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100 tugs, operated by Group Ocean (Quebec, Canada). The Markey suites of deck machinery will include a DESDF-48-200HP Electric-Class III Hawser Winch, TES-40UL125HP Electric Single-Drum Towing Winch and two VEP16-40 Electric Vertical Capstan/Windlasses. The tug's hulls will be reinforced and certifed "1A Super FS" by Lloyd's Register (London, England) for ice navigation. Robert Allan Ltd. (Vancouver, Canada) assisted in integrating the winch systems into the tug design. Kestrel to Provide Maritime Auto-Detection Software For Insitu's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sentient (Melbourne, Australia) and Insitu Inc. (Bingen, Washington) signed in October an agreement to integrate Kestrel land and maritime automated detection software systems into Insitu unmanned aircraft systems. The incorporation of Kestrel software into Insitu's systems enable operators to utilize a larger feld of regard. Iver2 AUV Gets Marine Magnetics Magnetometer OceanServer Technology (Fall River, Massachusetts) has partnered with Marine Magnetics to offer its Explorer magnetometer as a new option for Iver2 AUVs. This new AUV-towed device, coupled to enhanced data-logging software features, enables existing or new Iver2 AUVs to collect georeferenced magnetometer data. When paired with high-resolution sonars, the Iver2 will be able to collect photo-like images of targets along with magnetometer data. Data Startup Adds More Tools to Prepare for Launch Because Dissolved Oxygen has Gradients Marinexplore Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) in October released a new version of its free platform for searching, visualizing and collaborating on ocean data. Still in its alpha stage, Marinexplore has raised $1.4 million in seed funding. The new tool, the biggest update since Marinexplore's alpha launch in July, allows users to download satellite data for water temperature and salinity and combine it with insitu data from more than 10 different ocean platforms. Users can share a view of the data in the new Labs area, asking for input from the community worldwide. Lighthouse R & D Retrofts Cabled Ocean Observatory Lighthouse R & D Enterprises Inc. (Houston, Texas) mobilized in October to retroft its second cabled ocean observatory, the Lighthouse Ocean Research Initiative (LORI II). The LORI II, which went live in 2010, measures physical oceanographic properties in the water column to the north, east and south of Ras al Hadd in the Arabian Sea. The three existing, 2,500-meter-long cabled moorings will be temporarily replaced by autonomous arrays. Horizon Marine's New Online Mapping Portal Fast Optical DO Measurements • 1 second response • accurate & stable • analog or serial output www.jfe-advantech.co.jp | ocean@jfe-advantech.co.jp | tel: +81-78-997-8686 North American Sales & Support: alec@rocklandocean.com | tel: +1-250-370-1688 64 st / DECEMBER 2012 Horizon Marine Inc. (Marion, Massachusetts) launched in November an online, interactive mapping service for its EddyWatch subscribers, with a more "Google-ish" look. Proprietary data and analysis are available as layers for creating custom charts and displaying pertinent information. Weather data from ImpactWeather are also available to place offshore assets in context with each other and metocean conditions. www.sea-technology.com