Harris Corporation's Ocean NET(R) Ocean Observatory System Now Collecting Seafloor Data In Eastern Mediterranean
August 31 2004 - 8:59AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation's Ocean NET(R) Ocean Observatory System Now
Collecting Seafloor Data In Eastern Mediterranean MELBOURNE, Fla.,
Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An unmanned oceanographic data
collection and telemetry system, designed and built by Harris
Corporation's (NYSE:HRS) Maritime Communication Services (MCS)
subsidiary, has been successfully collecting data for the past two
months from its location in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the
southern coast of Cyprus. Ocean NET(R) serves as the backbone for
the Cyprus Coastal Ocean Forecasting Observatory System (CYCOFOS)
and is being operated by Harris for the Cyprus Department of
Fisheries and Marine Research. The oceanographic and seismic
seafloor data collected is beamed via satellite to Harris
headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, where it is processed and
forwarded to scientists around the world. Development of coastal
and ocean monitoring and forecasting activities in the
Mediterranean is carried out and funded by the European Union and
is part of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) initiative of
the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO). "Ocean NET is a unique system that embodies many Harris
technologies, and we are pleased to be working with the government
of Cyprus in the deployment of this technology to aid scientific
research," said Dr. Andrew Clark, president, Harris MCS. "We also
are looking forward to the potential opportunity of applying Ocean
NET to other emerging oceanic data collection initiatives, such as
the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)." The President's
Commission on Ocean Policy recently issued a strong recommendation
that the U.S. invest in a sustained IOOS. "With the demonstrated
success of Ocean NET as part of Europe's GOOS initiative, Harris is
in the unique position of being able to offer to the U.S. IOOS a
substantial and proven portion of what will become a vital national
asset," said Dr. Clark. "Few organizations in the world possess the
talent and technologies required to design, build, deploy and
operate such a system." In 2001, Harris launched another buoy-based
observatory in the western Mediterranean for the Italian
International Marine Centre. The data collected is vital to
developing a comprehensive, computer-based model that will aid in
understanding the overall health and processes of the Mediterranean
Sea. In the future, seismic data that is continuously monitored by
Harris sensors embedded in the seafloor at a depth of more than 1.5
miles will hopefully help scientists predict devastating
earthquakes that are prevalent in the region. Harris Government
Communications Systems Division (GCSD), one of four divisions
within Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies,
develops prototypes, and produces, supports and services
state-of-the-art, assured communications(TM) solutions and
information systems that solve the mission-critical challenges of
its military and government customers, while serving as the
technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses.
Harris Corporation, which also provides tactical radio, microwave,
broadcast, and network products and systems, serves customers in
more than 150 countries. For more information, visit
http://www.harris.com/. Sound interesting? Find great jobs at
Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government Communications
Systems Division, , or +1-321-727-6514; or Tom Hausman, Corporate
Headquarters, , or +1-321-727-9131, both of Harris Corporation Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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