Technologies for Ocean Sensing project developments in imaging and sensing

The TechOceanS project is developing new remote ocean sensing technology supporting wider ocean measurement and a drive to net zero. The project will deliver 5 new sensor classes for biogeochemistry, biology and ecosystems addressing 10 of 19 EOVs, 31 of 73 subvariables, 6 of 9 MSFD targets together with microplastics and a range of biotoxins and contaminants. It will also develop a new image processing workflow for extracting EOVs (9) and MSFD (6) and litter measurements from images. These innovations concentrate on key capability gaps in ocean observing from non-ship systems with a focus on low-cost per measurement through minimised instrument and deployment costs. This paper gives a brief overview of the technologies, and were possible, because of progress or protection of intellectual property, details of our approaches and early results.