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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 69YSI designs and manufactures sensor instrumentation and real-time moni- toring systems for professionals who protect natural resources and aquatic life. Founded in 1948, YSI?including its SonTek and Integrated Systems & Services divisions?offers a variety of environmental monitoring instrumen- tation that fit together into a comprehensive data collection system to meas- ure baseline data and changes in quality in water bodies. With locations around the world, YSI provides products, systems, solutions, and technical support to help managers monitor and protect water resources. The compa- nys global headquarters, research and development lab, and largest manu- facturing facility are in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Additional YSI sales and serv- ice facilities are in Massachusetts; California; Florida, Louisiana; Utah; Brazil; England; Spain; Japan; China; Arabian Peninsula; India; Hong Kong; and Australia. Technology Profile ?YSI SeaKeeper 1000 An underway sampling system for collecting and transmitting data from ships of opportu- nity. The system, when installed on ferries and sea-going freightliners, collects high-spatial resolution water quality and meteorology data for global reporting. ?Floating Platforms 6 newly redesigned floating platforms for continuous water monitoring and profiling. These environmental monitoring modules reduce integration work and are designed to make data collection and trans- mission more reliable. Works easily with YSI water quality sondes or third-party instruments. ?Castaway-CTD Small, accurate instrument takes quick, georeferenced CTD profiles and displays them immedi- ately on an integrated color screen. Developed to quickly obtain speed-of-sound corrections, but useful in all appli- cations that need rapid conductivity, temperature, and depth data. ?SonTek/YSI ADV Acoustic Doppler velocimeters for unattended monitoring of directional waves, tides, currents, meteorological sensors, and power supplies. They are rugged enough to withstand significant wind and wave activi- ty in near ocean applications, providing reliable long-term monitoring in harsh environments. ?EcoMapper AUV An autonomous underwater vehicle which maps large areas of water, generating high-resolution data of water quality, bathymetry (using side-scan sonar), stratification, and velocity logs. YSI Inc.Danielle Dumont, Marketing Communications Manager1725 Brannum Lane, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387 Tel: (937) 767-7241 E-mail: environmental@ ysi.com Website: www.ysi.com President/CEO: Rick Omlor Vice President: Gayle Rominger Sales Manager: Rick FielderEngineering Director: Ed King Facility: Corporate HQ, Research and Development, and ManufacturingAcres: 13 Square Footage: 24,004 sq ft Testing Capabilities: Pressure tester; electromagnetic chamber; wave tank; fresh and marine water access Number of Employees: 380Annual Sales (US$): $100 millionsea floor mapping. Sparton designs are developed to operate well in harsh environments that include extreme temperature fluctuations, high shock, and humidity. This fall, Sparton will be rolling out a new gyro-enhanced line of digital compass products. Think Sensor Research Inc.555 St. Giles Road West, Vancouver , BC V7S1L7 Canada Tel: (778) 895-2201 E-mail: info@ thinksensor.com Website: www.thinksensor.com President: Pavel Haintz Testing Capabilities: boat testing, sensor calibration Think Sensor Research provides sensor products, assistance and sup- port. The companys President and Founder, Pavel Haintz, is a seasoned engineering professional with more than 10 years experience in the fields of robotics, control systems, sonar, target tracking, inertial sensors and signal processing algorithms. The TSR-100 Motion Reference Unit (MRU) is designed to measure pitch, roll, heading and heave in surface and underwater applications under static and dynamic conditions. Think Sensor Researchs newest product, the TSR-500 Navigation System, is designed to interface an existing Doppler velocity log (DVL) to pro- vide under water position for AUVs and ROVs. In addition, the TSR-300 Ice Tracker was developed to track ice flows in the Arctic with real-time satellite update of position, air tem-perature, ice temperature, barometric pressure and relative humidity. Titanium Industries, Inc.18 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866 Tel: (973) 983-1185 E-Mail: corp@ titanium.com Web: www.titanium.com Chairman: James S. PaddockPresident and CEO: Brett Paddock VP and CFO: Joe Ferment Vice President Sales & Marketing: Jeff Wise Number of Employees: approximately 140 Titanium Industries, Inc. is a man- ufacturing distributor of titaniumand nickel base alloy mill and special- ty products. The company was estab- lished in 1972 as a titanium fabrica-