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Acronyms
ACT
Alliance for Coastal Technologies
ASV
Autonomous Surface Vehicle
CBL
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
COLREGS
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972
IOOS
Integrated Ocean Observing System
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS
National Ocean Service
UMCES
University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science
About ACT
The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) is a partnership of research institutions, resource
managers, and private sector companies dedicated to fostering the development and adoption
of effective and reliable sensors and platforms for use in coastal, freshwater and ocean
environments.
ACT workshops are designed to aid these partners by identifying and discussing the current
status, standardization, potential advancements, and obstacles in the development and use of
sensors and sensor platforms for studying, monitoring, and predicting the state of coastal, fresh
and open ocean waters. The workshop goals are to both build consensus on the steps needed
to develop useful tools while also facilitating the critical communications between the various
groups of technology developers, manufacturers, and users. Workshop reports provide a status
report on current technologies and recommendations for both ACT and the broader community
on steps forward (Alliance for Coastal Technologies, 2015).
Author Acknowledgement
The following individuals contributed towards the development of this report: Dr. Guy
Meadows, Great Lakes Research Center, Michigan Technological University; Mr. Val Schmidt,
University of New Hampshire; Dr. Mark Luther, University of Florida; and Mr. Rob Downs,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The authors wish to acknowledge the
publication development assistance provided by Ms. Elizabeth Hoy (contribution No. 35 of the
Great Lakes Research Center), Michigan Technological University.