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State of Technology Report 2018 , VP, Dod Strategy & Technology, Harris Corporation Save the Date JouThe International, Interdisciplinary Society Devotedr to Ocean andnal Marine Engineering, Science, and Policy Volume 52 Number 5 September/October 2018 State of Technology Report 2018 , VP, DoD Strategy & Technology, Harris Corporation Save the Date MTS International Buoy Workshop http://www.whoi.edu/buoyworkshop/2019 Dates: April 15 – 19, 2019 Location: Hobart, Tasmania Volume 52, Number 5, September/October 2018 State of Technology Report 2018 Guest Editor: Donna M. Kocak In This Issue Cover images: Today’s marine technology is riding a wave 6 74 of innovation. Artificial Intelligence is expected to have the most impact over the next decade, especially as third State of Technology Report: Maritime Foundational Experiences and Recent wave contextual adaptation evolves. Technology in 2018 Advances in Long-Term Deep-Ocean Donna M. Kocak Borehole Observatories for Hydrologic, Geodetic, and Seismic Monitoring 17 Earl Davis, Keir Becker, Masanori Kyo, Ocean Economic Potential Toshinori Kimura Richard W. Spinrad 87 19 Dynamic Modeling of Ship-to-Ship and Blue Economy of India and Technology Ship-to-Pier Mooring Performance Initiatives II Sean Kery Malayath Aravindakshan Atmanand, Ramasamy Venkatesan, 94 Mallavarapu Venkata Ramanamurthy, MTS Buoy Technology…“State Gidugu Ananda Ramadass, of the Field ” Ramalingam Kirubagaran, Rick Cole, Don Peters Narayanaswamy Vedachalam 99 27 Maritime Renewable Energy Markets: New Dynamic Positioning Reference Power From the Sea System Concepts Enabled by Autonomy Andrea Copping, Al LiVecchi, Arne Rinnan Heather Spence, Alicia Gorton, Text: SPi Scott Jenne, Robert Preus, Gary Gill, Cover and Graphics: Michele A. 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Teledyne RD Instruments Physical Oceanography/Meteorology Dr. Richard L. Crout Naval Research Laboratory The Marine Technology Society is COPYRIGHT Editorial Board a not-for-profit, international professional Copyright © 2018 by the Marine Technology Andrew M. Clark, Ph.D., P.E. society. Established in 1963, the Society’s Society, Inc. Authorization to photocopy The Link Foundation mission is to promote the exchange of items for internal or personal use, or the information in ocean and marine engineer- internal or personal use of specific clients, is Ann E. Jochens, Ph.D. ing, technology, science, and policy. granted by the Marine Technology Society, Texas A&M University provided that the base fee of $1.00 per copy, Please send all correspondence to: plus .20 per page is paid directly to Copyright Donna Kocak The Marine
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