CCGS AMUNDSEN ARCTIC MULTIBEAM DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Ian Church, Gabriel Joyal, Daniel Amirault, Patrick Lajeunese, John Hughes Clarke, Jonathan Beaudoin, Jason Bartlett Category Zone of Confidence (CATZOC) 2014: Nunavik in the Canadian Arctic CATZOC A = 6% Improving2016: Africaborg CATZOC B = 6% Coverage CATZOC C = 36% in the Arctic CATZOC U = 52% 2011 – 2016 Ship Traffic 2017: Atlanticborg Government of Canada Arctic Voyage Planning Guide http://fgp-pgf.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=b9b2696128cd4dc1bbdd2516f8763bb5 http://www.arcticcorridors.ca The Northwest Passage: A Magnet for Marine Adventures CCGS • EM302 (30kHz) with Watercolumn Imaging Amundsen EM302 Multibeam Since 2003 K320BR Sub-bottom POSMv 320 IMU CNav & POSMv Antennas MVP-300 Acquisition Room 7m 4 Transit Mapping 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ~230,000 Nautical Miles of Multibeam and Sub-Bottom Echosounder Data ~230,000 km2 of MBES Coverage 20 m 1800 m Dedicated Mapping • In 2 Years: > 12000 km2 • Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas Industry Partnerships Collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard Clipper Adventurer Cruise Ship Rescue Result: Mapping Uncharted Areas & Improved Safety of Navigation Eclipse Sound Search and Rescue Result: Improved Geological understanding of Eclipse Sound ~1400km2 Data Processing Challenges What we want: Turn on logging at the beginning of the season, turn off at the end Challenges: • Building Coverage During Transit • No Sound Speed Profiles • No Tide Gauges • Processing – Data → Information • Man-Power to Operate 24/7 9 Transit Mapping • Communicating coverage to the Bridge • Near real-time update of mapping coverage to ensure ➢Tides: • Limited Tide Gauge Network • Hydrodynamic Models ➢Sound Speed Overcoming the • Ocean Climatologies Limitations of Transit Mapping11 Qimera Ocean Mapping Live… Research Incubator • Solving Challenges – Automated “Live” Processing • Innovation – Error Minimization & Data Distribution • Training and Mentorship • Collaboration – Understanding user needs Student Training UNB, U. Laval, MUN / MI, U. Winnipeg, ENSTA Bretagne, etc… The Future Multidisciplinary Arctic Science Platform Experienced Crew 40 Scientists Maximize Efficiency Mission “To provide the scientific community with access to Arctic seas on icebreakers equipped with cutting-edge instrumentation to collect the data and observations that will inform decisions on environmental, economic and societal issues of strategic importance to Canada”“ 2020 Cruise Plan New Equipment • Dynamic Positioning System • CTD-Rosette • Light Work Class ROV • EK80 • EM304 • MVP-300 Upgrades • ADCP Upgrades • Vessel Life Extension Refit – 10 Years ++ Research Focus (2020 – 2023) This project uses the CCGS Amundsen as a platform for the development of innovative data acquisition and processing techniques for: 1) Data collection, processing and error detection, 2) User-focused data distribution 3) Numerical ocean modelling 4) Habitat characterization maps, 5) Natural hazards / submarine landslides Vision: CCGS Amundsen A Research Platform for Autonomous or Minimally Supervised Vessels Challenges: No Sound Speed Profiles No Tide Gauges Processing Data → Information Man-Power to Operate 24/7 Summary • Critical Arctic Mapping Capacity • Transit Data Processing Challenges – Crowd Sourced Bathymetry – Model and Test Platform for other Multibeam Equipped Icebreakers • Training Platform – Mapping Innovation • Future: Training, Data Dissemination, and Automation Questions?.