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Rosemary Burkhalter-Castro is a recent graduate of Eckerd College where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Marine Geophysics. As an undergraduate, she was selected as a NOAA Hollings Scholar and became involved with NOAA Hydrographic Systems and Technologies Branch (HSTB) through a summer internship. After finishing her degree, she worked a second internship with HSTB as a contractor to Earth Resources Technologies Inc. Rosemary plans on beginning graduate school in 2021 to obtain a PhD in Geological Oceanography. She hopes to incorporate hydrography into her doctoral thesis and future career.
Eric Meyer is a Graduate Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte researching transportation and land-use changes within North Carolina while also working towards a Master's in Geography. His previous experience includes a Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science/ International Relations and a French minor from Carleton College. He also has had experiences working for a variety of different research organizations, including both NOAA's Marine Chart Division and Hydrographic Support Branch, as well as the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris and the GIS Laboratory at Carleton College.
Arthur Platel is a GIS professional based in California. He graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz with a B.S. in earth sciences, with a focus in ocean sciences. After living and working on sailboats for several years, Arthur is now pursuing GIS and computer science with a focus in environmental research and remote sensing.
Christian Schroeder is a Junior GIS Analyst for INCATech in northern Virginia, focused on broadband availability. He recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.F.A. in Creative Technologies with a minor in geographic information science. Before starting as an analyst, he was a Bathymetric Data Intern for Earth Resources Technology, working alongside NOAA's Hydrographic Systems and Technology Branch (HSTB). Christian plans on beginning graduate school in 2021 to obtain a master's degree in Data Science.
Glen Rice is a Physical Scientist with NOAA's Office of Coast Survey Hydrographic Systems and Technology Program and is the Technical Team Lead of the National Bathymetric Source project. Previously a NOAA Corps Officer aboard NOAA Hydrographic Ships Rude and Fairweather, Mr. Rice is also a PhD student at the University of New Hampshire with the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping.
Anthony Klemm is a physical scientist at NOAA’s Atlantic Hydrographic Branch and is currently pursuing an MS degree in Data Analytics at the University of Maryland Global Campus. He spent nearly ten years in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and assignments varied from field hydrography aboard NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson to improving nautical cartographic policy at NOAA headquarters. Anthony has previously held roles representing NOAA on the IHO Crowdsourced Bathymetry Working Group and the Meso American and Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission (MACHC), and is currently a part of the IHO S-102 Project Team.
Jack Riley is a physical scientist within the Office of Coast Survey Development Lab at NOAA in Silver Spring, Maryland. Jack earned a degree in Fluid & Thermal Science Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, an M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and an M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from JHU.
Barry Gallagher is an IT Specialist with the NOAA Office of Coast Survey for more than thirty years. He works as a software developer at the Hydrographic Systems and Technology Branch in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The collection of available fisheries acoustic data holds significant seafloor mapping potential. We estimate that in the Northeast United States, Simrad EK60 data from the NOAA Fisheries fleet could increase bathymetric coverage by as much as nine percent. This article describes initial automated processes and techniques used to: extract the seafloor from Simrad EK60 water column data collected with NOAA Fisheries vessels, obtain and apply best available information to realize the seafloor relative to chart datum, and verify the outcome with existing qualified bathymetry.