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Since 1998, Oceanscience has developed and manufactured oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrologic Þ eld equipment and instrumentation for corporations, major government agen- cies and institutions in more than 50 countries. One-third of its staff of 21 are either ocean scientists or mechanical, robotics, or ocean engineers. Oceanscience focuses on building collab- orative relationships with its customers, industry partners and representatives around the globe and placing an emphasis on customer satisfaction. Oceanscience manufactures a wide range of integrated sys- tems for measuring and monitoring the worldÕs waterways, from the deep-ocean and coastal waters to rivers, lakes and ponds. - Underway ProÞ ler Systems: The UnderwayCTD and UnderwaySV provide low cost, high quality CTD and Sound Velocity proÞ les for oceanographic researchers and hydro- graphic surveyors around the globe. ProÞ les are made while a vessel is underway at speeds up to 20kt and no expendable parts are left behind.- Remotely-Operated Hydrographic Survey Boats: Oceanscience Z-Boats offer a portable, fully integrated ready-to-use bathymetric survey solution for shallow waters. ThereÕs no need to mobilize a manned boat for a small sur- vey area or to complete time-consuming administrative pro- cedures before surveying hazardous waters. Instead simply launch the remotely-operated Z-Boat (weighing less than 90 lbs with typical payload) and start surveying. - Environmental Monitoring Deployment Systems: Its seaß oor and surface buoy-mounted platforms for acous- tic Doppler current proÞ lers and other instruments lead the industry in ease-of-use, reliability and ruggedness. The Sea Spider and Barnacle bottom mounts and Clamparatus buoy- of-opportunity mounts are used by major oceanographic insti-tutions and government agencies around the world. - River Discharge Boats for ADCPÕs: Oceanscience has supplied Þ eld survey equipment to the hydrologic monitoring industry since 2001, when we introduced the Riverboat teth- ered boat for deployment of ADCPÕs. Since then Oceanscience has shipped more than 4000 unmanned boats for a wide vari- ety of fresh- and saltwater applications. OCEANSCIENCE OCEANSCIENCE 4129 Avenida de la Plata, Oceanside, CA 92056 4129 Avenida de la Plata, Oceanside, CA 92056 Tel: (760) 754-2400 Tel: (760) 754-2400 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.oceanscience.com President and CEO: Dr. Ron George President and CEO: Dr. Ron George Senior Scientist: Dr. Jochen Klinke Senior Scientist: Dr. Jochen Klinke Number of Employees: 21 Number of Employees: 21 Annual Sales: $5M Annual Sales: $5MSoundMetrics11010 Northup Way Bellevue, WA 98004 Tel: (425) 822-3001 www.soundmetrics.com Sound Metrics Corporation designs and manufactures imaging sonars that deliver clear, detailed video images. The companyÕs line of products can be de- ployed from vessels, ROVs (remotely operated vehicles), AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) and by divers. In 1999, the U.S. Navy asked engineers at the Applied Physics Lab, University of Washington, to develop a tool capable of identifying swimming intruders in cloudy or dark water. With very detailed image quality and fast frame rates, the imaging sonar the researchers created delivered near video-like data, enough to capture the behavior of highly dynamic objects. Requests for other applications soon followed and in 2002 the research team founded Sound Metrics Corp.Now more industries worldwide re- quiring optimal clarity underwater rely on Sound Metrics, including military, oil & gas, underwater construction, law enforcement and more. From the most remote reaches of Tierra del Fuego to the depths of the North Sea, Sound Met-rics sonars are the choice when failure isnÕt an option. Sound Metrics launched its new- est product, the ARIS Explorer line of high-deÞ nition imaging sonars, in early 2012. A demonstration tank at Oceanol- ogy International showed the detail and video-like resolution of the three ARIS Explorer models - the 3000 (3MHz) for highly detailed close-up inspection, the 1800 (1.8MHz) for general purpose de-tection and inspection and the 1.2 MHz which allows long range location, detec- tion and inspection. Soon to be released will be a Diver Held model along with several market speciÞ c software module se enhancements. 70 MTRJuly/August 2012 MTR #6 (66-80).indd 70MTR #6 (66-80).indd 708/3/2012 10:56:01 AM8/3/2012 10:56:01 AM