TRIAXYS DIRECTIONAL WAVE BUOY DBCP Conference Chennai India

TRIAXYS DIRECTIONAL WAVE BUOY DBCP Conference Chennai, India October, 2004 Don Bryan

AXYS is… ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SENSORS, INTEGRATED SYSTEMS BUOY DESIGNS, FABRICATION & SERVICE *A DIVISION OF AXYS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

COMPANY BACKGROUND • Founded in 1974, Victoria BC Canada • Engineers, Scientists, Technicians, Field Service & Training Specialists • Custom environmental data collection systems (hardware & software) • Manufacturer of Environment Canada’s (EC) ODAS Buoy Network • EC’s Service Contractor

COMPANY BACKGROUND • AXYS systems are deployed around the world in over twenty countries • Global Experience from the Arctic to the Tropics • Meteorological buoys since 1986 • Service contractor for second largest buoy network in the world.

CANADIAN WEATHER BUOYS 50 Permanent Stations

AXYS works closely with • Environment Canada : Weather and sea-state forecasting • Canadian Coast Guard : Marine navigation, logistics, SAR • Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Ocean science • Department of Defense : SAR • AXYS : Products, R&D and Services

MET BUOYS 6 Meter NOMAD 3 Meter Discus Watch. Keeper™

Example Customers • CETMEF, Puertos del Estado • U. S. Navy, NOAA, Environment Canada, Chilean Navy (SHOA) • Victorian Channels Authority • Rio Tinto Zinc • Defense Research Establishment • Pennsylvania State University • Port of Le Havre • Royal Dutch Shell, Mobil Oil, Petrobras • Used in over 20 countries

Clamping ring Dome Antenna Obstruction light Infrared port Solar panel assembly TRIAXYS sensor & telemetry module Batteries Hull

TRIAXYS™ Directional Wave Buoy Developed Jointly by… Axys and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Features & Benefits • • Rugged & Reliable –spin/freeze proof Easy set-up & deployment Radio, Cellular, & Satellite friendly High accuracy data – NRC algorithms Low operating cost – solar batteries 2 way remote communications Configurable at sea via IR port

Capabilities • • • Wave height range +/-20 m Accuracy – better than 2% Resolution – 1 cm Wave period – 1. 6 -30 sec Wave directional range – 0 -360 deg Sea surface temp - -5 to +50 c

Measurements • Wave height, period, direction, temp • H max, avg • Tmax, avg • Peak period, Signif period • Mean direction, mean spread • etc

Easy Handling & Deployment

OEM TRIAXYS WAVE SENSOR

WAVE MEASUREMENT • Based on GEDAP software package • 4 Hz sample rate, 3 accelerometers, 3 rate gyros • low power requirements • can be mounted off axis • small module • Available with 1 GB data logger