TRIDENT’s system will use advanced technology and innovative solutions to operate autonomously in remote areas under extreme conditions. It will provide real-time data to permitting and supervising authorities to ensure compliance with international and national legal frameworks.

The project will complement all relevant physical, chemical, geological and biological parameters already known to be measured at the sea surface, midwater and seabed. TRIDENT will also identify gaps in methods of real-time data gathering and build data sets, and develop the technological solutions to address them.