Satellite Observing Systems


Satellite observing systems are unrivalled in expertise in all aspects of satellite remote sensing of the marine environment. Serving the public and private sector organisations by providing:


Flowers Delivery in Toronto for Any Occasion


There are few gifts that can help you express what you are feeling better than flowers. Whether its red roses for romance or white lilies as a sympathy gift, sending someone flowers is a thoughtful and often appreciated gesture. But where do you go for flower delivery in Toronto?

Probably the two most popular ways to buy flowers are at local flower shops or on the internet. Both options have their share of strengths and weaknesses. In this brief article we are going to determine the best option for all of your flower needs.

When it comes to speed and convenience, nothing beats an online flower shop. These virtual businesses can deliver fresh flowers to almost any location often within twenty-four hours. Orders can be placed by phone or, obviously, over the internet. That’s the good news. The bad news is that shipping costs for online shops are often quite expensive and their selection can be somewhat limited. In fact, many shops offer mostly seasonal or standard prearranged bouquets.

On the other hand, with a flower delivery in Toronto it is possible to find nearly any flower you need, and if they don’t have it they can always order it. Not to mention the fact that many of the larger flower shops employee professionals who have experience with flower arranging and can create stunning, original bouquets for any occasion.

The only real drawback of local flower shops it that occasionally they will not accept phone orders for deliveries. Sure it’s old-fashioned, but they actually expect you to come in and pick out the flowers you want yourself, which really isn’t such a chore.

  • Consultancy on the applications and exploitation of marine remote sensing,
  • High quality marine statistics and climatology,
  • Real-time sea-state monitoring from space delivered to ships at sea,
  • Training programmes world-wide.

Some of the problem areas recently tackled by us including ongoing programmes, are:

  • Calibration of radar altimeters on the ERS-1, ERS-2 and ENVISAT satellites,
  • Statistical data on the occurrence of the highest wave at an offshore site or along a shipping route anywhere in the world,
  • The prevalence of oil slicks in summer off a tourist beach in the mediterranean,
  • Seasonal cycles in the vertical migration of nutrients along a coastline, and their dependence on marine weather patterns,
  • A model of sea level changes around Britain's coastline over the last decade,
  • The design of an easy-access coastal information system containing data derived from the satellite record,
  • Accessibility of environmental information of coastal zones by NATO navies,
  • Trends in global climate change revealed in the middle of the Atlantic by satellite observations repeated over a decade.

The latest venture is the design of a system of dedicated microsats that will deliver observations of storm location and intensity in 'real-time' to forecasting centres and ships at sea.

We have longer experience in the field of creating useful marine products from raw satellite data than any company in Europe, and this is reflected in the number of Training Workshops it has been asked to organise around the world.



  • We are completely current with the programmes and aspirations of all the major space agencies and we are a leading promoter of 'real-time' constellations.

  • No organisation, whose interest lies in the sea, can afford to remain ignorant of the increasingly relevant role of satellite surveillance to its operations.

waves

Several satellites measure the height of waves at the sea surface. We archive these and windspeed measurements in the database. This then used to provide high quality marine statistics and climatology.


Dockwise towing

Transporting a 33000 ton semi-submersible safely from Canada to Brazil depends critically on making the best use of whatever information is available on sea-state. We worked closely with DockTell on the project.


Sea State Alarm

The Sea State Alarm service transmits reports to ships comparing actual sea state along the satellite tracks with the forecast.




Satellite Observing Systems