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March 2020 – USMART measures the effect of Covid-19 on North Sea Vessell Traffic
USMART sensor node deployment measures the effect of the Covid-19 crisis on North Sea vessel traffic
Last modified: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:11:48 BST
November 2019 - Wireless acoustic sensor node operating in the North Sea
During November 2019 we successfully tested the first of our wireless sensor nodes based on a V3 modem and utilising the ANGY gateway buoy.
Last modified: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:06:40 GMT
October 2019 - Databuoy Hydrophone Live Stream
The USMART databuoy was successfully deployed off Blyth in late summer.
Last modified: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:30:32 BST
September 2019 - USMART Team visits University of Haifa in Israel
Dr Nils Morozs visited Dr Roee Diamant and his team at University of Haifa in Israel to undertake sea trials of an underwater acoustic network.
Last modified: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:09:38 BST
September 2019 - Demonstration at ORE Catapult Blyth for ORCA Hub
The Underwater Sensor Network demo was a success at Blyth Catapult ORCA Hub.
Last modified: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:36:23 BST
September 2019 - ANGY buoy visited by the local dolphins
Since deployment we have regularly heard these visitors on the hydrophones – most likely white beaked dolphins that are increasingly common on the Northumberland coast.
Last modified: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:10:43 BST
August 2019 - USMART Launches Acoustic Gateway Buoy
On 13th August 2019 the Newcastle team launched the acoustic network gateway buoy in the North Sea approximately 3km NE of Blyth, Northumberland.
Last modified: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:39:24 BST
May 2019 - USMART Wifi Test at Seaton Sluice Beach
Wifi link test for data communnications for the USMART project.
Last modified: Thu, 16 May 2019 12:47:21 BST
March 2019 - Small Scale Underwater Wireless Sensor Network at Loch Earn
The USMART team have just returned from experiments on Loch Earn, Scotland, demonstrating a small scale underwater wireless sensor network.
Last modified: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:22:34 GMT
January 2019 - V3 Modems surpass expectations in Loch Ness trials
Newcastle team braved the wintry weather to take part in trials with Ecosub robotics and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) on Loch Ness, Scotland.
Last modified: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:19:30 GMT
October 2018 – V3 modems ready for field testing
The design, construction and programming of the new V3 modems is complete.
Last modified: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:57:54 GMT
USMART End User Workshop 2018
- Venue: Great North Museum, Newcastle University
- Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 10:15:00 BST
Last modified: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:55:02 GMT
USMART demonstrates Nanomodem technology at ERL Emergency 2017
In September 2017 the USMART team demonstrated the underwater positioning capability of the Nanomodem technology at the European Robotics League Emergency 2017 competition in Piombino, Italy.
Last modified: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:58:02 GMT
Miniature transponders to be used in the war against ocean plastic
Low-cost acoustic tags attached to fishing nets are being trialled as part of a major new project to reduce marine litter and ‘ghost fishing’.
Last modified: Wed, 01 May 2019 13:14:58 BST
Solar Powered ANGY Databuoy and Bottle Nosed Dolphins
The USMART Solar Powered ANGY Databuoy has recorded Bottle Nosed Dolphins which have been sighted in the North East.
Last modified: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:39:20 GMT
