Weather routing is a commercial service provided by commercial companies for cargo ships. View tim thorntons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. We help clients gain a competitive advantage through technical innovations and reduce costs through efficiencies and modernization. Sandy isle and crowd sourcing ocean navigator marchapril 20. Last year, tim thornton, managing director of teamsurv partner company, smartcom software said he hoped that, in time, teamsurv data would be incorporated in official charts.
Feedback wanted on marine info system research project. Sandy isle and crowd sourcing ocean navigator marchapril. Smartcom softwares tidewizard is supporting the 24th. Tim thornton smartcom software exceptional accuracy and coverage exceptional accuracy and coverage quick to survey an area exceptional accuracy. Smartcom is an open platform that simplifies the integration and management of analytical equipment, no matter where its placed laboratories, points of care. Smartcom solutions limited was established in 2001 by its managing director matthew commander. Currently, it holds a strong presence in emea, apac, and the americas with over group employees, is financially stable and backed by strong investors. View tim thorntons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Tim has also written a number of books on sailing see details in the publications section of this site. According to tim thornton of teamsurv, crowd sourcing can help fill the gap in poorly surveyed areas.
Pc navtex is the leading software tool for bringing navtex messages in to a computer, and is used on vessels of all sizes from small yachts to commercial ships, as well as ashore by port and harbour authorities, training establishments and navtex and gmdss service providers. Managed services offer an alternative to selfmanagement for organisations concerned with reducing total cost of ownership, maximising workforce flexibility, accessing the. For example, in britain the ukho states that only 50% of britains coastal waters are adequately surveyed, and they concentrate on areas used by commercial shipping. Commercial customers of smartcom include the uk and danish hydrographic offices, qinetiq, sperry marine, kelvin hughes and 1spatial.
We are an indigenous software development company in nigeria with the mandate to revolutionize education, pension, health, tax and revenue, technology, business analytics, reporting, project management and lots more. Smartcom software are researching the latest technology to keep yachtsmen informed of weather forecasts, navigation warnings, chart corrections, sailing instructions, berth availabilities, shoreside facilities and so on. Tim thornton, managing director of smartcom, has written a wide range of publications, including books, magazine articles, scientific papers, andtalks and presentations. Mar 22, 2007 smartcom ask yachtsmen to fill in questionairre. It solutions for navigation, tides, navtex, meteorology and maritime. Base platform bathymetry user workshop 9 feb 2017 1. Coastal surveying of depths with egnos to enhance charts. A key part of the project is in recruiting the data loggers. Tim thornton of smartcom software, teamsurv project coordinator, says it is great to have seapro supporting teamsurv, as it makes it easy for all seapro users to participate. We design and develop innovative wireless applications, management servers, web ui, software suites and connection manager solutions.
Smartcom software s tide wizard, the leading software for predicting tide heights, is being used to plan the 24th rosslare small boat festival sea angling event, and is also offered in the prizes. When dans not working to help you communicate more clearly, he enjoys spending his time with his wife and son in newton, nj. Below is an archive of previous meetings and events for which associated reports, presentations or other documents may be downloaded. June 11, 2009 prlog smartcom software has released the latest version 3 of its pc navtex software.
Smartcon solutions, based in east hartford, ct, is an independent energy management integrator specializing in the installation and commissioning of automated occupancy based room controls. Obviously, uptodate and detailed charts are crucial for safe navigation, minimising risks and optimising efficient routing, says tim thornton of smartcom software. Teamsurv using satnavs to map the bottom of the sea. Teamsurvs major partners include smartcom software and digital yacht in the u. Over the years the company has substantially invested in its people, systems and the latest cnc metal working machinery to ensure our customers receive only the best quality components with excellent lead times. Major new release of pc navtex by smartcom software tim. Smartcom softwares teamsurv help keeps bottoms clean. Tony used tim thornton to do a comparison of a number of. Smartcom software ltd, portsmouth, kingston crescent, we provide research and development and software for mobile gsm3g and satellite data communications. They will be able to log data either by using software on their computer, or a hardware logger will write data to a usb memory stick, and then once ashore uploads. Two examples of this follow, both developed by tim thornton of smartcom software previously tt designs. Teamsurv is a project to help create better charts of coastal waters, by getting sailors to log gps and depth data see. And while that little islet in the background is on the beautifull mlc paper map tim made, and on that garmin etrex he managed to put his digital data on, it.
