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Navigating Busy Waterways: There's a New App for That (AXYS Technologies)
Tuesday, August 30, 2016Company Profile | Follow Company
Sidney, BC, August 30, 2016--(T-Net)--All drivers know the rules of the road: stay in your lane, abide by traffic signals, stay below the speed limit, etc. Lines, signs and other physical markers make it easy for drivers to understand and (mostly) follow these rules.
Navigating a ship through a busy waterway, with no lines or traffic signals, can be a bit more of a challenge...
Ship navigators rely on navigational aids (AtoNs) such as buoys and beacons to guide them. Technology can also lend a big hand - many AtoNs are equipped with an Automatic Identification System (AIS) transceiver, which can track passing vessels while also broadcasting weather information and the position of buoys and other important maritime structures.
AXYS Technologies of Sydney, BC reported this week that it will now be offering its signature wave buoy series, TRIAXYS, with integrated AtoN AIS.
This application will provide navigators with not only buoy position information, but also oceanographic data from the sensors on board the buoy, such as ocean current speed and direction.
Messages 8 and 21 are supported and broadcast every 3 minutes by default through alternating channels (A/B) on FATDMA transmit scheme. RATDMA transmit mode is also available, with certain restrictions. The AIS device properties are completely customizable: messages can be enabled/disabled and transmit periods, slots and schemes can be configured.
This new feature is advantageous not only to navigators, but also helps protect the buoys by avoiding collisions: when a ship's crew can see the buoy on the navigation systems, they can easily avoid it, saving the owner of the buoy both time and money.
About AXYS Technologies
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) is an ISO 9001-2008 registered Canadian company with over 40 years' experience in the Design, Manufacture and Deployment of remote environmental monitoring systems worldwide. AXYS applies its extensive knowledge and experience to marine, freshwater, offshore wind resource assessment, and land-based monitoring systems that measure aquatic, oceanic and atmospheric parameters. AXYS systems and turnkey solutions utilize cost-effective technology proven to be reliable and durable in a wide range of applications, including harsh and remote marine environments.
AXYS has built and commissioned more than 500 meteorological and oceanographic systems of various types around the world, in over 50 countries over the last 20 years. Clients include wind and wave energy companies, oil & gas companies, all levels of government, international military agencies, environmental agencies, coastal engineering firms, mining companies, port authorities, meteorological agencies, and oceanographic research institutes.
AXYS' headquarters are located in beautiful Sidney on Vancouver Island, Canada, with a second office in Belgium.