Technical Workshop on Applications of Iridium Telecommunications to Oceanographic and Polar Research
University of Washington
Applied Physics Laboratory
Henderson Hall
1013 NE 40th Street
Room 602 - Hardisy Conference Room
Seattle, Washington
19-21 May 2004
Report of the Workshop
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Agenda
Wednesday, 19 May 2004
- 0800
- Coffee
- 0830 - 0845
- Introduction - Stephen R. Piotrowicz (Ocean.US/NOAA); Steven G. Ackleson (Office of Naval Research)
- 0845 - 0905
- A 24x7 9600 baud Continuous Mobile to Mobile Connection for Network to Network Connectivity - Gary L. Ferentchak (Raytheon Polar Services)
- 0910 - 0930
- Using Iridium to Transmit Geodetic GPS Data from Remote Antarctic Installations - Paul Tregoning (Australian National University)
- 0930 - 1000
- Experiences with an Iridium Based Communications System in Polar Regions - Victor Frost (University of Kansas) • Supplemental Contribution: Overview, Performance and Reliability from Summer 2004 SUMMIT, Greenland Field Experiments July 14-July 25, 2004) - Abdul Jabbar Mohammad, Said Zaghloul, Victor Frost, and Dan F. Servey (University of Kansas
- 1000 - 1020
- Polar Experience with Iridium:Dial-up and SBD - David Meldrum and Duncan Mercer (Scottish Association of Marine Sciences)
- 1020 - 1040
- Break
- 1040 - 1100
- Experiences with Real-time Data Retrieval from Remote Observatories using Iridium Communications Links - Dan Detrick (University of Maryland)
- 1100 - 1120
- Iridium Data Transfer from North Pole Deployed Ocean Flux Buoys - Tim Stanton (U.S. Naval Postgraduate School)
- 1120 - 1140
- Communications in Rapid Environmental Assessment - Alex Trangeled (NATO SACLANT Center)
- 1140 – 1210
- Experiences with Real-Time Data Retrieval from Remote Stations using Iridium; and Data Distribution: GTS and IOOS - Steve Collins (U.S. National Data Buoy Center)
- 1210 - 1310
- Lunch
- 1310 - 1330
- Seaglider Communications Performance: Results from Two Years of Open Ocean Operations - Neil Bogue and James Bennett (University of Washington)
- 1330 - 1350
- ARGO, Profiling Floats, and Iridium - Stephen C. Riser and Dana Swift (University of Washington)
- 1350 - 1410
- First Experiences with an Irdium Telemetry System on the DOLAN Buoy in the Atlantic -Eberhard Kopiske (University of Bremen
- 1410 - 1430
- An Overview of PMEL Iridium Ocean Observatories - Christian Meining (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
- 1430 - 1500
- Real-time Over-the-horizon Communications for MBARI's Ocean Observing System - Lance McBride (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) • Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN) II presentation • AOSN II video (400MB AVI)
- 1500 - 1520
- Break
- 1520 - 1540
- Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) -Robert Stessel (University of Maine)
- 1540 - 1600
- Experiences with a Small Moored Surface Telemetry Buoy Including the Subsurface Inductive Data Link - Andreas Pinck (Institute für Meereskunde, Universität Kiel)
- 1600 - 1620
- Use of Iridium in a Small Moored Buoy, and on a Large Commercial Vessel - Jonathan Campbell (Southampton Oceanography Center)
- 1620 - 1640
- Iridium Enabled TCP/IP for Coastal Ocean Observing Systems - Christopher Calloway (University of North Carolina)
- 1640 - 1830
- Iridium Satellite LLC, System Update – Scott Scheimreif and Kent Keeter (Iridium Satellite LLC)
- 1830
- Adjourn
Thursday, 20 May 2004
- 0800
- Coffee
- 0830 – 0900
- NAL Research Update – Ngoc Hoang (NAL Research)
- 0900 - 1200
- Working Group Discussions
- 1000 - 1030
- Open Break Period
- 1200 - 1300
- Lunch
- 1300 - 1330
- Plenary - Brief Working Group Presentations
- 1330 - 1700
- Working Group Discussions
- 1500 - 1530
- Open Break Period
- 1700
- Adjourn
Friday, 21 March 2004
- 0800
- Coffee
- 0830 - 1000
- Working Group Presentations
- 1000 - 1020
- Break
- 1050 - 1130
- Discussion - Next Steps
- 1130
- Adjourn