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Mediterranean Sea Italy

The Mediterranean Sea has an average depth of 1,500 metres and is home to some of the world’s busiest shipping routes. These ships often carry hazardous cargo, which could result in serious harm to the environment if damaged or lost.

To help mitigate this threat of environmental damage, the Italian government created a Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) buoy network in 1989. With the requirement of updating the buoys in 2001, the Italian government became aware of considerable technological advances that had been made with new buoys to reduce the cost of gathering data and to make the data more useful to a broader audience.

Requirements » Provide significant value for the coastal engineer and marine scientist » Be cost-effective » Transmit data every half hour from each station via VHF telemetry

Requirements Collect data on the following parameters: Meteorological » wind speed » wind direction » wind gust » air temperature » barometric pressure » relative humidity Water » sea surface temperature » significant and maximum wave height » wave period and direction Position (GPS) » Latitude, longitude

AXYS Technical Solution TRIAXYS TM Directional Wave Buoy Chosen for: » Excellent solid-state sensors » Photovoltaic solar power & rechargeable batteries » Ease of handling » Data logging capacity » WatchCircle Alarm TRIAXYS-WatchKeeper TM Buoy » Relative lightweight » Cost-effective » Low maintenance costs » Superior customer support

AXYS Technical Solution TRIAXYS TM Directional Wave Buoy » 0.9m diameter rugged, lightweight data collection buoy » Uses solar power technology to collect, process, and store wave data » Accurately measures directional waves »Transmits wave information to a shore base receiving station using VHF radio telemetry

AXYS Technical Solution TRIAXYS-WatchKeeper TM Buoy » 1.7m diameter polyethylene data collection buoy » Low operational costs » Designed for deployments in coastal areas, lakes, reservoirs and rivers » Expandable to allow new sensors

AXYS Technical Solution In 2001, 25 TRIAXYS TM Directional Wave buoys were selected by the Italian government and subsequently delivered and deployed by the AXYS Field Service Team. TRIAXYS buoy deployed off the coast of CapoCaccia Sardinia, Italy

AXYS Technical Solution In 2009, the Italian government awarded AXYS a contract to design, build, deliver and deploy 17 TRIAXYS- WatchKeeper TM buoys over five months (July- November).

AXYS Technical Solution These new buoys are programmed for future expansion; modules to accept sensors such as CT (conductivity and temperature) and current profiling are built-in and will allow the Italian Government to scale up as their program needs change.

Deployment » Deployment of the first 3 buoys was carried out in September 2009. » The remaining buoys were deployed in November 2009 and January 2010 .

Data Management & Display AXYS Data Management System (DMS) » Two-way command and control of data, station management and remote diagnostics » SQL database archival WebView TM Data Display » Internet access to all transmitted data, graphing and data export AXYS WebView TM Display Software View live data at: http://www.envirtech.org/ron.htm

Benefits Increased knowledge of local marine conditions Port authorities, fishing fleets, marine weather forecasters, and coastal zone managers can now retrieve current weather information from the network of TRIAXYS TM and TRIAXYS-WatchKeeper TM buoys.

Benefits Better Decision-Making Port operators now have information on wave and wind conditions which improves vessel traffic management in busy local waterways.

Benefits Better Decision-Making Vessel Captains and other mariners in the Mediterranean Sea around the coasts of Italy can now make better decisions, such as deciding the best and safest route to travel.

Benefits Better Decision-Making Coastal engineers now have access to accurate data that can be analyzed for scientific marine applications.

For more information please contact: Marine Systems, AXYS Technologies Inc Phone: +1 (250) 655-5850 E-mail: info@axys.com www.axystechnologies.com