1、Platforms of Opportunity Platforms of Opportunity-Supporting Biodiversity ObservationsSupporting Biodiversity Observationswith The Ocean Tracking Networkwith The Ocean Tracking NetworkJon Pye Director of Data OperationsABOUT OTNGlobal aquatic research,data management and partnership platform headqua
2、rtered at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia,Canada.2 2OCEAN TRACKING NETWORKSince 2008,OTN has been deploying ocean monitoring equipment and marine autonomous vehicles in key aquatic locations globally.OTN has established partnerships with a global community of stakeholders to document the movemen
3、ts and survival of aquatic animals.Knowledge generated by OTN is used to help guide management decisions and the sustainable use of aquatic systems.3TRACK TRACK aquatic animals across the globe in support of conservation and management CONNECTCONNECTresearchers to answer pressing questions in aquati
4、c science.TRANSFORMTRANSFORMthe way oceans and connected inland waters are understood to guide better stewardship and sustainability.Funded by CFI as research infrastructure through 2029Telemetry,ROV,and glider programmes monitoring Atlantic CanadaData system w/2 billion+acoustic detections+6800 gli
5、der sampling days at seaOTN as Research InfrastructureOTN as Research Infrastructure4 4OCEAN TRACKING NETWORKListening equipment,AUVs,data managementListening equipment,AUVs,data management5 5OCEAN TRACKING NETWORK6OCEAN TRACKING NETWORK7OCEAN TRACKING NETWORKDetection EventDetection DataReceiver De
6、ploymentTagging ActivityReceiver deployments:Locations of listening equipment.Where was the instrument when it heard the tagged animals?Detection data:recorded by the instrument but not very informative without associated tagging activity data to add the what and the where to the when.Tagging activi