Motivation

Unlike studies of the earth’s atmosphere and land surfaces (satellites), changes to our seafloor remains largely undocumented. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth’s surface, yet 95% of its seafloor areas are unknown. This is surprising to us, as monitoring changes to our seafloor is essential. Healthy seafloor areas are the fundament for healthy oceans, and our oceans are important to all life on earth (e.g., source of food, regulation of climate, carbon sequestration, coastal protection).

We believe that threats posed to nature and society by e.g. climate change or (plastic waste) pollution need to be tackled and understood using real-time, objective and automated tools. Our mission is to standardize seafloor monitoring, make our technology accessible to anyone, and establish a unique Seafloor Database that will benefit us now (e.g., climate legislation), as well as future generations.

Important note: Our technology is not to be used to exploit or damage our oceans.