OceanDrivers

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  • OceanDrivers’ 2nd Anniversary

    OceanDrivers’ 2nd Anniversary

    OceanDrivers is very proud to announce its second anniversary this week.

    This last year has been a hard-work period, where we have continued our start up and learning process, and have simultaneously developed OceanDrivers’ projects. We are very happy to say that a lot has been done, amongst which, we can highlight the following milestones:

    • We have extended our client network to USA (Geode Systems) and UK (PoleStar Global), and are now present in 4 different countries worldwide!

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    • An new own R+D+I project has been developed; EasyCurrents which is already at a commercialisation stage!

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    As for the future, there are 2 more R+D+I projects coming up, together with new exciting partnerships and clients.

    In all, this year has resulted in a maturing process, which has comprehended the team, both internal and external processes, business development, and of course new projects! Factors, which together have contributed to consolidate the company as a whole.

    We would like to thank our partners, clients and ocean passionates for being a part of OceanDrivers!

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    For more updates regarding OceanDrivers … follow us on Twitter: @myOceanDrivers and Linkedin: OceanDrivers.

  • New Ramadda Release 1.6

    New Ramadda Release 1.6

    Ramadda data repository has released a new version 1.6, which provides a set of new advanced features, amongst which we can highlight the following:

    • New display front-end integrated into the wiki facility, enabling the creation of rich interactive searchs, charting and data access interfaces across multiple federated repositories.
    • New entry types – Virtual Group, Case Study, Vocabulary, etc.
    • Extended entry editing including the ability to change entry types.
    • The beginnings of an entry type, metadata and data dictionary editor.
    • Automatic extraction of thumbnail images from powerpoint and word files.
    • Bug fixes and additions to the documentation.

    OceanDrivers has collaborated with Geode Systems, regarding the new release, and have developed some live examples using the new features, which are below presented:

    New Displays

    Profiles

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    Glider data display:

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    Line Charts

    We have used the following graphs to present OceanDrivers results in a campaign:

    Improved Integration capability

    The campaign results have been integrated within a wordpress framework website, in a very simple and easy way.
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    Fixed Wiki Layouts

    Wiki layouts can be constructed based on the data to be displayed and using the newly available Ramadda features.
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    Further notes about the release here.

    New version to download is available here.

  • Business Trip to Pole Star (London)

    Business Trip to Pole Star (London)

    Framed within a consultancy agreement with Pole Star, a leading provider of maritime monitoring and fleet tracking solutions, OceanDrivers will help Pole Star to improve its integration of Tidetech’s weather data in order to deliver a better look and feel and enhanced performance. OceanDrivers’ previous experience with Tidetech and other data management integrations will ensure a smooth project and an optimised result. OceanDrivers will be travelling to London from April 7th – 16th.

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  • Current model verification at Guanabara Bay

    Current model verification at Guanabara Bay

    On December 2013, OceanDrivers traveled to Rio de Janeiro to carry out tasks for different projects, amongst which was the verification of a scientific tidal model for Guanabara Bay, using EasyCurrents empiric measurements in contrast with a current model provided by Tidetech for December 6th 2013.

    Our team has analysed EasyCurrents’ samples results, and has compared them to the model’s values at given times and coordinates.  The conclusions have been very satisfactory as the measurements have highlighted an excellent precision for EasyCurrents sample results, which have verified the model, and even corrected a time-frame mismatch.

    More information regarding the campaign data and results.

    Result report:

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    Current Streamlines at Guanabara Bay.  Image created with IDV.

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  • OceanDrivers Press Article

    OceanDrivers Press Article

    Last Tuesday, December 10th 2013, El Mundo newspaper released a full-page article about OceanDrivers, both in the paper and digital edition, within B@leopolis, the Innovation and Technology section in the Balearic Islands edition.

    The article summarized an interview with Matias Bonet, OceanDrivers’ CEO, in which he explained the main ideas and work guidelines behind OceanDrivers, and how they can be applied to daily ocean needs and projects.

