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21 October 2009: HiSeasNet engineer
Steve Foley will present "Advanced communications
for remote ocean platforms in the coming 15 years," at
the 2010 Ocean Sciences meeting. The abstract can be
viewed here. 25 September 2009: HiSeasNet is
pleased to welcome the R/V Atlantic Explorer, operated by
the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, to HiSeasNet.
The Atlantic Explorer is the first UNOLS vessel to operate
on the newly launched Telstar-11 Satellite, which provides coverage
for the entire North Atlantic. You can view the footprint of Telstar-11
here.
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R/V Endeavor with SeaTel antenna being
installed; for more information, click
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HiSeasNet is
a satellite communications network designed specifically to provide
continuous Internet connectivity for oceanographic research ships
and platforms. Access to the Internet is an integral part of
nearly every research lab and office on land; extending this
access to oceanographic ships--our seagoing laboratories--will
broadly impact seagoing research activities. For the ships, HiSeasNet
will provide:
- Transmission of hot data in real-time to shore-side collaborators;
- Basic communications-email, voice and video teleconferencing
for scientists, engineers and crew at sea;
- Tools for real-time educational interactions between shipboard
scientists, teachers and the classroom, as well as informal
science and other education and outreach activities.
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