Tag Archives: real-time data

AGU Releases List of Projects Going to Ruin During Shutdown

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) reports that the current U.S. government shutdown is negatively affecting Earth and space science research. Today, AGU released a list of projects affected by the lack of funding, transportation and manpower, and the union invited reporting on problems with immediate loss of real-time data and damage to immersed equipment due to lack of servicing. Projects

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Immersed Technology Monitors Monaco Land Extension Project

A solution that is now operational was developed by RTsys for the Monaco land extension project, which is located between a nature reserve and a protected area, where six hectares will be reclaimed from the sea to extend the principality of Monaco. The project’s environmental impact is being closely monitored and requires constant surveillance. Tracking the impact of a construction

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Autonomous Wave Gliders Document Hawaiian Volcano

On May 3, 2018 the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted. Over the following months, Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders were deployed to capture live ocean data close to where lava was flowing into the ocean from the volcano. By using unmanned technology, scientists had the rare opportunity to study the effects of the lava entering the ocean, the plume it creates

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Electromagnetic Telemetry Aids Wireless Transmission of Well Pressure Data

Oilfield services company Expro reported the first wireless transmission of reservoir pressure data to the surface from an abandoned subsea appraisal well with a rock-to-rock cement plug. Expro offers an explanation of the transmission process from the well: The Expro cableless telemetry system (CaTS) with wireless gauges using electromagnetic (EM) technology was installed in the reservoir of the main bore,

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