ROPOS ROV Details
  • Component Update Information
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  • dgordon
  • Last Updated
  • 2018-07-26 08:26:22 EDT
  • Date Created
  • 2018-07-26 08:26:22 EDT
  • ROPOS ROV Extras
  • Uuid
  • ee86ef00-90de-11e8-b568-0800200c9a66
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  • dgordon
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  • ROPOS ROV
  • XML
  • <gmi:MI_Platform xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd" xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:gmi="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="ee86ef00-90de-11e8-b568-0800200c9a66"> <gmi:citation> <gmd:CI_Citation> <gmd:title> <gco:CharacterString>ROPOS ROV</gco:CharacterString> </gmd:title> <gmd:date> <gmd:CI_Date> <gmd:date> <gco:Date>2018-07</gco:Date> </gmd:date> <gmd:dateType> <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeListValue="creation" codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeSpace="001">creation</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode> </gmd:dateType> </gmd:CI_Date> </gmd:date> </gmd:CI_Citation> </gmi:citation> <gmi:identifier> <gmd:MD_Identifier> <gmd:code> <gco:CharacterString>ROPOS ROV</gco:CharacterString> </gmd:code> </gmd:MD_Identifier> </gmi:identifier> <gmi:description> <gco:CharacterString> ROPOS, is a remotely operated vehicle designed to carry out a wide range of scientific explorations at depths of up to 5,000 meters. ROPOS weighs 6,000 lbs. and measures 5 ft wide x 9 ft long x 7 ft high. The vehicle operates in two modes - deep and shallow water. For missions in deep water (350 - 5000 m depth), ROPOS is lowered to its target depth nestled inside a large steel cage weighing 11,000 lbs. When the cage arrives at the dive target, ROPOS exits the cage and operates freely on 300 ft of tether. For deep-water operations, ROPOS requires a vessel with an A-frame or crane capable of lowering and hoisting 14 tons or more; this is the combined weight of ROPOS, its cage, and the 5,500 m of electrical-optical cable tethering the entire system to its support ship. When deployed in shallow water (less than 350 m), ROPOS operates without its cage. Over the years, the ROPOS system has logged over 3,500 operating hours in its 1400+ dives. </gco:CharacterString> </gmi:description> <gmi:sponsor xlink:href="https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/08D95C427FB128479945893256DADE37" xlink:title="NOAA/OAR/OER - Ocean Exploration and Research (POC)"/> </gmi:MI_Platform>