Ocean Sensors (Monitoring and Testing) News

From the screaming sixties to a beach in South Africa

SCOOT (The Swedish Centre for Ocean Observing Technology) combines autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to make advanced environmental investigations in the Ocean. Aanderaa Sensors are used on various autonomous platforms, including the SB Kringla on her two missions in the Antarctic ...

Jan. 7, 2021

By Aanderaa Data Instruments - part of Xylem Analytics

OPT Taps SeaTrepid International for First Remote OPT PowerBuoy Deployment

OPT has contracted SeaTrepid International, LLC to deploy a turnkey PB3 PowerBuoy® and oceanographic monitoring system off the coast of Chile. Using remote collaboration tools, the Louisiana-based company’s personnel are virtually training on technical procedures and installation requirements with the OPT project engineering team to advance a planned December deployment. “The ...

Dec. 7, 2020

By Ocean Power Technologies, Inc

Sequoia Receives Grant from NASA to Develop New Water Absorption Instrument

Washington-based Sequoia Scientific, Inc. is pleased to announce receipt of a Phase I SBIR grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a new in-situ hyperspectral ocean water absorption instrument. Sequoia is the primer recipient of the grant, which also includes ocean color experts Drs. Michael Twardowski and Alberto Tonizzo as consultants. Sequoia’s Vice ...

Aug. 31, 2020

By Sequoia Scientific, Inc.

Living coral cover will slow future reef dissolution

A team led by David Kline, a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, asked what would happen if they lowered the pH on a living coral reef. By using computer-controlled pulses of carbon dioxide (CO2) enriched seawater, they simulated a future climate-change scenario. Their results, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, emphasize the importance of protecting live ...

Sep. 26, 2019

By ScienceDaily

A battery-free sensor for underwater exploration

To investigate the vastly unexplored oceans covering most our planet, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that send data to the surface -- an underwater "internet of things." But how to supply constant power to scores of sensors designed to stay for long durations in the ocean's deep? MIT researchers have an answer: a battery-free underwater communication ...

Aug. 20, 2019

By ScienceDaily

ANB visit the Finnish environmental institute, SYKE

During the last week of January, Brandon, Luke and Nathan visited the Finnish environmental institute, SYKE, to meet Jukka Seppälä and his team and do initial tests on our solid state pH sensor for Oceanographic monitoring. During our stay we were able to undertake testing and calibration of our sensor using the local brackish Baltic water from the ferry that crosses from Finland to ...

Feb. 4, 2019

By ANB sensors

We’re proud to be featured on The Explorer

We’re proud to be featured on The Explorer! A digital showroom for exploring Norway’s diverse offering of green and sustainable solutions. Real-time detection and classification of oil and organics in the sea Ocean Visuals’ unique OWL™ LiDAR sensor system gathers data from the air, from the water surface, and from below the surface using photonics sensors to provide ...

Oct. 18, 2018

By Ocean Visuals AS

Ocean Visuals Featured on The Explorer!

Real-time detection and classification of oil and organics in the sea We are featured on The Explorer! The company is a digital showroom for Norwegian green and sustainable solutions. “Ocean Visuals’ unique OWL™ LiDAR sensor system gathers data from the air, from the water surface, and from below the surface using photonics sensors to provide real-time detection and ...

Oct. 18, 2018

By Ocean Visuals AS

Projects financed through the EAS Norway Grants Green Innovation Programme

Ocean Visuals presented our development projects financed through the EAS Norway Grants Green Innovation Programme during the Norwegian-Estonian Business Forum 2018 held in Tallinn. The occasion was signing of the Green ICT Programme Agreement for the Norway Grants Business Programme “Green ICT”. The event was welcomed by His Royal Highness the Crown Price Haakon, who was presented ...

May 6, 2018

By Ocean Visuals AS

Miros and Ocean Visuals co-operate to offer holistic sensor package for Oil Spill Detection

Ocean Visuals and Miros are excited to announce a formal cooperation agreement targeting a game change combination of remote sensors for oil spill detection and ...

