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How a fleet of wind-powered drones is changing our understanding of the ocean

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Sebastien de Halleux |

TEDxSanFrancisco

• October 2017

Our oceans are unexplored and undersampled -- today, we still know more about other planets than our own. How can we get to a better understanding of this vast, important ecosystem? Explorer Sebastien de Halleux shares how a new fleet of wind- and solar-powered drones is collecting data at sea in unprecedented detail, revealing insights into things like global weather and the health of fish stocks. Learn more about what a better grasp of the ocean could mean for us back on land.

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Our oceans are unexplored and undersampled -- today, we still know more about other planets than our own. How can we get to a better understanding of this vast, important ecosystem? Explorer Sebastien de Halleux shares how a new fleet of wind- and solar-powered drones is collecting data at sea in unprecedented detail, revealing insights into things like global weather and the health of fish stocks. Learn more about what a better grasp of the ocean could mean for us back on land.

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Sebastien de Halleux

Entrepreneur, explorer

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Sebastien de Halleux is a technology entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for building impactful businesses.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxSanFrancisco, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Follow the Saildrones around the world and explore what we're up to.

Support ocean research and plan smarter with drone-powered weather insights from Saildrone Forecast.

Join the team. Explore open career opportunities at Saildrone headquarters in Alameda, California.

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