Subsea Data Systems
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We provide the full spectrum of SMART Cable hardware, software, operations, and data management solutions.
"It's hard to work in the ocean. It's costly and you can't put sensors down for a long time. Having access from shore to do this fiber optic sensing method allows us to get access to fault information and also make measurements about ocean waves." 🧪
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What can undersea cables tell us about earthquakes?
Scientists use fiber-optic cables to monitor quakes, measure ocean waves, and understand fault lines.
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December 21, 2023 at 8:18 PM
"It's hard to work in the ocean. It's costly and you can't put sensors down for a long time. Having access from shore to do this fiber optic sensing method allows us to get access to fault information and also make measurements about ocean waves." 🧪
www.zdnet.com/article/what...
www.zdnet.com/article/what...
"There are “gaps and inconsistencies throughout the tsunami warning and forecast process,” [a recent report from NOAA] warns.
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US tsunami warning system needs an urgent overhaul, experts say
Earlier this year an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, triggering a widespread tsunami. While advisories were issued, there was confusion at the time because the event wasn't triggered by an earthq...
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December 6, 2023 at 7:27 PM
"There are “gaps and inconsistencies throughout the tsunami warning and forecast process,” [a recent report from NOAA] warns.
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The geopolitics of undersea cables www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The geopolitics of undersea cables - ABC listen
Most of our internet comes to us through garden hose-size cables on the bottom of the sea. But geopolitical games are being played, especially between the US and China. With Joe Brock and Lane Burdet...
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October 18, 2023 at 1:15 PM
The geopolitics of undersea cables www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Or this great article from Wired from way back on how undersea cables are laid. www.wired.com/1996/12/ffgl...
A Global Tour of the Biggest and Best Wire Ever Made
The hacker tourist ventures forth across the wide and wondrous meatspace of three continents, chronicling the laying of the longest wire on Earth.
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October 26, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Or this great article from Wired from way back on how undersea cables are laid. www.wired.com/1996/12/ffgl...
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Many thanks to @volcanojw.bsky.social for alerting me to Target facial-tissue supplies
December 3, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Many thanks to @volcanojw.bsky.social for alerting me to Target facial-tissue supplies
Paper - One year of sound recorded by a MERMAID float in the Pacific: hydroacoustic earthquake signals and infrasonic ambient noise
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One year of sound recorded by a mermaid float in the Pacific: hydroacoustic earthquake signals and i...
SUMMARY. A fleet of autonomously drifting profiling floats equipped with hydrophones, known by their acronym mermaid, monitors worldwide seismic activity from i
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December 3, 2023 at 7:12 PM
Paper - One year of sound recorded by a MERMAID float in the Pacific: hydroacoustic earthquake signals and infrasonic ambient noise
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"The SMART Subsea Cables initiative seeks to revolutionize deep ocean observing by equipping transoceanic telecommunications cables with sensors to provide essential information of the state of the ocean."
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Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) Subsea Cables: Observing The Global Ocean...
The Joint Task Force for SMART subsea cables is facilitating the integration of environmental sensors into trans-ocean commercial submarine telecommunications cables.
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November 25, 2023 at 5:19 PM
"The SMART Subsea Cables initiative seeks to revolutionize deep ocean observing by equipping transoceanic telecommunications cables with sensors to provide essential information of the state of the ocean."
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"Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable lining the seafloor are vulnerable to sea-level rise, storms and other climate impacts, research shows." 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
Global Internet Connectivity Is at Risk from Climate Disasters
Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable lining the seafloor are vulnerable to sea-level rise, storms and other climate impacts, research shows
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November 21, 2023 at 2:20 PM
"Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable lining the seafloor are vulnerable to sea-level rise, storms and other climate impacts, research shows." 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
“Under the waves at the bottom of the Earth’s oceans are almost 1.5 million kilometers of submarine fiber optic cables. Going unnoticed by most everyone in the world, these cables underpin the entire global internet and our modern information age."
