Autonomous repeatable surveys for long term monitoring of marine habitats

澳大利亚致力于以可持续的方式利用海洋资源，并保护其海洋生境的生物多样性。为了有效管理海洋环境，海洋科学家、管理人员和决策者需要及时和准确的环境状况信息。目前的知识和技术是有限的，很难扩大规模以满足澳大利亚的需要。 依靠机器执行大部分调查工作和基本数据分析的监测系统可以更容易地扩展，并以更低的成本提供更多信息。

Australia has committed to using marine resources in a sustainable manner and to conserve the biodiversity of its marine habitats. In order to manage its marine environment effectively, marine scientists, managers and policy makers require timely and accurate information on the state of the environment. Current knowledge and techniques are limited and will have difficulty scaling to satisfy Australia's needs. A monitoring system that relies on machines to perform a substantial fraction of survey work and basic data analysis can scale more easily and provide more information at lower costs.