Transcript Private Sector Involvement in the Southeast and

Private Sector Involvement in the Southeast and
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Mark E. Luther
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
And
Marine Science Associates, Inc.
AAPA IOOS-Industry Meeting
July 30, 2004
Tampa Bay
PORTS
Physical Oceanographic
Real-Time System
Operated in collaboration
with NOAA/NOS/Center for
Operational Ocean Products
and Services (CO-OPS) and
local maritime interests
Funding for operations from
State and County trust funds
and local users
www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/
or
ompl.marine.usf.edu/PORTS
Tampa Bay PORTS operated by Not-for-Profit Corporation
through cooperative agreements with NOAA/NOS and USF
Marine Science, with private contractors to provide day-to-day
operations
CEO and Chairman: Steve Fidler, Director of Operations,
Tampa Port Authority
CFO: Jeff Buck, formerly General Manager, Tampa Bay Pilots
COO: Mark Luther, Marine Science Associates, Inc. and USF
Board of Directors: Gray Gordon (Cargill Crop Nutrition),
Paul MacDonald (Progress Energy), Adm. Bill Merlin (TB
Harbor Safety and Security Committee), Capt. Mike Buffington
(Tampa Bay Pilots)
Pilot Carry-on Units Display
Real-Time PORTS Data aboard
ships as part of an operational
Vessel Traffic Information
System (VTIS)
Since PORTS became
operational in 1992, ship
groundings have
decreased by 60%
Optimization of ship
loading increases revenue
by $60K to $250K per
foot of draft
TB-PORTS is a building block of both the Southeast Atlantic
Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS) and the Gulf of
Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS).
SEACOOS and GCOOS are actively partnered with SeaGrant
Extension Network to engage private sector
collaborators/partners in both regions
SEACOOS
IOOS-Industry Workshop – March 2004, Houston
Private Sector Companies Represented
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Aanderaa Instruments, Inc.
American Petroleum Institute
Applied Science Associates, Inc.
ASRC Communications
Benthos
Boeing Company
BP America Inc.
CatSat
ChevronTexaco Exploration
Coastal Operations Institute
CODAR Ocean Sensors
DHI
Evans Hamilton, Inc.
Ocean Numerics
Ocean Specialists Services
OceanWorks International, Inc.
ORBIMAGE
RD Instruments
Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc.
Science Applications International Corporation
SeaSpace
Shell Global Solutions U.S.
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ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Fugro GEOS Limited
Global Marine Systems, Ltd.
Harris Corporation
Horizon Marine
Intec Engineerings Inc.
International SeaKeepers Society
J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
Marathon Oil Co.
National Ocean Industries Association
Northrup Grumman
Ocean Design, Inc.
Ocean Innovative Systems Inc.
Sonardyne, Inc.
Teekay Shipping Canada Ltd.
The Boeing Company
The Weather Channel
Weather Research Center
Weatherflow, Inc.
Weathernews Oceanroutes
WET Labs, Inc.
Wilkens Weather Technologies L.P.
Woods Hole Group Inc.
Uses/Users of PORTS Information
 Safe and Efficient Navigation/Tampa Bay Pilots,
Tampa Port Authority, Shipping Agents, USCG
 Hazardous Material Spill Response/FDEP,
NOAA-HAZMAT, USCG, Private Sector
 Environmental Protection&Management/FDEP,
FWC, EPCHC, Dept. of Health
 Storm Surge Prediction&Mitigation/County
Emergency Managers, FDEM
 Red Tide Studies&Prediction/FWC, FDEP
 Fisheries Management/FWC, NMFS
 Sediment Transport Studies & Mitigation/USGS,
FDEP, USACOE
Real-time observations are
combined with a model of currents
and water level to provide a
predictive capability for storm
surge, search and rescue, or
hazardous material spills
Phosphate
Discharge
Trajectory
Point
+ Piney
Phosphate Plant
Sewage Spill
Trajectory
Model is used by Pinellas County
Department of Health to predict
trajectories of accidental sewage
spills and to predict transport and
fate of discharge from an abandoned
phosphate processing facility for Fl.
Dept. of Environmental Protection
August 1993 Oil Spill
Goal of PORTS and VTIS is to prevent this
PORTS data and early version of model successfully used
to predict spill trajectory
What opportunities does the IOOS
offer the private sector?
• The commercial opportunities:
– The enhancement and/or development of commercial value added data
products and tools
– Data to support model development and validation
– Equipment and instrumentation sales
– Management of systems including deployment and maintenance support
– Data processing, management, dissemination and archiving
– Software development and sales
– Engineering (design and fabrication)
– Communication system
– The potential for business growth, increased sales volumes, and long term
market stability
Market entry opportunities for organizations not previously involved
What opportunities does the IOOS
offer the private sector?
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Data to support business planning
Increased operational efficiency
More effective design of offshore platforms, pipelines, and risers
Data to support crisis management, response planning, and compliance with
federal regulations
– Partnering with academic and governmental organizations for research and
development
– Additional research, e.g., larval movement (shrimp), identification of
hypoxic areas and toxic algae blooms (Fisheries)
• IOOS opportunities
– Providing data
– Providing data products