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Real Time Metocean Data Telemetry
EMU Limited specialises in real-time Metocean data telemetry.
EMU has developed a unique capability to deliver real time oceanographic and meteorological data direct to client/consultant desktop. This real time data telemetry capability provides a vital tool when making operational decisions in all marine offshore and coastal industries, whether to avoid unnecessary weather down time, improving offshore health and safety or for the selection of the most appropriate vessels for the local conditions. For example, complex wave climates can be simplified in meaningful graphical representation of real time current sea state. Read more about Ground Breaking Software.
The Real Time Metocean Telemetry process
- Metocean Data Capture
The Oceanographic data is captured at regular short term intervals (e.g. 1Hz) using equipment such as wave buoys, WaveRexs, meteorological stations.
- Metocean Data transfer - Telemetry
Data are telemetered by high frequency radio link to an aerial at a nearby monitoring station, or by satellite direct to EMU Metocean offices. Unique data transfer systems allow data to be uploaded to a website, in real time, at up to 100Hz for immediate display.
- Metocean Data Management
Data from diverse instrumentation are managed by EMU's bespoke software and is distributed by computing software that monitors and processes data in real time.
- Metocean Data presentation
Data are sent to the web server for distribution, interactive graphical display and real time on screen presentation
Quality control – 24 - 7 Monitoring
Quality control checks are performed on the oceanographic and meteorological data and if necessary alerts are raised to the EMU Metocean department on a 24 hour, 7 days a week, monitored system. This enables a rapid response by the dedicated standby Metocean team.
Real time wave buoy network provided for the Channel Coastal Observatory
Part of EMU's maintenance programme for the CCO buoy network is a 24 hour warning system of malfunction of any of the deployed equipment or the computer network behind it. This bespoke monitoring system can track the location of wavebuoys as they move around their mooring with the tide and the strength of the waves. The system will alert the Oceanography team, 24 hours a day, of a buoy moving towards its outer acceptable location limit and can project its intended direction and location for urgent retrieval if necessary. The software for this "Buoy Watch" is bespoke and unique to EMU.