Remote Monitoring Systems
These systems consist of one or more remote monitoring stations and central base
data acquisition stations. One or two-way telemetry is employed to allow both transmission
of data from remote instruments to a base station and transmission of commands from
base station for changing the operation mode of the instrumentation.
The sensors for the systems can be mounted virtually anywhere. Some examples are:
jetty, pier, lighthouse, offshore platform, buoy (surface and subsurface) and bottom-mounted
installations. Also available are explosion proof and intrinsically safe designs
for applications in extremely hazardous areas.
Incident Prevention Through Awareness
In addition to manufacturing environmental sensors, InterOcean provides complete
Integrated Marine Information Systems which help protect harbors and coastal marine
environments by providing maritime authorities, vessels and the public with real-time
monitoring and support information to aid in the prevention of marine disasters
and provide immediate real-time response information. These systems consist of the
most recent tools and information technologies, combining interactive electronic
navigation charts (IMO ECDIS performance and IHO S57/S52 standards), environmental
sensors, video surveillance cameras, optional radar input, and communications systems
and data links with real-time access from any location using digital transmission
and secure internet access. In addition, the Integrated Marine Information System
provides a central database with on-line access to supervise and assist vessel traffic,
aid navigation, protect the marine environment, and provide emergency response support
for mariners. Information can be available to anyone with wireless data link or
Internet Access.
The main function of the Integrated Marine Information System is to support Harbor
Authorities and vessel pilots with oil spill, pollution response and casualty prevention
by providing real-time information access for operational decision making through
the use of the following integrated tools and technologies:
- Real-time hydrographic meteorological sensor inputs with wireless data transmission.
- Real-time digital camera coverage with user control via the Internet.
- Commercial vessel schedules and vessel information database.
- IMO/IHO compatible ECDIS navigational chart with interactive features and information
overlays including hazardous high-risk areas, restricted areas and security zones,
construction areas, environmentally sensitive areas, anchorages, and port services.
- Area response strategies, emergency contact information, oil spill and marine casualty
reporting system, harbor safety plan, and operating rules and requirements.
- Portable notebook computer for pilots or emergency field use with on-line access
to all of the above information in real-time via dedicated wireless radio link or
via the Internet.
Coastal & Offshore Monitoring Buoys
InterOcean designs and manufactures a complete line of Meteorological/ Oceanographic
buoys (often referred to as "Ocean Data Acquisitions Systems" [ODAS] or Met/Ocean
[METOC] Systems) for a wide range of near-shore, coastal and offshore applications.
These buoys are ruggedly constructed by InterOcean to survive harsh at-sea conditions,
and are proven reliable at providing critical data over long-term deployments making
them a dependable, cost-effective solution.
For decades, InterOcean has specialized in supplying modular system components (sensors,
buoys, mooring hardware, telemetry systems, software, et al.), as well as complete
"turnkey" systems. InterOcean's integrated Monitoring Buoy Systems typically consist
of: one or more buoy(s), mooring hardware, integrated sensors/ instrumentation,
data acquisition system, self-contained (solar-charged) power supply, data telemetry
(user-specified radio, cellular, satellite or hardwire) and a base station (receive/
present/ archive data and user interface for system monitoring and control). Universal
compatibility in the design of hardware, interfaces and software architecture allows
any combination of user-specified sensors to be integrated and facilitates easy,
flexible system expansion.
