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Industry & Private Sector
Potential Benefits to Industry
IOOS Stands to Improve:
- Storm and loop forecasts
- Oil spill response
- Design and operational efficiency
- Reduction in loss of life
- Reduction in spill impacts
- Reduction in capital costs
- Competitive position of U.S. offshore oil production
IOOS Products of Interest to Industry and the Private Sector
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- Currents, wave and wind measurements, particularly in real-time
- Satellite products, particularly near real-time altimeter, Color Scanner and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- Data management and archiving
- Current modeling nowcasts and forecasts
To view a presentation on IOOS benefits to the oil industry given by Dr. Andy Clark at the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, click here.
Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Maritime Operations
PORTS® (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) is one example of an IOOS product that is currently in operation and increasing the efficieny of maritime commerce while improving safety to personnel, assets and the environment.
For more information on IOOS Industry and Private Sector planning efforts, click here.
Last update: 18 May 2006 - 3:21pm