Accurate environmental data play an important role in port and offshore oil rig planning and operations. Access to timely and meaningful information can assist decision-makers faced with planning, operations, security and safety.

Typical sensor configurations provide wind speed, wind direction, current speed, current direction, and water level (tide). Collected information on meteorological and oceanographic conditions can be broadcast in real time to vessel traffic management centers, pilots, port managers, ship operators and bridge crew.

The controller processor is the successful WatchMan500™, which continuously monitors all sensors and outputs AIS compatible message types at a user-specified interval. The WatchMan500™ node can be expanded and remotely upgraded as monitoring needs change.

AXYS Technologies, Inc. offers self-contained and fully automated weather and water level stations that can be deployed in key locations to facilitate vessel traffic management operations or rig operations and management.

Port Sentinel™
	Meteorological and oceanographic data collection and transmission system for vessel traffic management. The AXYS Technologies, Inc. (AXYS) Port Sentinel™ is a self-contained and fully automated weather and water level station that can be deployed in key locations in a port or along its approaches to facilitate vessel traffic management operations. Typical sensor configurations provide wind speed, wind direction, current speed, current direction, and water level (tide). More Information
RigSentinel™
	Meteorological and oceanographic data collection and transmission system for rig management The AXYS Technologies, Inc. (AXYS) RigSentinel™ is a self-contained, rugged, fully-automated data acquisition, processing and distribution solution used for logging and transmitting data on the rig or back to shore. A unique feature of the RigSentinel™ is its ability to transmit over AIS Transponders, as mandated by the International Marine Organization (IMO). More Information
Data Management and Display
	Remotely manage your environmental monitoring systems and view your data An essential element of managing any monitoring network is the ability to command and control system components when needed. The AXYS Data Management System (DMS) software suite is designed to facilitate WatchMan500™ station configuration and the control of data collection, processing and display. Included applications in the DMS suite, SmartView™ and SmartWeb™, offer the abilities to display, graph and export environmental data collected by the DMS. More Information

Case Studies:

• AXYS provides custom platform for the Victoria Harbour Authority to provide real-time wind data (PDF, 608 Kb)

Testimonial Letters:

• Sentinel weather monitoring systems for Environment Canada, Port Meteorological Office (PDF, 50 Kb)

Live Data Links:

• Check out weather information updated every 10 minutes from the Port Sentinel at Ogden Point in Victoria, BC Canada

Client List

• Ports and Harbours