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Editorial .......................................................7 Soundings ...................................................9 Capital Report ...........................................49 Ocean Business .........................................50 International ..............................................52 Offshore Oil & Ocean Engineering ............54 Navy Currents ...........................................55 Product Development ...............................56 Ocean Research ........................................58 Environmental Monitoring .........................59 Marine Renewables ...................................61 Marine Electronics .....................................62 Marine Resources ......................................64 Meetings ...................................................66 Contracts ...................................................67 People .......................................................68 ST Looks Back ...........................................69 Professional Services Directory ..................70 Soapbox ....................................................73 Advertiser Index ........................................74 COVER —Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership researchers deploy a buoy 5 nautical miles south of Atlantic City, New Jersey, in February 2015, in order to collect information on atmospheric and oceanographic conditions during winter storms. The buoy was designed by the University of Maine, as part of the broader NOAA-run Cooperative Institute in the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) Tempests project. (Photo Credit: Michael Smith/Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership) NEXT MONTH —3D scanning technology enhances offshore modeling capabilities ... New series of versatile subs streamlines costs, operations ... SeaView multiplexer enhances ROV data communications ... Ocean monitoring from ships of opportunity in the Mediterranean ... Trans-Pacifc row will provide look at ocean salin- ity ... Software advances in forward-looking sonar ... Company profle: Chesapeake Technology Inc. May 2015, Volume 56, No. 5 Visit our website at www.sea-technology.com for online versions of feature articles and news departments. The editorial staff can be contacted at oceanbiz@sea-technology.com. 10 US GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET Sea Technology's annual review of the president's budget takes a look at funding for various ocean-related agencies. 17 CLEAN PACIFIC — Conference Preview 19 MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO MEET INCREASED BROADBAND DEMANDS AT SEA Rick Driscoll and Bob Balog (KVH) discuss how IP-MobileCast can deliver big data to multiple vessels simultaneously. 23 UNDERSEA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY — Conference Preview 27 SMALL DATA: APPLICATIONS FOR SCALED-DOWN SATCOM Nick Farrell (Rock Seven) describes using satcom to connect to monitoring networks. 31 BIG DATA MANAGEMENT AT PORT OF ROTTERDAM Guy Noll and Marten Hogweg (Esri) explain how using a GIS platform is streamlining IT at a growing maritime hub. 35 DIVER TRACKING SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Josh Swiger, Gene Garcia and Bill Green (Azimuth Inc.) review Diver6's capability to monitor key elements for dive operations. 39 USING LOW-COST INERTIAL SENSORS TO MEASURE SUBSURFACE MOORING MOTIONS Jon D. Wood (Ocean Data Technologies Inc.), J. Anthony Schanzle (JAS Research Inc.) and Dr. Eugene A. Terray (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) provide an overview of an IMU correcting upward-looking ADCP measurements. 45 SEA ICE DRIFT MONITORING BASED ON SAR IMAGERY Dr. Hequan Sun, Dr. Jiguang Wang and Zhigang Zhang (Dalian Naval Academy) determine polar ice drift with high-resolution satellite images. Undersea Systems that Deliver Success in the Deep Ocean Leaders in Low Logistics, High Performance Systems A Teledyne Marine Company See us at UDT - Booth C50 EAGE - Booth 810 www.teledynemarinesystems.com Profling Floats Autonomous Undersea Gliders Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Remotely Operated Vehicles Flotation and Releases Communication and Positioning Deep Survey Systems