Meet ‘Super GPS’: XONA Ups the Space Race Ante
but that's not good enough when you need to know, ‘am I on the right side of the road’? That’s the system that we're building.So can you give a ‘by the numbers’ look at XONA today?If you look at some of the other incredibly impactful technologies in history; the iPhone with 2-3 billion iPhones sold; Facebook and 3 billion users – there are more than 5.5 billion people in the world that have access to the internet, and there's more than 6 billion active GPS devices. It's on a scale that very few, if any, technologies have ever gotten to.
The Ocean Could Store Vast Amounts of Captured Carbon – But We Need Deep Ocean Sensors to Track the Effects
, hidden regions, along with gliders, new sensors we call “minions” that will be looking at ocean carbon flow, nutrients and oxygen changes. “Minions” are basically sensors the size of a soda bottle that go down to a fixed depth, say 1,000 meters (0.6 miles), and use essentially an iPhone camera pointing up to take pictures of all the material floating down through the water column. That lets us quantify how much organic carbon is making its way into this old, cold deep water, where it can remain for centuries.For the first time we’ll be able to see just how patchy productivity
Subsea Mining: The Next Big Thing for UUVs
in about 3,000 flooded and abandoned European mines and, more pertinently, mining for minerals in the exclusive economic zones, or EEZs, of maritime countries where rare earth elements, or REEs, are known to lie. There’s a quiet desperation surrounding both enterprises, as REEs are the stuff of iPhone screens, military-grade aluminum, hybrid cars, TVs and the newest batteries.Enter the drone. The European Union is marshalling its mechatronic (multidisciplinary, robotic) research communities — its university engineering faculties and applied-science scientists — and its geologists to
KleinPilot for New South Wales Port Authority
streamline communications with the pilots. KleinPilot is based on Saab’s state-of-the-art N-Tier management information system platform and will include the following features and functionality: Web-based interface to facilitate easy user access and deployment KleinMobile iPhone application to allow pilots to receive assignments, record job information and submit time cards on their mobile device The system will be hosted and maintained by Saab and is scheduled to commence use in live production by May 2017.
Michael J. Stewart Retires
reflecting on the breadth of his career, Stewart reckons that while technology has changed mightily in capability and price, one thing remains the same. “The technology has changed. We sold GPS systems for a million dollars that gave you 20m accuracy back in the early 80s; now I have a chart on my iPhone that’s better than that,” said Stewart. “But the people are the same. Bottom line, you have to have people that can go to sea, and make this stuff work at sea, and that’s a whole different ballgame.” As Stewart sails toward retirement and ponders working his golf game
Sonar Software Adds Detail to Boaters' Navionics SonarCharts
benefit of the entire boating community.” Navionics add that users can quickly and easily share sonar logs using their computer to upload the data to Navionics. Raymarine WiFi-enabled plotters can also participate directly using the Plotter Sync feature embedded in Navionics mobile apps for iPhone and iPad. From the time data is submitted, it takes roughly one week for SonarCharts to be updated reflecting quality improvements for local sea, lake and river bottoms. Updated charts are available for chartplotters, mobile devices and for free on the Navionics WebApp. www.navionics.com/sonarchart
FUSION-LinkTM Technology Gains Industry-Wide Acceptance
is proof that our hard work and dedication has made the ultimate impact with boatbuilders, MFD manufacturers, and most importantly, boaters. FUSION is The Marine Entertainment StandardTM to which all others aspire” The innovative FUSION True-MarineTM product line includes stereos with iPod/iPhone and DVD/CD system integration; and revolutionary FUSION-LinkTM technology for access, control and communication from and with multifunction displays, remotes and popular smartphones or tablets running the company’s app. For more information on FUSION products and compatible brands and models
FUSION-LINK™ Implementation On Humminbird Ion And ONIX Series
stereos give Humminbird owners unparalleled reliability and performance, and Multi-Zone™ audio configuration specific to their vessels. FUSION’s innovative FUSION-Link™ allows boaters to navigate all stereo sources from their Multifunction Display (MFD) and provides full control of iPod/iPhone/MTP music libraries via track, artist, album or playlist with the same ease-of-use and familiar control as on the 700 or 205 Series itself. Boaters can control the individual audio zones of a vessel separately or together. Bass, midrange, treble and subwoofer levels are also adjustable. "
AXYS Technologies Launches New Website
we do.'” Axys added that the tool is designed to make environmental monitoring at AXYS straightforward and easy to understand. A main goal in designing the new website was to make it as easy as possible for people to use. This meant designing it to work on everyone's device, whether that's the iPhone 5, the BlackBerry Z30 or the Nexus 7. AXYS said it wanted to ensure the possibility to learn about the company anywhere with easy viewing, scrolling and reading. The AXYS website aims to provide the right information when and where it’s needed. Throughout the products, solutions and services
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