Autonomous Marine Systems Secures $3.5M to Fund Autonomous Ocean Monitoring | Science & Tech | News
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The company has paid pilots scheduled through 2017 in key markets throughout the world.Long duration, unblinking ocean observation will allow us to be better stewards of our critical maritime resources, says Eamon Carrig, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AMS. To that end, the company has spent 6 years on R&D and pilot programs, recently completing commercial demonstrations for marquee customers in the energy and defense sectors.Each Datamaran is a node in the AMS network. Image Courtesy: AMSAMS core technology is the Datamaran\xae, A Satellite for the Seas\xae, an internationally patented, zero- emissions sailcraft that serves as a platform for sensors and instrumentation. For example, each boat continuously monitors local meteorological conditions such as wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, temperature (both above and below the surface), and wave height. These metrics, in particular, are valuable to both scientists and maritime operators.The global shipping industry emits approximately four percent of greenhouse gasses but efforts to improve its efficiency have historically received little-to-no attention from the cleantech investment community.