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I find it kind of crazy that the ocean isn't mapped out like most of the roads in the world are with street view. I get that sonar isn't stealthy and is not gre
by ProfessorLayton 5y ago
I find it kind of crazy that the ocean isn't mapped out like most of the roads in the world are with street view. I get that sonar isn't stealthy and is not great for marine life, but considering the budget and capabilities of the U.S. military, I'm surprised they haven't gotten that over with as its own mission.
- jcun4128 5y agoSome companies are trying some pretty cool tech https://youtu.be/eR8TQ2rXTbE?t=119 https://youtu.be/eR8TQ2rXTbE?t=119 Dang read up on USS San Francisco briefly and ran across this tidbit about sonar, dang. > For those who dont know how tremendously loud it is. It can be used to kill enemy divers if they are near your ship. It will rupture your lungs at 200 Db and hemorrhage your brain at 210 Db, sonar operates at 235 Db ... also affects sea life
- mccr8 5y agoThe ocean's real big.
- dylan604 5y agoMaybe they should try using google earth
- mpyne 5y agoIf it were just marine life the Navy would certainly be willing to press the sonar button. The problem is that navigation-quality sonar gives away the position of the submarine, which is the polar opposite of what the Navy has submarines to do.
- hadlock 5y agoShipping lanes do exist, and are quite heavily traveled. They're marked on nearly all nautical maps in bright pink and even have their own rules/laws, and a lot of areas even have radio beacons to help ships into ports from many miles out. These "super highways of the sea" are very well marked and mapped. Outside of major shipping lanes there's almost zero economic reason to map the areas immediately outside of your own economic zones
- aryehof 5y agoIt’s common to over estimate human capabilities. Perhaps “holywood” tends to exacerbate that.