SAIC Tsunami Buoy System
Since the devastating Sumatra tsunami in December of 2004, SAIC has been developing and testing a dependable system that meets international requirements. As a major support contractor to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Data Buoy Center, SAIC has extensive experience building, deploying and maintaining Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoys.
SAIC built on this background as well as decades of experience designing and deploying ocean sensors in support of other U.S. government agencies to develop a commercial version of the DART buoy to meet the emerging requirements of the international marketplace.
With the goal of developing an end-to-end tsunami warning capability that can be integrated into international disaster warning systems, SAIC determined that the cornerstone of this effort would be the development of a technically advanced, commercially available, deep-ocean sensor that could match the capabilities of the NOAA DART™ system that currently protects the coastal United States.
A Passion to Find the Right Solution
Rob Lawson
SAIC Oceanographer
The need for a dependable, proven tsunami detection system is growing worldwide. As the world's population continuously increases along the coast, the threat of another major tsunami tragedy continues to increase.
Providing the world with reliable technology to help detect tsunamis is just one of our many jobs.
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