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SmartBuoy sensor helps avoid unsafe areas

by Rajnesh SharmaJanuary 30, 2020

Two SmartBOUY devices have been deployed for the first time south of Qikiqtarjuaq in late January. A SmartBOUY is a stationary sensor that collects data about sea-ice thickness and snow depth. The information is delivered by satellite once a day. Both SmartBOUY sensors were placed south of Qikiqtarjuaq since the ice is “always unpredictable” and […]

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