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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 73for tidal current circulation and water quality, wave generation and transfor- mation, and sediment/contaminanttransport and fate. Ocean observa- tions, especially real-time data collec- tion, are at the heart of Woods Hole Groups expertise. Woods Hole Group designs, builds, deploys, and operates meteorological and oceano- graphic buoy systems and platform- based systems. Complete moored instrument measurement programs are offered in deep and shallow water, along with vessel survey measurement programs. In ports and harbors, WHG works under contract to NOAA to provide measurements of water level, current speed, water qual- ity, and the air gap between bridges and the water ensure safe navigation and improve maritime commerce. For the offshore oil and gas industry, WHG provides deep water metocean data systems on exploratory rigs and platforms to meet government meas- urement requirements and guide safe drilling operations, as well as scientif- ic data analysis and interpretation. Proprietary software is used to turn raw data into information required by maritime decision-makers.Xsens Technologies B.V.Pantheon 6a, Enschede, Netherlands 7521 PRTel: +31 88 97367 00 Xsens North America, Inc. 2684 Lacy St, Suite 205, Los Angeles, CA 90031Tel: (866) 973-6787 E-Mail: info@ xsens.com Website: www.xsens.com CEO: Casper PeetersMarketing Director: Erik Wilbrink Engineering Director: Per Slycke Number of Employees: 70Xsens provides 3D and 6D tracking solutions and MEMS inertial tech- nology, including gyroscopes and accelerometers. Xsens market can be divided into 4 business segments:movement science, entertainment, training & simulation and industrialapplications. In industrial applica- tions, Xsens orientation sensors are widely used to stabilize other systems (such as USBL, ROV/UUV and sat- com), data correction (e.g. camera systems and sonar) and navigation.Customers who have chosen Xsens products in their production series include Kongsberg Defense Systems, Saab Underwater Systems, Evologics, Sonardyne and Applied Acoustics. It opened a full-service office in the US, headed by Xsens CEO, to pro- vide support and sales services to US/Canada based customers. Xsens product line consists of various motion sensing solutions. For indus- trial applications, the MTi-AHRS (3D orientation, rate of turn, acceler-ation and magnetic field) and theMTi-G GPS enhanced AHRS (3D orientation, 3D position and velocity, rate of turn, acceleration, magneticfield and barometric pressure) are available. The MTi-AHRS is also available in a board only version that can be mounted in tiny places(48x33x15mm). Synchronization options and flexible interfacing (vari- ous serial connections and USB)make the MTi and MTi-G unobtru- sive in any existing system. Zupt10963 Cutten Road, Suite A102, Houston, TX 77066 Tel: (832) 295-7280 Email: sales@ zupt.com Website: www.zupt.com CEO/President: Keith Vickery VP of Engineering: Anno SauerMarketing Director: Jamie Shaw Technical Engineer: Josh Lewis Office Manager: Cadance Wager Project Manager: Haseeb Rafeek Number of Employees: 6 Annual Sales: $2.5m Zupt is an offshore service contrac- tor that delivers survey services. Based in Houston, TX, Zupt has completed survey operations in West Africa, the North Sea and the US Gulf of Mexico. The company claims that its services reduce the time required for subsea positioning tasks by 50%. This significantly reduces the vessel, rig, or installation barge spread time con- sumed for survey tasks. Metrology Surveys ? the measure- ment required from hub to hub, or connector to connector for the fabri-cation of a jumper or spool piece.This system has been operating off-shore successfully for over two years. Pipeline touchdown monitoring/as built survey ? Installing a Zupt C- PINS inertial system on the ROV allows for the vessel based acoustic positioning system (USBL) to be usedin much deeper water. This system can remove the need for Long Baseline transponder (LBL) arrays on the seabed that consume many daysof vessel time for installation and cal- ibration.OCEAN NET Consultoría y Servicios Ambientales Avenida La Pau, 53, 8 Riba-roja del turia, Valencia, Spain 46190 Tel: +34 654375065 E-Mail: oceano@ ocean-net.info Website: www.ocean-net.info CEO: Fernando López Melián Sales Manager: Pau Puig Costa Square Footage: 150 m2 Number of Employees: 4 Annual Sales (USD): $250,000 Founded in 2005, Ocean Net Environmental and Systems Consulting is a young Spanish com- pany specializing in land, sea, andenvironmental services. The company sells and rents oceanographic and environmental equipment including nets, sensors, and buoys. Ocean Net also conducts coastal studies and per-forms installations.Black Laser Learning, Inc.P.O. Box 339 Hockessin, DE 19707Tel: (302) 352-1800 Email: vince@ blacklaserlearning.com www.blacklaserlearning.com