Marine South East secures grant funding from Technology Strategy Board
A Marine South East developed project called 'WaveSentry' has been sucessful in securing an offer of grant funding from the Technology Strategy Board.
The project is a spin-out from MSE's MEREX Knowledge Network http://www.merex.co.uk . The WaveSentry project is concerned with a novel information tool for managing the risks of marine operations in adverse sea states.
Many marine operations are dependent on high quality information on sea-state (wave height, period, direction, steepness) for reasons of economics and safety. At present, available information is based on atmospheric/ocean models and lacks sufficient temporal and spatial resolution.
The WaveSentry project aims to address this by exploiting new data sources, including novel satellite remote measurements of wave steepness as well as real-time buoy and ship data.
The project will implement sensor data fusion and models which can integrate diverse satellite, in-situ and model data to create information with enhanced resolution and accuracy. A sensor network service architecture will be applied, adopting international data standards to extend usability and interoperability.
The utility of WaveSentry will be validated in collaboration with end-users and stakeholders by means of a pilot application. Applications include forecasting of: a) real-time information on wave height, direction and steepness along a planned vessel route; or b) risk contours where significant wave height is expected to exceed the vessel's operating limit.
WaveSentry partner organisations are:
* HR Wallingford Ltd (lead partner)
* EMU Ltd
* Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
* Geodata Institute (University of Southampton)
* The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
* Chelsea Technology Group Ltd
* Marine South East Ltd
End-user organisations include:
* Condor Ferries
* The London Array partnership
* RNLI
Marine South East will undertake project management, dissemination activities and wider business benefit activities for the project.
To learn more about WaveSentry and the MEREX Knowledge Network contact: Simon Powell, simon@marinesoutheast.co.uk or visit http://www.merex.co.uk.
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