Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster has raised another $140 million, according to Technorunch. The company’s technology is described as providing real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth,” referring to the ocean, although the supplied report does not provide further details about the financing or the system’s deployment.
Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster has raised another $140 million, according to Technorunch.
The company’s technology enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth,” the report says. The supplied account does not specify the investors, valuation, deployment locations or intended use of the funds.
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Who will control the data generated by Quartermaster’s surveillance systems?
What safeguards would govern the collection and use of information from ocean monitoring?
How might expanded ocean surveillance affect governments, companies or communities operating at sea?
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