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Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity
Under the waves at the bottom of the Earth’s oceans are almost 1.5 million kilometers of submarine fiber optic cables. Going unnoticed by most everyone in the world, these cables underpin the entire...
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November 14, 2023 at 5:39 PM
“Under the waves at the bottom of the Earth’s oceans are almost 1.5 million kilometers of submarine fiber optic cables. Going unnoticed by most everyone in the world, these cables underpin the entire global internet and our modern information age."
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Today is #Tsunami Awareness Day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "more than 700 million people live in low-lying coastal areas and Small Island Developing States" and are vulnerable to tsunami hazards.
November 5, 2023 at 6:09 PM
Today is #Tsunami Awareness Day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "more than 700 million people live in low-lying coastal areas and Small Island Developing States" and are vulnerable to tsunami hazards.
Northeast of Australia lie the Pacific island nations of Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji along with the French territory of New Caledonia. Here, the Pacific and Australia plates converge to form the New Hebrides subduction zone.”
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October 27, 2023 at 5:10 PM
Northeast of Australia lie the Pacific island nations of Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji along with the French territory of New Caledonia. Here, the Pacific and Australia plates converge to form the New Hebrides subduction zone.”
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"More than a million km of submarine cables traverse the world’s oceans, bringing Internet service to billions of people…”
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Submarine Cable Systems for Future Societal Needs - Eos
5th Workshop on SMART Cable Systems: Latest Developments and Designing the Wet Demonstrator Project; Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 17–18 April 2016
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October 25, 2023 at 11:55 PM
"More than a million km of submarine cables traverse the world’s oceans, bringing Internet service to billions of people…”
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"This SMART system would not only give more warning if a destructive tsunami was generated, but would give scientists more data on these elusive forces of nature." www.kitv.com/news/local/n...
New technology could identify tsunami sooner
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Hawaii is always at risk of a damaging or deadly tsunami. The earlier these destructive waves can be detected, the more warning people would have to get
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October 16, 2023 at 8:51 PM
"This SMART system would not only give more warning if a destructive tsunami was generated, but would give scientists more data on these elusive forces of nature." www.kitv.com/news/local/n...
SMART Cables are submarine telecommunications cables equipped with sensor packages inside their repeaters (amplifiers).
SMART Cables will provide essential ocean variable data for long-term global climate monitoring.
Learn more at www.subseadatasystems.com/what-are-sma...
SMART Cables will provide essential ocean variable data for long-term global climate monitoring.
Learn more at www.subseadatasystems.com/what-are-sma...
October 11, 2023 at 11:27 PM
SMART Cables are submarine telecommunications cables equipped with sensor packages inside their repeaters (amplifiers).
SMART Cables will provide essential ocean variable data for long-term global climate monitoring.
Learn more at www.subseadatasystems.com/what-are-sma...
SMART Cables will provide essential ocean variable data for long-term global climate monitoring.
Learn more at www.subseadatasystems.com/what-are-sma...
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Seismicity map of the region of today’s two M6.3 earthquakes in western Afghanistan near the city of Herat. Although large earthquakes have been recorded to the west, in the immediate area of these events, seismic activity has been relatively low in the recent past. 🧪⚒️
October 7, 2023 at 9:14 AM
Seismicity map of the region of today’s two M6.3 earthquakes in western Afghanistan near the city of Herat. Although large earthquakes have been recorded to the west, in the immediate area of these events, seismic activity has been relatively low in the recent past. 🧪⚒️
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And another set of two earthquakes of similar magnitude in close proximity to each other, these M6.7 events are located near the coast of Papua New Guinea at intermediate depth between 50 and 70 km (so likelihood of significant tsunami is low). 🧪⚒️
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October 7, 2023 at 9:21 AM
And another set of two earthquakes of similar magnitude in close proximity to each other, these M6.7 events are located near the coast of Papua New Guinea at intermediate depth between 50 and 70 km (so likelihood of significant tsunami is low). 🧪⚒️
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Open Access Article - Submarine optical fiber communication provides an unrealized deep-sea observation network www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Submarine optical fiber communication provides an unrealized deep-sea observation network - Scientif...
