The workshop brought together federal and international partners, state representatives, industry, and research organizations as an opportunity to share standards and capabilities for remote sensing in an operational context. Through discussions on operational needs for oil pollution and pre-production plastic pellets (also known as nurdles), recent advancements, and the transition of technologies into operations, areas of overlap were identified and participants explored ways to best support each other.

Other topics included scenario-based discussions on remote sensing objectives, needs and priorities for product development, and ERMA® data management. To see the technology in action, participants were invited to a demonstration day at the University of New Hampshire's Facility for Outdoor Remote Testing (FORT) and a chance to see how oil detecting sensors are used indoors in the engineering laboratory at University of New Hampshire, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering.