FleetLink SystemGary Williams

2004 Equipment Deployments and

Advances in Sensor Arrays and Software

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Vessels Added in 2004

• F/V Lori B, Mike Leary, Portsmouth, NH

• F/V Kris N Kev, Eric Andersen, Portsmouth NH

• R/V Gulf Challenger, UNH, Portsmouth NH

• R/V Tioga, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

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F/V Lori B

First catamaran fishing vessel in NE

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F/V Kris N Kev

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R/V Gulf Challenger

University of New Hampshire Coastal Research Vessel

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R/V Tioga

Woods Hole Oceanograpic Institution Coastal Research Vessel

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Vessels Currently Undergoing Retrofit

• F/V Susan & Caitlyn, Portland, ME• F/V Adventurer, Portland, ME

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F/V Susan & Caitlyn

Currently undergoing major refit of superstructure.

FleetLink retrofit waiting on completion of improvements.

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F/V Susan & Caitlyn

•Instrument mast prepared for installation of Iridium antenna and GPS.

•Computer installation waiting on completion of cabin work.

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F/V Adventurer•New FleetLink computer installed with Windows XP

•Installation of Iridium modem, GPS, and Iridium antenna scheduled.

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FleetLink Equipment 2004 I• New FleetLink computers with Windows

2000• FleetLink data acquisition upgraded to

Athena for Windows 2000– Easy configuration of multiple data inputs – One minute records of all environmental data– Complex data procession for calibration and

conversion– Daily files of processed raw and processed data

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FleetLink Equipment 2004 II

• Iridium satellite data communication modem– Short Burst Data (SBD) messaging, an email

message of 8 – 1780 bytes. More expensive– Zmodem data transfer of files over modem link.

Less expensive, minimum 1 minute charge. – Total rewrite of FleetLink data communications

software• highly flexible frequent data reports for cost reduction

– Data intervals of 1 – 60 samples– Sending intervals of 1 – 12 hours

• daily transfers of all collected data by zmodem upload

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FleetLink Equipment 2004

• Rotating cup anemometer and vane replaced by Vaisala acoustic wind sensor

• Athena for Windows 2000 upgraded to Calliope for Windows 2000– Corrected Windows 2000 Update

incompatibility and other processing issues– Calliope data file format changes require

updates to Iridium transmission routines and FleetStrip data display software

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FleetLink Equipment (sensors)

Acoustic wind sensor

Garmin GPS and Iridium

antenna

MetSensor

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FleetLink Equipment 2004• MetSensor simplified for reliability.• Software modifications to MetSensor to

correct:– Barometric pressure reading dropouts– Spurious reset of Vaisala acoustic wind sensor

configuration– Sea surface temperature communication block– Air temperature measurement instability

• Commence work on redesigning NetSensor to replace transceiver from defunct company

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Calliope Configuration Screen

GUI replaces multi-layred DOS screens

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FleetStrip Sensor Graphic Shipboard Display

•Displays:

•Air temperature

•Humidity

• wind speed and heading

•barometric press.

•sea surface temp.

•Software changes are needed to accommodate modifications in Calliope data file.

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FleetCatch - Electronic Data Recording for NOAA Fishing Vessel Trip Report• Vessel information• Gear description• Trip data• Individual tow catch statistics• Messaging• Integrated species listing

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FleetCatch Main Screen

• Familiar Windows layout

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FleetCatch Vessel Data•Data are entered once for inclusion in all reports.

•Data may be corrected at any time

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FleetCatch Species Pick List

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FleetCatch Main Screen

• Click New Trip icon to start a new trip

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FleetCatch Trip View•List of tows completed

•Automatic or manual entry of all data

•Summary of all completed tows

•Report function (send data by Iridium)

•Click New Tow icon to start a new tow

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FleetCatch Tow View•Add new species from full list

•Catch information enter by species

•Comments

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FleetCatch Tow View, Modify Species

Modify the species list from the Tow view

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FleetCatch Tow More Button

Add or correct information:

•Fishery

•Crew -commercial or other trip

•Captain

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FleetCatch Trip View Reports

•Clicking Report All Tows sends trip and tow information to folder for the next Iridium transmission.

•Reported data are set to bold.

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FleetCatch Reports FolderReport All Data function saves data to \FleetLink\Vessel Data folder for transmission by Iridium.

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FleetCatch Vessel Stats Report

Only sent when modified or updated.

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FleetCatch Trip, Tow, Catch Reports

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FleetCatch Trip Report Form PDF

•FleetCatch automatically enters trip data on Fishing on NOAA Vessel Trip Report

•Catch is totaled by species

•Separate forms are prepared for different blocks

•Report may be routed directly to printer