Positioning Tracking And Monitoring Division
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- McMurdo Accelerates Integration of SAR Technologies Marine News, Mar 2014 #56
The new global leader in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions is McMurdo Group. Comprised of Orolia’s former Positioning, Tracking and Monitoring Division, it combines Boatracs, Kannad, McMurdo and Techno-Sciences into the industry’s first, single-vendor provider of end-to-end life-saving and tracking solutions including distress beacons, satellite connectivity infrastructure, monitoring / positioning software and emergency response management.
www.mcmurdogroup.com
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- A Closer Look at Maritime Finance and Risk Maritime Logistics Professional, Q2 2014 #14
response market and in the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) sector. In January 2014, Orolia announced the creation of McMurdo Group to unite its Positioning, Tracking and Monitoring Division and its Boatracs, Kannad, McMurdo, SARBE and TSi brands. With the acquisition of TSi, Orolia has added capabilities
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45for the oceanographic and hydrographic communities with a world- wide customer base that includes: subsea, hydrographic, metrological and positioning, oceanographic, ports, har- bours, dredging, energy and scienti? c research sectors. • Greensea IQ Signs Contract with BUVI Greensea IQ, announced
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40a hybrid propulsion, redun- ers (MBES), Sub-Bottom Pro? lers (SBP), or acoustic subsea dant architecture, advanced communication systems, as well positioning and communication systems (USBL). 40 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (34-47).indd 40 4/4/2024 2:24:47 P
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18the direction of the electric ? eld. This directional The system can also collect data faster than other measure- insight not only provides a relative positioning for the ? nd- ment methods. A FiGS pipeline survey can be conducted with ings but also ensures that the sensor’s readings are consistent, an
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15sensor options for longer mission periods. About the Author For glider users working in ? sheries and conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 14TECH FEATURE TELEDYNE SLOCUM GLIDERS to hold over 3.5 times as many lithium primary batteries as the the water column and its thrusters give it the ability to stay standard Slocum Glider, and to physically accommodate up to on track in strong currents or other dif? cult ocean condi- 8 different sensor
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 2nd Coverdata in most adverse conditions: underwater acoustic modems with advanced communication technology and networking • Accurate USBL, LBL and hybrid positioning of underwater assets, navigation for divers • Modem emulator and multiple cost-saving developer tools • Sonobot 5 - the autonomous surface vehicle
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41Offshore NDB non-directional radio beacon systems for oil platform, support vessel & wind farm applications • DGPS coastal differential global positioning systems • VHF port communication systems Nautel and Kenta bring 55+ year history of engineering innovation, superior performance and customer
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 40times unit collects data on pitch, roll, and yaw, and a high-precision are short, and there’s more technology onboard to master. GNSS provides positioning data. The resulting informative Watchkeepers can ? nd it dif? cult to correlate the things display allows watchkeepers to detect any navigational
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 34FEATURE Image courtesy Kongsberg Digital Simulators Track our Changing Relationship with Technology Simulation-based training has its whole-of-ship/ whole-of-team scenarios, but zooming in, the industry is now working on more speci? c targets. By Wendy Laursen Image above: Kongsberg Digital has integrated
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 28expeditionary fast transport, of which 14 are now in service. We have contractor-owned ships that are em- ployed for ? eet experimentation Our prepositioning and sea basing ships are loaded with combat vehicles, equip- ment and supplies at stationed forward at strategic locations in the Paci? c and
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