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Buoys
Latest Past Events
Seminar: Maker Buoy: Enabling Low-Cost Ocean Monitoring
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, HonoluluWayne Pavalko Program Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Research Laboratory *In-person (HOLM 247) & via zoom* Zoom link Meeting ID: 963 5962 3640 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96359623640 This talk will discuss the journey of the Maker Buoy, a low-cost open-source drifter design started in 2018. Since then, the design has evolved into several form-factors for in-situ collection, and transmission of environmental data via SatCom. As of 2025, over 400 Maker Buoy devices have been produced for the educational, research, and commercial communities. Seminar Flyer
Seminar: “Buoy with Lidar and Underwater Equipment for Ocean Resource Assessment and Characterization of Life in the Environment” (BLUE ORACLE) project
Dominique Roddier CEO of Ocergy INC 66 Franklin St., Suite 300 Oakland, CA, 94607, USA droddier@ocergy.com *Online only* Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 963 5962 3640 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96359623640 OCG-Data is a zero-emission environmental monitoring buoy that offers unparalleled performance with excellent motion characteristics for a complete biodiversity assessment and metocean data acquisition. The talk will cover the design, fabrication, installation and the first year of data acquisition and analysis of Ocergy’s demonstration unit installed in the western Mediterranean Sea in 2023. In particular, results on the metocean conditions measured and the characterization of turbulence at sea and results of
The Pacific Island Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) wave-measuring buoy
Watanabe 112 2505 Correa Rd, HonoluluKimball Millikan, Marine Research Engineer Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Location Information **This seminar will be held both in person (Watanabe Hall 112) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 961 6222 2366 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96162222366 The PacIOOS wave buoy program maintains an array of 16 real-time wave-measuring buoys throughout the Pacific Islands. I will discuss the operation of the program, mooring design, fabrication, the components, including a brief history of Datwell and the design challenges of the Datawell Wave Rider stabilized platform to measure heave and direction, deployment and recovery techniques of the mooring system,