Go Remote - Fastwave's new image capture system

The Go Remote system acquires and delivers imagery in real-time, from anywhere in the world directly to end-user visualisation, monitoring and control systems. Go Remote provides enhanced situational awareness, remote surveillance and monitoring for autonomous and remotely piloted applications. Using Iridium Satellite to transmit images and receive commands, Go Remote enables persistent over-the horizon image capture for remote, unattended fixed and mobile platforms such as Autonomous Surface Vehicles.

By integrating GoPro Hero® cameras, Fastwave’s Go Remote technology provides single and multiple GoPro camera setups, the latter delivering multi-view and panoramic ability for maximum situational awareness and surveillance capability. Cameras may be mounted anywhere users desire around their surface, airborne and even underwater operating environment. Long wave thermal infrared (LWIR) or ‘true night vision’ is also available as an option. Additionally, programmable interfaces enable synchronised data acquisition with external sensors such as sonar, acoustics, radar and more. Authorised users are able to remotely command, view and retrieve camera imagery from marine, airborne or land based applications. Imagery is automatically processed, transferred, stored and archived for viewing and analytics in a seamless web media gallery. GPS tracking and location-specific data is presented within an online interactive graphical map facility. The system has recently been successfully installed on an autonomous surface vehicle performing ocean surveillance missions.

Go Remote is suitable for real-time  image capture in  any remote location of the world where terrestrial based communication systems are limited or unavailable.

Fastwave is an integration partner for a number of autonomous marine vehicle manufacturers, as well as Iridium Satellite LLC

 

Voyager Drifter Buoy now with AIS - AtoN option

 

Fastwave continues to innovate with drifter buoy design by integrating a marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) Aid to Navigation (AtoN) with the existing Voyager Drifter, which is used widely for ocean current studies, oil spill preparedness and response and Search & Rescue applications. The integrated AtoN  enables the Voyager to transmit its position via a VHF data link for display on a vessel's electronic chart, computer display or compatible radar. This feature enhances the visibility of the Voyager to nearby vessels, and complements the real-time tracking of the buoys via Iridium Satellite and Fastwave's web based tracking system.  Improved situational awareness for vessels or offshore platforms results when the  AtoN equipped Voyager buoys are used  during oil spill response, Search & Rescue and other maritime operations.

 

Bremer Canyon Research Project Continues

 

The Bremer Canyon is an amazing deepwater ecosystem that has proven to be one of the few locations on our planet that offshore killer whales can be reliably encountered throughout the Australian summer months. Between January 2005 and 2012 researchers have conducted oceanic surveys looking at the abundance of bluefin tuna off the coast of southern West Australia. In a small geographical location some 30 miles from shore and several nautical miles over the edge of the continental shelf, they consistently observed large aggregations of killer whales, sperm whales, giant squid and sharks. The first dedicated expedition to the site took place in 2013. This oceanic hotspot appears to derive its lifeblood from a massive deepsea hydrocarbon deposit that is leaking into the water column, creating the foundation for a highly concentrated marine food chain.

In February 2016, the research team is using even more high technology and innovative ways to find out exactly what marine life is attracted to the site and why. Fastwave supports the project through provision of technology such as fluorometers and tracking devices. For more information about the project, go to www.bremercanyon.com/

 

Fastwave teams up with SA Instrumentation on Wave Glider project

Scotland based SA Instrumentation Ltd (SAIL) are pioneers in real-time autonomous acoustic detection. Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) processes the Decimus system enables the detection and monitoring of underwater sound and remotely accessible worldwide. Like Fastwave, SA Instrumentation has extensive experience with the integration of sensor systems on autonomous marine devices such as Wave Gliders.

Fastwave and SAIL recently collaborated on the succesful  integration of both the Go Remote and Decimus systems on to a Wave Glider platform, signicantly enhancing the persistent ocean observation and surveillance capability for the operator.

Fastwave and SA Instrumentation will be sharing a booth at the forthcoming Oceanology International 16 conference (see below)

 

Real-time Detection of Marine Invaders

The introduction of invasive marine species into new environments via ship ballast water discharges has been identified as a major threat to the ecology of the world’s oceans and human health. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Ballast Water Convention (2004) was drawn up to address these issues. With implementation of this convention, it is estimated that 68,000 vessels will require functional, certified ballast water treatment systems by 2016.

UK based Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) are world leaders in the development of advanced sensors & systems for the oceanographic, maritime, environmental, defence, homeland security & industrial process control markets. Fastwave represents CTG in Australia.

Using established fluorescence methods, CTG has recently developed the FastBallast system to enable real-time monitoring of vessel ballast water. The FastBallast Compliance Monitor has been specifically developed to detect viable phytoplankton at low concentrations, exactly the conditions encountered in ballast water. FastBallast interrogates the photosynthesis processes that only takes place within living phytoplankton cells and is thereby able determine the efficacy of the ballast water treatment process.

For more information about the FastBallast system, please contact Fastwave.

 

Fastwave Events

 

AOG is Australia's largest Oil & Gas conference. Fastwave will be exhibiting at Booth C39 in the Subsea Zone, and we look forward to meeting our many Australian and international clients there.

Held in London every two years, Oceanology is the world's premier ocean science and technology conference and exhibition. We look forward to meeting existing and new clients at Booth B101, where we can discuss innovative ways to meet your remote marine data and image acquistion requirements.

Spillcon is organised by Australia’s key government and industry agencies responsible for Australia’s marine environmental protection arrangements, namely the Australian Maritime Safety Authorit Spillcon 2016 will be held in Perth, Western Australia 2-6 May 2016. Spillcon 2016 will bring together local, regional and global environmental and shipping representatives across industry, government and non-government organisations to discuss issues including cause and prevention, preparedness, response management and environmental issues. Spillcon 2016 will also profile an expansive number of exhibitors and equipment and include an impressive on-water display. Fastwave will exhibit the latest in Autonomous Marine Sensor and Data Acquisition technologies for the prediction. detection, tracking and monitoring of oil slick movement, on the surface and underwater.