Meeting minutes from dialogue-meeting 5th of january 2018

• Attending: Aksel, Maruisz, Sivert and Joao (via chat)

• Objective: Start dialogue regarding Hopsvågen test.

• The satellite project will join the Hopsvågen test

• Mainly focused on underwater tests

• Not using a autonomous underwater vehicle, but rather a

• The water is clear at this time of year

• Have the possibility to do active remote sensing from underwater vehicle.

• Time of testing is at noon (12.00)

• A useful test for drones

• Otter can map autonomous, beneficial to cover more systematically

• Same for drone, map systematically

• Biology people are familiar with Hopvågen

• Divide the campaigns into two different, to get better results, rather than trying to do everyone once

• Swath width of drone at 10 meters (fred sigernes prototype) 1.875

Take homes:

• We wanna do this

• Check if it is necessary to run all platforms simultaneously.

• Remember that the operation will be proof-of-concept

• What do we see and does it make sense.

Write your stuff here: @joao

Depth? Shallow  water

Area to cover? Hopvågen near the shore, near a bridge

How much time? Don’t know (couple of days, hopefully )

Using only sunlight? Yes and no

What is expected to be seen? bathymetry , ground algae (bright sand?)