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["Doros, Brian" <>]

 

Hi All-

 

On July 15-20 a team of researchers will conduct a major mapping expedition to the Civil War shipwreck site of the USS Monitor, one of the greatest American technological innovations of the 19th century.  The expedition will collect high-resolution digital still and video imagery that will be used to generate a high quality photomosaic of the entire wreck site.

 

In addition, the expedition will use a satellite telecommunication link along with internet and internet2 to broadcast streaming video feeds and even answer questions from shore in real time!  This LIVE broadcast will take place 3 days only on July 17, 18 and 19th. The 17th and 18th will be short field up-dates live from the ship at 11:00 and 2:00 eastern,  then a longer "show" on the 19th starting at 2 pm. During the off times we will be sending wild camera video of the "best shot" from the ship. The live feed will be available each day from 7 am to 7 pm eastern.

 

This is a collaborative effort between the Institute for Exploration, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The goals of this expedition are to utilize the optical images to generate a digital photographic mosaic of the ship’s hull and surrounding wreckage. Researchers aboard the research vessel Endeavor will use IFE’s robotic vehicle systems ARGUS and LITTLE HERCULES as the primary tools for this expedition.  

 

The Monitor was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 1974 as a resource of national significance. In January, 1975, the Monitor became the first National Marine Sanctuary.  Since its designation as our nation's first marine sanctuary in 1975, the Monitor has been the subject of intense investigation. Through underwater archaeology and state-of-the-art marine technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) strives to preserve this significant part of our past for future generations.  IFE is honored to become part of the team working to preserve this important historic site.

 

We will be multicasting two streams, one VBrick encoded and one Tandberg encoded, this to support the mix of hardware decoders we have in the field. The multicast addresses are 233.53.228.224:4424 and 233.56.12.2:5501 respectively.

 

Enjoy

 

Brian Doros