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True North Technologies was founded in 1993 and is lo- cated in Maynard, MA, in the former corporate headquarters of Digital Equipment Corporation. True North Technologies develops and manufactures custom products for marine, air, and land-based applications with a concentration in electronic compassing. Our products include custom designed electron-ic compasses for marine and land use in recreational, commer- cial, and industrial markets. In addition to products for OEM customers, True North offers the TNT REVOLUTION?, an off-the-shelf, strap-down electronic compass sensor for sci- enti c, agricultural, oceanographic, robotic, and geological applications. There are 4 versions of the Revolution compass depending on the customers? needs. The electronic compass business has changed considerably over the last decade. For navigation applications, GPS has limited the compass to the spaces that satellites can?t reach; underwater and underground and to some extent indoors. The majority of our customers are now interested in compasses as ?pointing? solutions for drilling, antenna positioning, and down hole survey. In combination with GPS and range nders they also have been used for various military purposes. Amaz- ingly, technology now allows for fully featured compasses to be installed in handheld devices like phones and tablets that are used as part of games and e-commerce applications. Un-fortunately, size does matter with compasses and the shrinking of components sacri ces both accuracy and repeatability. True North targets a market for compasses, which demands high accuracy in changing and often harsh conditions. We are one of the only companies that uses an electrolytic ( uid- lled) tilt sensor to electronically gimbal our devices. While it is an older technology, it is still the most stable and consistent of pitch and roll sensors, even in down-hole and marine environ- ments. ? R. Moniz TRUE NORTH TECHNOLOGIES TRUE NORTH TECHNOLOGIES Two Clock Tower Place, Suite 335, Maynard, MA 01754 Two Clock Tower Place, Suite 335, Maynard, MA 01754 Tel: 978-897-5400 x231 Tel: 978-897-5400 x231 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tntc.com Website: www.tntc.com Director of Business Development: Bill Powell Employees: 10 BlueView Technologies is a manufacturer of compact acous- tic imaging, measurement, and automation solutions for navy, energy, civil engineering, transportation and port security ap- plications worldwide. BlueView?s proprietary solutions use a technology breakthrough that delivers high performance mul- tibeam imaging sonar in compact, low power systems. Since delivering the  rst products in mid 2005 BlueView has grown rapidly, attributed to a combination of its proprietary under- water acoustic technology and a customer- rst service poli- cy. More than 500 BlueView commercial systems have been deployed on micro and work-class ROV platforms, small to medium sized UUVs, diver hand-held units, boat mount sys- tems, manned submersibles, and  xed surveillance platforms to fast become the new standard in multibeam imaging so- nar. These systems have been delivered to offshore oil and gas groups around the world; more than 25 major US port security groups, US and international navies, NOAA, global defense contractors, as well as universities for a wide range of under- water imaging, measurement, and automation applications. The Tech The Tech BlueView delivers high performance multibeam imaging sonar in compact, low power systems for a wide range of underwater imaging, measurement, and automation applica- tions. BlueView has developed a broad line of 2D and 3D commercial systems that operate from 225 kHz to 2.25 MHz to meet a broad range of underwater applications for defense, energy, transportation, research, and security industries. With- in the last year, and in response to multiple industry segments, BlueView expanded its line of real-time 2D multibeam sys- tems with multiple  eld-of-view options (including a break- through 130°), and long-range detection capability with a maximum range of 300m. In addition, BlueView?s line of 3D multibeam scanning systems have established new standards in underwater 3D visualization and mapping. The 3D systems deliver high-resolution, fully interactive 3D point clouds of underwater structures and areas with centimeter level accu- racy. The  rst systems were delivered in early 2010. Today BlueView 3D Multibeam Scanners are deployed in the oil and gas, civil engineering, and research sectors. BLUEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES , INC.BLUEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES , INC.2151 N. Northlake Way, Ste. 214, Seattle WA 98103 2151 N. Northlake Way, Ste. 214, Seattle WA 98103 Tel: (206) 826 - 5835 Tel: (206) 826 - 5835 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.blueview.com Website: www.blueview.com CEO: R. Lee Thompson Employees: 32 July/August 2012 44 MTRMTR #6 (34-49).indd 44MTR #6 (34-49).indd 448/1/2012 3:24:40 PM8/1/2012 3:24:40 PM