1.0Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoasthttps://thumbcoast.tvrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="osRvgYdLVU"><a href="https://thumbcoast.tv/news-uofmstudentstestauv/">U of M Students Test New Autonomous Mapping Technologies In Local Waters</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thumbcoast.tv/news-uofmstudentstestauv/embed/#?secret=osRvgYdLVU" width="600" height="338" title="“U of M Students Test New Autonomous Mapping Technologies In Local Waters” — Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast" data-secret="osRvgYdLVU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://thumbcoast.tv/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://thumbcoast.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Research-Students.jpg960836The group from the University of Michigan was testing low cost underwater autonomous mapping technology. On their website, the group explains that current technology is expensive and only effective in depths around 3500 feet. Much of the ocean below those depths, according to the group, remains unexplored. The group’s test vehicle they brought to the area weighs 45 pounds and is just over 3 feet long. It can operate at a depth of nearly 20,000 feet.