May 6, 2018

By Ocean Visuals AS

Ocean Visuals has partnered with Andøya Space Center to develop a light-weight version of the OWL

Ocean Visuals has partnered with Andøya Space Center to develop a light-weight version of the OWL™ sensor to be used for unmanned aerial observation, detection and classification of oil spills and other organic matters at sea. ASC supports projects for developing UAV sensors for oil spill early detection. Andøya Space Center (ASC) offers a wide range of UÂV/drone ...

May 6, 2018

By Ocean Visuals AS

Endress+Hauser acquires Blue Ocean Nova

Endress+Hauser is further expanding its portfolio of products, solutions and services in the field of process analytical measurement. The Group has acquired Blue Ocean Nova AG, a manufacturer of innovative inline spectrometers for monitoring quality-relevant process parameters. The company’s 15 employees located in Aalen, Germany will be retained. Blue Ocean Nova will operate under ...

Nov. 8, 2017

By Endress+Hauser AG

Aquatec Group to launch advanced turbidity logger at Ocean Business

Aquatec Group are pleased to announce the launch of the latest addition to their Sediment? Solved range at Ocean Business in April – the AQUAlogger 310TY advanced turbidity logger. The instrument has new sensing capabilities, user friendly features and subsea data access. The compact logger measures turbidity to 10,000FTU (typical), with optional integral temperature and pressure sensors. ...

Mar. 16, 2017

By Aquatec Group Ltd

Ocean Networks Canada Releases Ocean pH Sensor Verification Report

Part of Ocean Networks Canada’s broad mandate is to test and validate new technologies for ocean research. Within their array of ocean installations is the Ocean Technology Test Bed (OTTB) in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, which provides easy access to instruments for long-tem in situ testing. In order to assess the ability of Sea-Bird Scientific’s new SeaFET Ocean pH sensor ...

Feb. 22, 2017

By Sea-Bird Scientific - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

New Technology for Ocean Acidification Research

Ocean pH has dropped from approximately 8.2 to 8.1 pH over the past 200 years, representing a 25% increase in acidity. The development of better instruments to measure ocean pH, particularly in the deep ocean, is vital to understanding the magnitude and impact of these changes. High-resolution in-situ measurements of pH in the ocean are now possible with innovative adaptations to ion sensitive ...

Feb. 22, 2017

By Sea-Bird Scientific - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

ur Ocean Visuals team have mounted an oil in water

Our Ocean Visuals team have mounted an oil in water lidar laser sensor onboard Hurtigruten MS Trollfjord. Have a look at the live environmental data on www.OceanVisuals.no ...

Nov. 28, 2016

By Ocean Visuals AS

Technology Transfer Opportunity

The National Oceanography Centre is seeking commercial partners to exploit its state-of-the art platform technology incorporating lab-on-chip microfluidic techniques. The technology is expected to be of interest to companies currently involved in the manufacture and sale of water quality sensors for freshwater, estuarine and ocean applications. End users are anticipated to be the scientific, ...

Sep. 6, 2016

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

NOC calls for commercial partner to exploit sensor technologies

The National Oceanography Centre is seeking commercial partners to exploit its state-of-the art platform technology incorporating lab-on-chip microfluidic techniques. The technology is expected to be of interest to companies currently involved in the manufacture and sale of water quality sensors for freshwater, estuarine and ocean applications. End users are anticipated to be the scientific, ...

Sep. 2, 2016

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

NOC helps predict the monsoon

The NOC is to play a key role in a UK-India collaborative project to predict monsoon rainfall over India by studying ocean processes in the Bay of Bengal. Today a team of scientists arrive in India in preparation for an expedition on an Indian research ship, deploying robot subs to determine the ocean’s role in the South Asian monsoon. The NOC participation in fieldwork will be undertaken ...

Jun. 14, 2016

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

EPA, NASA, NOAA and USGS Creating Early Warning System to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is developing an early warning indicator system using historical and current satellite data to detect algal blooms. EPA researchers will develop a mobile app to inform water quality managers of changes in water quality using satellite data on cyanobacteria algal blooms from three partnering agencies-- NASA, NOAA, and the U.S. ...

Apr. 7, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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