PartnershipApp/Partnership/companies/Oceans_Unmanned.json

{
  "company_name": "Oceans Unmanned",
  "website": "https://www.oceansunmanned.org/",
  "description": {
    "brief": "A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that facilitates the use of unmanned technologies for marine conservation, education, and research.",
    "detailed": "Oceans Unmanned is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting oceans and coastal marine environments by facilitating the use of unmanned technologies and promoting their safe and environmentally conscious operation. They have a decade of experience in managing and supporting marine and coastal operations with various unmanned systems, testing new technologies, and developing techniques for environmental research and monitoring. Their work includes integrating unmanned technologies with ship and small boat operations for tasks like marine debris removal and maritime enforcement. They also have an educational outreach program called ECO-Drone™ to establish and communicate best practices for minimizing environmental disturbance from drone operations."
  },
  "location": {
    "headquarters": {
      "city": "Santa Barbara",
      "state": "California",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "operations": []
  },
  "offerings": {
    "products": [],
    "services": [
      "Environmental research and monitoring",
      "Marine debris removal",
      "Maritime enforcement",
      "Emergency response (oil spills, vessel groundings, whale entanglement)",
      "Education and outreach (ECO-Drone™ program)",
      "Tracking species distribution",
      "Identifying entangled whales",
      "Mapping shipwrecks and marine heritage areas",
      "Deterring illegal fishing"
    ],
    "solutions": []
  },
  "technology_stack": {
    "software": [],
    "hardware": [
      "Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)",
      "Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV)",
      "Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)"
    ],
    "sensors": [],
    "materials": [],
    "algorithms": [],
    "platforms": []
  },
  "target_markets": {
    "sectors": [
      "Marine conservation",
      "Environmental research",
      "Emergency response",
      "Education"
    ],
    "end_users": [
      "Federal and state agencies",
      "Industry",
      "Educational institutions"
    ],
    "business_model": "Non-profit"
  },
  "certifications_compliance": {
    "certifications": [],
    "security_clearances": [],
    "compliance_standards": [],
    "registrations": []
  },
  "maturity_indicators": {
    "trl_levels": {},
    "company_stage": "",
    "years_in_operation": null
  },
  "awards_contracts": {
    "sbir_sttr": [],
    "government_contracts": [],
    "gsa_schedules": [],
    "other_awards": []
  },
  "resources": {
    "press_releases": [],
    "case_studies": [],
    "whitepapers": [],
    "patents": []
  },
  "team": {
    "key_personnel": [
        "Captain Brian Taggart (ret. NOAA)"
    ],
    "expertise_areas": [],
    "total_employees": null
  },
  "capability_map": {
    "core_technical_keywords": [
        "unmanned systems",
        "UAS",
        "USV",
        "AUV",
        "drones",
        "marine technology",
        "environmental monitoring"
    ],
    "application_domains": [
        "marine conservation",
        "environmental research",
        "emergency response",
        "maritime enforcement",
        "education"
    ],
    "naics_codes": [],
    "synonyms_related_terms": {},
    "deployment_environments": [],
    "standards_protocols": []
  },
  "transferable_capabilities": {
    "current_to_adjacent": {},
    "potential_applications": [],
    "crossover_domains": []
  },
  "metadata": {
    "profile_completeness": 0.7,
    "confidence_score": 0.9,
    "last_updated": "2025-10-17",
    "data_sources": [
        "https://www.oceansunmanned.org/",
        "https://www.conservationoptimism.org/optimism-in-action/oceans-unmanned/",
        "https://dronelife.com/2021/09/27/oceans-unmanned-and-eco-drone-bringing-tech-to-ocean-protection/",
        "https://www.noozhawk.com/oceans_unmanned_launches_eco_drone_program/",
        "https://edhat.com/news/oceans-unmanned-unveils-eco-drone-program",
        "https://dronexl.co/2022/08/16/drones-monitor-track-pollution-oceans/"
    ],
    "verification_status": "Verified"
  }
}