    Specialized journalist Elena Soto was in charge of the interview and article.

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  • Business Trip to Brazil

    Business Trip to Brazil

    OceanDrivers will be travelling to Rio de Janeiro from December, 1st 2013 to December, 15th 2013, regarding the tidal and current models for the bay of Guanabara, where the Olympic sailing race courses will be placed during Río 2016, related to EasyCurrents project, where model verification and testing tasks will be carried out.

    Rio will be an ideal scenario to push the project forward, as the Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro (ICRJ) will be hosting the 1st edition of the 49er Intergalactic Champions for 49er & 49erFX sailing classes, which will take place from the 5th – 8th December 2013.

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     Current information for Guanabara Bay – Rio de Janeiro. Current / Tidal model source by Tidetech, and viewed with Weather Track.

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    Current streamlines 3D view for Guanabara Bay – Rio de Janeiro, where the 3D perspective illustrates the sea-level height oscillations caused by tides. Image created using Integrated Data Viewer (IDV).

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  • Framework agreement between UIB and OceanDrivers

    A collaboration framework agreement was signed yesterday between the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and OceanDrivers in order to develop R+D+i common projects and programmes.   An official act took place yesterday at Son Lledó’s universitary building, where Matias Bonet  (OceanDriver’s CEO) and Dr. Llorenç Huguet, (UIB’s chancellor) signed the document in presence of Dr. Gabriel Oliver Codina, Head of the Systems, Robotics and Vision, research group, Dr. Josep Lluís Ferrer, Professor’s Vice-Chancellor and Dr. Jordi Llabrés Innovation and IT transfer Vice-Chancellor.

    Once the agreement was signed, Matias Bonet, briefly explained  OceanDriver’s current international scope and its work guidelines and projects, in which Dr. Llorenç Huguet was very interested, and even suggested further actions in order to support the agreement which had just been signed.

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  • Agreement with The Balearic Islands’ University (UIB)

    Agreement with The Balearic Islands’ University (UIB)

    OceanDrivers is pleased to announce that in October 22nd, during an ordinary session, the Balearic Islands University’s (UIB) Counselling Board agreed to push forward a 4 year collaboration agreement between OceanDrivers and UIB.

    The agreement’s main object is to establish a collaboration framework in order to develop national or international common R+D+i projects, and in order to share the Systems, Robotics and Vision (SRV) research group’s available facilities and materials, according to common interests.  Dr. Gabriel Oliver Codina, professor at the Architecture and Computer Technology Department has been designed as the UIB’s representative in order to coordinate the tasks and projects which will result of this agreement.

    The agreement will be made official during an act which will be carried out at the UIB on November 13th and will count with the presence of the university’s Chancellor, Dr. Llorenç Huguet.

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  • New Contract with Geode Systems

    New Contract with Geode Systems

    OceanDrivers has established a contract with Geode Systems LLC, from Denver (US), in order to provide its vision, expertise and professional know-how, which will result into consultancy and development services upon Geode’s data product, focused in RAMADDA’s point data service visualization.

    Both parties are aware of the mutual benefits and future synergies this contract may result in, and will be pleased to release further information about it very soon. (more…)

  • Display CTD profiles with ODV

    Display CTD profiles with ODV

    During the past MEDESS Campaign, 39 CTD profiles were carried out, and during the post-processing, OceanDrivers created an Ocean Data View (ODV) images in order to illustrate the results.

    Ocean Data View (ODV) is a software package for the interactive exploration, analysis and visualization of oceanographic and other geo-referenced profile, time-series, trajectory or sequence data. ODV runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX systems. ODV data and configuration files are platform-independent and can be exchanged between different systems.

    Please check out the produced images below, and review other ODV images and tutorials in OceanDrivers repository.

    CTD Non Interpolated Section using ODV

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    CTD Interpolated Section using ODV

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    CTD Salinity Section using ODV

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    CTD Surface Plot using ODV

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