Mooring communications system

Hydro International -

Off the coast of the islands of Morea, an innovation provided by MacArtney Underwater Technology Group, Denmark, transfers data via wireless modem.

This technology opens up areas otherwise unavailable by mobile networks and unsuitable for conventional radio transmission systems.

Traditionally, moorings have had to rely on the mobile telephone network or radio to transmit data to onshore bases.

In the drive to understand the mechanics and effects of global warming on our planet, oceanographic institutes are installing buoys in various areas to map the water conditions and wildlife and to chart any changes over time that relate to an increase in global temperatures.

The sites of such buoys vary greatly and one of the more recent installations has taken place In the coastal waters of the volcanic island of Morea, 15km North West of Tahiti in French Polynesia.

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