whoa wave of the future dude as you
now whoa wave of the future dude as you
now whoa wave of the future dude as you can see this is a truly immersive
can see this is a truly immersive
can see this is a truly immersive experience this is important because we
experience this is important because we
experience this is important because we can now put our data in the hands of the
can now put our data in the hands of the
can now put our data in the hands of the interested citizen no longer are we
interested citizen no longer are we
interested citizen no longer are we content to allow our efforts to sit on a
content to allow our efforts to sit on a
content to allow our efforts to sit on a shelf and collect dust that information
shelf and collect dust that information
shelf and collect dust that information can now be made public for anyone
can now be made public for anyone
can now be made public for anyone interested to explore for themselves
interested to explore for themselves
interested to explore for themselves bringing a dark and mysterious world
bringing a dark and mysterious world
bringing a dark and mysterious world into clear focus wherever you are we
into clear focus wherever you are we
into clear focus wherever you are we love showing people this habitat but
love showing people this habitat but
love showing people this habitat but bringing them down to the bottom of the
bringing them down to the bottom of the
bringing them down to the bottom of the ocean in person is an expensive and
ocean in person is an expensive and
ocean in person is an expensive and dangerous endeavor and it’s likely most
dangerous endeavor and it’s likely most
dangerous endeavor and it’s likely most of us are not going to go there but now
of us are not going to go there but now
of us are not going to go there but now i’m proud to say that by using advances
i’m proud to say that by using advances
i’m proud to say that by using advances in technology we can bring that
in technology we can bring that
in technology we can bring that mysterious ecosystem back up to you
mysterious ecosystem back up to you
mysterious ecosystem back up to you thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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