Ocean Infinity supplies reference maps for XPRIZE final
Ocean Infinity partnered with XPRIZE to provide reference seabed maps for judging the final Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE field test.
Why it matters
Providing the judging baseline placed Ocean Infinity's commercial survey output inside a controlled high-resolution mapping benchmark without attributing the work to an unnamed vehicle.
Evidence notes
- Finalists were required to map at least 250 square kilometres within 24 hours at depths down to 4,000 metres.
- Ocean Infinity supplied the reference seafloor maps against which judges assessed the competitors' survey results.
- The partnership supported the competition's rapid, unmanned and high-resolution ocean-exploration objective without naming a specific Ocean Infinity vehicle.