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TIDES AND WINDS, AND ONE ANSWER
MIGHT BE SATELLITE TRACKED BUOYS
THAT CAN HELP.
WE'LL GET A LIVE DEMONSTRATION
HERE TONIGHT.
LUKA, GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
SHOW US WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THESE ARE SATELLITE BUOYS?
HOW DO THEY WORK?
>> RIGHT.
SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS WHAT WE
CALL A DRIFTER.
AND THIS INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED
TO DO BASICALLY THREE THINGS.
WE HAVE AN ELEMENT WHICH IS
UNDERWATER.
WE CALL IT A DRUG.
THAT FOLLOWS THE OCEAN CURRENTS.
THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER SENSOR
WHICH IS A TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
IT MEASURES THE TEMPERATURE OF
THE WATER.
THEN VERY IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE
ANOTHER SENSOR WHICH IS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE SENSOR.
AND WHAT WE DO WE FEED ALL THE
DATA REAL TIME TO ANYONE WHO CAN
MAKE USE OF IT.
SO ALL THE OPERATION AGENCIES
THAT CAN DO WEATHER FORECASTS
ARE ABLE TO USE OUR DATA.
>> LET'S SEE THIS THING IN
ACTI
ACTION.
>> SO HERE HOW WE CAN DEPLOY,
IT'S VERY EASY.
THEY CAN BE EITHER FROM THE
AIRPLANE OR ONE PERSON CAN
DEPLOY IT FROM THE SHIP.
BASICALLY YOU JUST THROW IT
OVERBOARD AND THE DRIFTER STARTS
THE MISSION AUTOMATICALLY.
HERE IT GOES.
>> AND THIS IS GOING TO BE
PIVOTAL.