A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SEAKEEPERS TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Concept design and implementation of a modular automated ocean and meteorological data acquisition and telemetry system. The package includes a weather station, a NEMA4 enclosure for the computer and INMARSAT C transceiver, an instrument enclosure with oceanographic sensors, a sea surface temperature probe, and a pair of thru-hull valves. CAT5 and coaxial cables link the unit with the ship’s computer, instrument locations on the mast and the antenna.
• Currently, the system samples the following oceanographic information: salinity, dissolved oxygen, redox, pH, sea surface temperature.
• Currently, the systems sample the following meteorological information: winds speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure.
• The U.S. Government awarded SeaKeeper 1000TM a patent on March 25th 2003.
• Partnerships with manufacturers to design sensors to fit our “footprint.”
• Design, evaluation and implementation of a biocide generator for the module (AFD = antifouling device)
• Creation of a software package to control system, log data and transmit data via INMARSAT, Iridium or GOES.
• Acceptance, after rigorous testing by the National Data Buoy Center of our Ocean monitoring system for us eon 3-meter buoys, 6-meter buoys and C-MAN stations.
• We have satisfactorily demonstrated our ability on more than 40 platforms to have equipment work reliably with minimal maintenance for periods of one year and longer.