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OSIL use RockBLOCK to Assist Data Collection for Tidal Energy Opportunities
January 7, 2020
Working with Bangor University (Wales) on the SEACAMS2 project, Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has provided a network of three telemetered data buoys which are each equipped with a RockBLOCK.
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Pivotel Meets Tracking Regulations with RockFLEET
November 18, 2019
The proven RockFLEET global tracking and messaging system has been selected by Queensland Fisheries as an approved device within mandated schemes to install Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) on all commercial fishing boats in Queensland, Australia.
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Maker Buoy Utilizes RockBLOCK for Communications
November 12, 2019
Ground Control Partner Maker Buoy has developed a new populated board to get people up and running using the RockBLOCK 9602/9603 quickly for offshore buoy telemetry applications.
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RockBLOCK selected for KTH Sweden Underwater Sensing Buoy
May 11, 2019
The Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden developed the LoTUS (long-term underwater sensing) buoy, a system for collecting oceanographic data from perhaps the most remote place on the planet - the polar region seafloor.
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Maker Buoy: Drifting buoy equipped with the RockBLOCK
March 25, 2019
The Maker Buoy is a low-cost, Arduino-based, solar-powered and open-source drifting buoy available to purchase ready-made or for the end-user to construct themselves following simple instructions.
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Team Peruagus Uses RockBLOCK to Rule the Waves
September 20, 2018
Researching how autonomous technology can be applied in the maritime industry, six ship science students from the University of Southampton designed and built the Peruagus, an autonomous solar-powered boat.
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The Ocean Cleanup
September 5, 2018
The Ocean Cleanup came up with an ingenious, cost-effective system that uses nature to help collect the plastic garbage floating in the ocean.
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Mapping Ocean Fronts with Robotic Fleets and the RockBLOCK
July 23, 2018
Led by Dr. João Borges de Sousa of the Laboratório de Sistemas e Tecnologia Subaquática (LSTS) of Portugal, a multinational, multidisciplinary team of scientists have designed, built, and deployed seven autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in the North Pacific Subtropical Ocean Front using the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor.
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RockFLEET Approved by Queensland for VMS
July 12, 2018
The proven RockFLEET global tracking and messaging system, manufactured by Ground Control, has been selected as one of four approved devices in a mandated scheme to install a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to all commercial fishing boats in Queensland, Australia.
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M2M Communication for Smaller Vessels
January 10, 2015
‘Big data’ has become part of the maritime lexicon in recent years. It’s hailed as the answer to achieving operational efficiencies, and is part of the reason that the demand for bandwidth at sea continues to grow.
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GSM Module Adds Least-Cost Data Routing
December 15, 2014
A new GSM module developed for the recently launched RockFLEET vessel tracking system introduces least cost routing functionality via terrestrial networks, giving users the opportunity to transmit position data via Iridium globally and switch to terrestrial networks when in range.
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