FleetLink: Meteorological
and
Oceanographic Data Automatically Telemetered from Fishing Vessels
| a system to collect, telemeter, analyze, assimilate, and distribute high-quality, synoptic environmental (hydrography, meteorology, biology) data from the coastal ocean. | |
| to create shared, real-time data management system(s) that may be used by any individual, program, or agency for research, education, assessment, management, marketing, regulation, modeling, and/or prediction. |
| Initial partners included Ann Bucklin and Rollie Barnaby (UNH), Chrys Chryssostomidis and Cliff Goudey (MIT), Peter Wiebe, Dave Hosom, Hartley Hoskins, Bob Groman (WHOI), Gary Williams (Clearwater Instrumentation, Inc.), and Craig Pendleton (Portland Fish Exchange) |
| Ann Bucklin (UNH) | |
| Gary Williams (Clearwater Instrumentation) | |
| Bob Kohl (F/V Glenna & Jacob) | |
| Cam McLellan (F/V Adventurer) | |
| Craig Pendleton (F/V Susan & Caitlyn) | |
| Peter Wiebe and Bob Groman (WHOI) |
| R/V Susan & Caitlyn | |
| with computer running Windows |
| MetTower sensors | ||
| Wind speed | ||
| Wind direction | ||
| Relative humidity | ||
| Barometric pressure | ||
| Air temperature | ||
| NetSensor: | ||
| Clamps to trawl wire | ||
| Developed by Clearwater | ||
| Records bottom temperature and pressure | ||
| RF link to Deckmate, then to PC | ||
| Hull-mounted sensor | ||
| Records sea surface temperature | ||
| For climate change research, fisheries predictive models, etc. | ||
| Data sent via satellite to server ashore | ||
| Web-based access | ||
| Multiple data servers supported | ||
| Uses US JGOFS data management software | ||
| Access to | ||
| Public data, and | ||
| Private data | ||
| People can view (and download) | |||
| Meteorological and sea surface temperature data | |||
| Captains’ comments | |||
| Most recent NWS measurements | |||
| Level 0 and level 1 | |||
| Position information not available to public | |||
| Level 0, level 1, and level 2 | |||
| Funding secured from UNH’s Coastal Ocean Observing and Analysis Center | ||
| Two years of support | ||
| Increase from 3 to 6 vessels | ||
| Lower telemetry costs using Iridium instead of Inmarsat C | ||
| Deployable software | ||
| Robust configuration | ||
| User documentation | ||
| CD-based distribution (commercialize software) | ||
| Suggestions for changes and improvements would be welcome | |