Teamsurv presentation to uk hydrographic society, 2011. To assist users who want to develop hard or software to connect their. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tims connections. Time coding in command 54 clarified thx tim thornton. Getting non gmdss weather information tim thornton. He hopes that his b2b telecom experience will help make smartcom a success, but even more, he is ready to help your business succeed through the best, smartest solutions in todays new communication world. Smartcom softwares tide wizard, the leading software for predicting tide heights, is being used to plan the 24th rosslare small boat festival sea angling event, and is also offered in the prizes. International conference on smart computing and communication springer will be held at shenzhen universitythis year. Smartcom system smart outdoor is a software and hardware complex designed to analyze the audience of the outdoor advertising market. Search for local computer software development near you on yell. As well as its initial focus on measuring depth, it is just as suited to any other environmental monitoring. Smartcom softwares tidewizard is supporting the 24th annual. Smartcom dynamic solution nigeria limited dont work hard.
The product allows you to collect and analyze the following data about the user of the mobile device. Major new release of pc navtex by smartcom software. Smartcom software smartcom software is a uk based sme founded in 2005 that carries out research and development work centred on geospatial data, navigation and gis, in the marine sector. Feb 28, 20 a european crowdsourcing effort called teamsurv. Initially dismissed by the hydrographic community, the concept is gaining acceptance. Tim thornton, managing both smartcom software s involvement in seafront and the teamsurv project, says this project shows the flexibility of teamsurv in being used to measure and collect a wide variety of data from seagoing vessels. Youll also find a regular column in yachting monthly, as well as articles in other magazines. Smartcom was created in 2001 in sophia antipolis, france.
But they are also important for many other activities, such as environmental monitoring or coastal engineering. Presentations from past hydro conferences can be downloaded from the dedicated hydro conferences website or by. Tim thornton smartcom software exceptional accuracy and coverage exceptional accuracy and coverage quick to survey an area exceptional accuracy and coverage quick to survey an area small number of highly skilled operators exceptional accuracy and coverage. Producing bathymetry from combined satellite and crowd sourced data s. The objective of the project is to create a system for enhanced surveying of coastal waters through using standard navigation equipment, as an alternative to the standard approach of using specialist hydrographic surveyors and high precision instruments. Presentation to uk hydrographic society on crowd sourced bathymetry. We just wanted to say thank you to all at smartcom for your efforts on delivering our cabinets in time, i know it was a big ask. Tim thornton, smartcom software ltd, united kingdom. To assist users who want to develop hard or software to connect their devices to the seatalk bus these. Tim thornton, united kingdom teamsurv project for navigational data logging and smartcom software ltd.
Technical lead and project manager of the cosudec fp7 research project on crowd sourcing of bathymetric data. To help with this, a consumer brand, teamsurv, is being developed to attract and enrol loggers in the trial areas in the uk, france and lithuania see. Teamsurv surveying with the crowd hydro international. Teamsurv was initially developed in the cosudec eu fp7 research project by smartcom software and mpg. Smartcom software ltd, portsmouth, kingston crescent, we provide research and development and software for mobile gsm3g and satellite data communications, navigation and mappingcharts both land and m. March 2011 time coding in command 54 clarified thx tim thornton. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Smartcom software ltd, portsmouth, kingston crescent. We look forward to receiving data from anywhere, not just the trials areas where we are making the hardware loggers available. See who you know at smartcom, leverage your professional network, and get hired. They will be able to log data either by using software on their computer, or a hardware logger will write data to a usb. This iffers major enhancements over previous releases, such as support for more hardware, and network capabilities.
Over the years the company has substantially invested in its people, systems and the latest cnc metal working machinery to ensure our customers receive only. This has subsequently been spun out to a startup by smartcom and mpg software, the other main partner in the project, and is now at the esa bic in harwell where we are taking the technology to a commercial, sustainable basis. Euronavs seapro supports teamsurv hydro international. We were out on lake megunticook last week, randomly comparing the digital map i helped navionics make last fall with the survey work tim did for his little maine lake charts company at about the same time. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. January na no meeting february tbc rin joint meeting os march 14 15 march 2012, oceanology international april 11 huw powell alex mortley. Since then it has been spun out into a startup company, driven by marine cartographer and keen sailor tim thornton, and software engineer monika gotsova. Smartcom software, portsmouth computer software development. K according to tim thornton of teamsurv, crowd sourcing can help fill. Raymarine e and cseries, the nmea 0183 limitation panbo.
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