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www.sea-technology.com February 2016 / st 53 Teledyne Optech Lidar Approved for Use In OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Teledyne Optech announced that NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and York University have approved the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) designed by scientists and engineers from Teledyne Optech and built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates. The OLA is now being prepared for installation aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Scheduled for launch in September 2016, OSIRIS-REx will visit the asteroid Bennu to survey, land and return a sample of its surface material. Greene's Energy Group Receives Patent For Closed Loop Separator Greene's Energy Group, LLC has been awarded a United States patent for its Closed Loop Separator, a step change in safety and solids handling for the oil and gas industry. This third-generation system increases safety by prevent- ing the release of gas on location during well completion and intervention operations. In-Situ Helps in Assessing Groundwater Resources in Uganda In-Situ has donated two of their Rugged TROLL 100 data loggers and two Rugged BaroTROLL's to the Uganda Water Project. The BaroTROLLs record atmospheric pressure, which is used to adjust the transducer data so they refect only water level changes due to groundwater fuctuations. One of the In-Situ transducers was installed in the Moroto West well in northern Uganda, a very remote area of the country. The water level and water temperature data from this trans- ducer will give Tom Osborne and his crew from HydroSo- lutions information on the groundwater response to the an- nual wet and dry seasons, and will also reveal the times and amount of daily use of the well by the community. Larson Electronics' Stainless Steel Light Fixture to Debut on the Big Screen Larson Electronics continues to experience signifcant ex- pansion into the flm entertainment industry with their latest debut in the new flm "Deepwater Horizon," set to be re- leased in September 2016. While building a pair of massive structures that will be portrayed as the Deepwater Horizon rig, the set crew have chosen Larson's explosion-proof and stainless steel light fx- tures to complete the appearance. ClassNK Opens New Survey Offce Leading classifcation society ClassNK has opened a new exclusive survey offce in Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston is a major port city that is home to one of the fastest growing ports in the U.S. It has the deepest channels in the southeast region, and plans are underway to increase its depth to 52 ft. by 2019 to accommodate the ever-increasing size of containerships. ocean business www.chesapeaketech.com SonarWiz provides a state-of-the-art sonar processing and image analysis environment. • Combine da ta from ove r 5 0 diffe re nt multibeam, sidescan and subbottom p rofiler forma ts • Use advanced signal processing tools to re nde r the be st sona r imagery in the business • Multiple gridding and image mosaic options available (including CUBE) • Customize reports and export results to dozens of GIS , CAD and Office forma ts. SonarWiz Training London, UK I 14 March 2016