Scientific Reports - Submarine optical fiber communication provides an unrealized deep-sea observation network
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October 5, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Open Access Article - Submarine optical fiber communication provides an unrealized deep-sea observation network www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“Undersea infrastructure is rapidly growing and populations are becoming ever more dependent on its utility. This infrastructure growth is posing novel challenges and opportunities for competition and national security."
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Tumult in the Deep: The Unfolding Maritime Competition Over Undersea Infrastructure | Center for Int...
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October 4, 2023 at 1:03 AM
“Undersea infrastructure is rapidly growing and populations are becoming ever more dependent on its utility. This infrastructure growth is posing novel challenges and opportunities for competition and national security."
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"Laced across the cold depths of the world's oceans is a network of multimillion-dollar cables, which have become the vital connections of our online lives."
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The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
Laced across the cold depths of the world's oceans is a network of multimillion-dollar cables, which have become the vital connections of our online lives.
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September 30, 2023 at 11:42 AM
"Laced across the cold depths of the world's oceans is a network of multimillion-dollar cables, which have become the vital connections of our online lives."
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There are hundreds of subsea cables criss-crossing the ocean floor, but where are they located? Find out in this Submarine Cable Map from TeleGeography.
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September 27, 2023 at 11:54 PM
There are hundreds of subsea cables criss-crossing the ocean floor, but where are they located? Find out in this Submarine Cable Map from TeleGeography.
www.submarinecablemap.com
www.submarinecablemap.com
"Sending sensors deep into the ocean could allow for earlier and more accurate tsunami warnings."
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The Lifesaving Potential of Underwater Earthquake Monitors
Sending sensors deep into the ocean could allow for earlier and more accurate tsunami warnings.
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September 25, 2023 at 1:44 PM
"Sending sensors deep into the ocean could allow for earlier and more accurate tsunami warnings."
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"Sustained ocean observations benefit many users and societal goals but could benefit many more. Such information is critical for using ocean resources responsibly and sustainably as the ocean becomes increasingly important to society..."
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The Challenge of Sustaining Ocean Observations
Sustained ocean observations benefit many users and societal goals but could benefit many more. Such information is critical for using ocean resources responsibly and sustainably as the ocean becomes ...
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September 23, 2023 at 11:01 PM
"Sustained ocean observations benefit many users and societal goals but could benefit many more. Such information is critical for using ocean resources responsibly and sustainably as the ocean becomes increasingly important to society..."
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"The Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (DOOS) is an international, community-based group that coordinates deep ocean observing to understand the state of the global deep ocean with respect to baseline conditions, response to climate change, and response to human disturbance." www.deepoceanobserving.org
Deep Ocean Observing Strategy
DOOS is an international, community driven initiative that facilitates collaboration across disciplines and fields, elevates a diverse cohort of early career researchers and connects scientific advanc...
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September 20, 2023 at 5:25 PM
"The Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (DOOS) is an international, community-based group that coordinates deep ocean observing to understand the state of the global deep ocean with respect to baseline conditions, response to climate change, and response to human disturbance." www.deepoceanobserving.org
This article outlines some of the challenges of monitoring potentially dangerous underwater volcanoes. SMART cables, equipped with sensors to detect both undersea eruptions and tsunamis, could help give advanced warning after a dangerous event. www.washingtonpost.com/science/inte...
September 14, 2023 at 12:31 PM
This article outlines some of the challenges of monitoring potentially dangerous underwater volcanoes. SMART cables, equipped with sensors to detect both undersea eruptions and tsunamis, could help give advanced warning after a dangerous event. www.washingtonpost.com/science/inte...