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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND HSHERIES 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY 



GULF OF MEXICO AND THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 



HEARING ON: DUAL USE OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 



AUGUST 4, 1993 



QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD TO DR. ERIC O. HARTWIG 



Question 1. Beyond research applications, are there commercial uses for the 

 different data sets and technologies that you discussed in your testimony ? 

 Answer: Yes, I see potential commercial applications for the technology developed. 

 For example, the acoustic seafloor characterization systems are able to map 

 geotechnical properties of the bottom useful for engineering design in the 

 construction and placement of items such as bridges, pipelines, and piers. 

 Hyperspectral characterization is potentially useful in a wide variety of 

 environmental surveys of ocean, fresh water and land areas for vegetation, 

 suspended material, fisheries, and pollution. Ocean and maritime atmospheric 

 forecast and data base capabilities offer potential applications to commercial ship 

 routing, local weather forecasts (such as Accu Weather) and environmental 

 pollution dispersion prediction (such as oil spill trajectories). 



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