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SeaTrac’s SP-48 Completes 800 Nautical Mile Offshore Loop Current Monitoring Mission in the Gulf of Mexico

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Marblehead, Massachusetts – October 2022 - SeaTrac Systems, Inc. (SeaTrac), in collaboration with the Woods Hole Group (WHG), successfully completed a 21 day over the horizon, deployment of SeaTrac’s SP-48 solar powered Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) in the Gulf of Mexico. The 15 ft USV travelled over 800 nautical miles in 3 weeks, operated 24/7, and [ Continue reading. ]

Princeton University Selects SeaTrac SP-48 to Monitor Deep Earthquake Rupture Sites with Innovative Seafloor Geodesy System

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Marblehead, Massachusetts – September 14, 2022 - SeaTrac Systems, Inc. (SeaTrac) is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of one of its SP-48 persistent Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs) to an elite Geosciences team at Princeton University. Working with longtime collaborator Harold “Bud” Vincent and DBV Technology, Dr. Frederik Simons and his Princeton [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Season 2 E

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Dr. Robin Murphy: Unmanned Systems For Disaster Operations SeaState is an exciting, must-hear journey into thou This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the breaking news and emerging [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Season 2 Episode 5

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Dr. Jake Kritzer: Ocean Observations SeaState is an exciting, must-hear journey into thou This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the breaking news and emerging trends in ocean [ Continue reading. ]

McLane Sediment Traps on IMOS Moorings Collect Longest-Ever Southern Ocean Time Series Samples

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(Falmouth, MA) – McLane Sediment Traps in a remote Southern Ocean observatory are among the instruments that have obtained the longest known Southern Ocean time series samples ever collected.  The two deep water moorings, Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) and Sub-Antarctic Zone sediment trap (SAZ) collect samples and data for studies of [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Season 2 Episode 4

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Dr. Chris German: Deep Ocean Exploration SeaState is an exciting, must-hear journey into thou This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the breaking news and emerging trends in ocean [ Continue reading. ]

Top Mississippi State University Oceanographers Select SeaTrac SP-48 For Environmental Monitoring and Threat Assessment

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Marblehead, Massachusetts – March 31, 2021 - SeaTrac Systems, Inc. (SeaTrac) is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of one of its SP-48 persistent Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs) to a team at Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Geosystems Research Institute (GRI), in Starkville, MS. GRI selected the SP-48 to support a research study funded by the [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Season 2 Episode 3

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David Walsh: Coastal Ocean Observing Systems SeaState is an exciting, must-hear journey into thou This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the breaking news and emerging trends in ocean [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Season 2 Episode 2

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How a Family's Legacy and Passion Continues to Define the World of Electroacoustics SeaState is an exciting, must-hear journey into thou This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the [ Continue reading. ]

FarSounder Releases End User Training

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The online End User Training for FarSounder’s Argos Systems has been released. It is the second in a series of trainings being released by FarSounder this year. The curriculum covers the technology, system operations, interpretation of the sonar data, and system maintenance. This training is free to all who are interested and recommended for all bridge crew [ Continue reading. ]

Woods Hole Group, The Next Generation of Innovative Solutions

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwOU32hpnFU   Woods Hole Group solves environmental engineering problems worldwide with a focus on serving clients along the coast, in the ocean, and in wetland and terrestrial environments. Relying on service, excellence and leadership, Woods Hole Group employs experienced engineers, scientists, and technicians. [ Continue reading. ]

FarSounder Launches On-line Training

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FarSounder is proud to announce the launch of their on-line training platform. The team has put in countless hours gathering the content to get this system up and running, and it is now available to the public. The first training program to be released in the series is the FarSounder Technician Training.  This innovative on-line training [ Continue reading. ]

Teledyne Marine Introduces New Ultra Compact Acoustic Modem

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(NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. - January 6, 2021) Teledyne Marine is pleased to announce the launch of its new Ultra Compact Modem (UCM). Sized at just 60 x 50 mm, and weighing in at just 55 grams, the OEM version of the UCM is the smallest acoustic modem ever designed by Teledyne Benthos. The UCM is based on Teledyne Benthos' proven signal processing technology [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Episode 7

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Brian Skerry: Through the Lens of a Nat Geo Underwater PhotographerBrian Skerry: Through the Lens of a Nat Geo Underwater Photographer This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the [ Continue reading. ]

SeaTrac Systems, Inc. Launches Open Solar-Powered Uncrewed Surface Vehicle for Near Shore to Open Ocean Applications

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Marblehead, Massachusetts – December 10, 2020 - SeaTrac Systems, Inc. (SeaTrac) is pleased to announce that the SP-48 is now commercially available. The SeaTrac SP-48 is a persistent Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) designed for users who require a flexible data gathering and communications platform that adapts to a wide variety of operational scenarios and [ Continue reading. ]