Ocean Business 2007
is almost upon us!
Planet Ocean will be
exhibiting at this new and exciting event, and will be featuring
some class room workshops presented by some of our Principals.
OB07, is a unique event that
combines a series of manufacturers workshops and seminars, along
with a small exhibition. It is an opportunity for users and
potential users to experience the technology first hand in a
workshop / laboratory environment. The workshops are run by
technical experts from the manufacturers, and so offer the
opportunity for you to see the equipment operational, and to ask
any technical questions that you may have, rather than have a
rushed discussion over a static display in a noisy exhibition
environment. There will also be opportunities to attend “at sea”
demonstrations of some manufacturers systems.
OB07 will be held at the
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton on the 27th,
28th and 29th March 2007. Planet
Ocean will be hosting workshops by
ASL, AXYS, & Fluid Imaging
Technologies. RBR
Ltd will also be in attendance.
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ASL will be demonstrating and
discussing their new hardware and software incorporated into
the Ice Profiler, and Water Column Profiler.
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27th
27th 27th
11:30 - 12:30 ICE Pro
28th 15:00 -
16:00 WCPro |
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AXYS
will be showing system operation, including Waveview data
display software and the portability of the TRIAXYS wave
sensor to larger buoy platforms such as WatchKeeper. AXYS
will have a TRIAXYS directional
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27th 27th
10:00 - 11:00
28th 16:30 -
17:30 |
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Fluid Imaging Technologies,
will be showing their FlowCAM, Flow Cytometer system.
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27th 27th 10:00
- 11:00
28th 16:30 -
17:30 |
RBR will not be running any
workshops but technical staff will be on hand to answer your
questions and discuss your applications. There will be a chance
to see the new version of the MS-310 salinometer.
This is a unique opportunity to
meet these companies technical representatives in a non formal
environment, and to have hands on experience with the technology.
Admission to OB07 is free to delegates, and attendance at the
workshops is initially by
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To avoid disappointment, please
contact the undersigned as soon as possible to reserve your place
at one of the workshops. Advanced registration and more detail
can be found at
www.oceanbusiness2007.com
We look forward to hearing from you soon,
and to seeing you in March.
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NEW PARTNERS FOR 07
Towards the end of 2006, Planet
Ocean reached agreement with a number of new and exciting technology
partners to bring to you the vary latest in marine environmental
technology.
Between them, our partners have
invested several millions of pounds into product design and
development, and we make these developments available to you through
us.
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DSPComm, from
Perth Western Australia, have developed a unique acoustic modem
system, using advanced wide band spread spectrum techniques to
produce a high reliability, through water data link. The system
is available in underwater housings or as board sets for
building into users existing equipment.
Underwater wireless modems
can deliver cost benefits that are orders of magnitude
superior to wired systems. However this potential is rarely
realised, often because the modems simply do not communicate
reliably and are too bulky and power hungry.
In 2000, DSPComm was founded with the purpose of bringing
rock-solid reliability and unprecedented versatility to
underwater wireless modems.
Today, DSPComm are one of the fastest growing companies in
the underwater wireless modem market. Their modems are used by
some of the top names in the industry in applications that
require the highest level of reliability and versatility the
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Fluid Imaging
Technology, hail from Maine USA. The FlowCAM system provides
researchers with an extremely powerful flow cytometer, which
combines, fluorometry and microscopy into a single instrument,
supported with advanced image processing software.
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CarteNav are based in Halifax
Nova Scotia and produce Specialist AIS system enhancers which
allow AIS users to extend their visibility horizon, to anywhere
on the planet. |
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LATEST PRODUCT NEWS
Along with all of the new products from our new partners, take
a look at these.....
 RBR
have released a new version of their very successful TR-1050 single
channel temperature logger.
The TR-1060, is smaller, uses a
single battery and has redesigned mechanics to prevent water
reaching delicate parts when opening the pressure case for data
download. There is also an increase in the deployment depth
capability to 1200m.
The accuracy is still +/- 0.002
degrees C, and the super large memory also remains the same.
 Data
sheet
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new from RBR is HYDROTIDE II. Based upon the
successful HYDROTIDE survey tide gauge from Planet Ocean, the new
system uses all of the advanced technology available from RBR,
together with their user friendly and robust software which replaces
the old DOS based system.
Data sheet |
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 Planet
Ocean have replaced their very successful RAD-STAR active radar
reflector, with a new version
TRON.
Tron, is smaller, and lower cost than
its predecessor, but still offers the same level of performance.
TRON is available with a variety of base units, including a battery
pack for use with life rafts.
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 BUOYTRACKER,
the GPS-GSM tracking system has been upgraded to provide
additional functions including automated position reporting for
drifting buoy projects, and is now available in an IP67 enclosure
with internal battery power supply.
Data sheet |
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LATEST PROJECT NEWS
 Sales
of our DB data buoy range, continue to grow, with some exciting and
unusual applications. Now available with AIS transponders, to
provide not only enhanced visibility, but also capable of sending
data on the AIS channel.
The 1.75m hull and above are
ideally suited to support the TRIAXYS wave sensor, which
provides users the flexibility to deploy wave buoys in vulnerable
locations where smaller buoys would be at risk. This
combination not only provides wave height information, but due to
the technology used within the TRIAXYS sensor, also provides
direction information. The system can be enhanced to include
a choice of Met-Ocean parameters.
The TRIAXYS sensor unit is
comprised of three accelerometers, three rate gyros, a
fluxgate compass, the proprietary TRIAXYS Processor and an AXYS
sea surface temperature sensor. The TRIAXYS Processor was
developed from the successful low-power WatchMan payload processor
specifically designed by AXYS for the marine environment.
Buoys
data sheet
TRIAXYS
sensor data sheet
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 We
have worked on a number of value added systems during 2006,
including two from RBR. The Mary Rose Trust commissioned us to
develop a complicated system for measuring the seabed chemistry
amongst other things at the Mary Rose Wreck Site. The project
called for temperature pressure conductivity, salinity, pH, D.O, ORP,
H2S and an acoustic altimeter to check on sediment build up. RBR came up
with the solution, and Planet Ocean designed and manufactured the
deployment system
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We used a fast time constant
XR-420 CTD system, from RBR, and designed and built a profiling
hand winch with slip rings, deployment cradle and deck unit to provide DSTL, with a
high precision Speed of Sound monitoring system for use in high
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Sales of the Satlantic
FIRe (Fluorescence Induction
and Relaxation) system continue to grow, with systems shipping to
University of Essex, NOC, and PML.
FIRe
is the latest advance in bio-optical technology to measure variable
fluorescence in photosynthetic organisms.
The picture shows Dr David Suggett
from University of Essex, who was using the first of two systems
purchased, before the second was even unpacked!
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NEW FACILITIES
 Also at the end of 2006, we took possession of our new premises in
Frimley, Surrey a mile from our exisiting office. The new facility
includes a small workshop/lab with equipment store and an office -
training area. Postal and telephone details remain the same. |
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information on environmental instruments and systems,
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GU17 9HH UK
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