Data Telemetry

Data Telemetry is the process of measuring data at the source and transmitting it automatically. There are many ways to telemeter data back to shore such as by cell phone, radio transmitter, micro wave, and satellite. There are several satellite services available (ARGOS, Inmarsat, Irridium, GOES, Orbcomm ) that can receive data from most anywhere on the planet. Data can be transmitted from a variety of platforms including moored buoys, drifting floats, and even marine animals.

Acoustic modems are used to telemeter data through the water column from a source to a receiver. They rely on coded pulses of sound. Acoustic modems are often used with seafloor sensors to telemeter data to a surface buoy or surface ship. From there the data can then relayed to shore using one of the previously mentioned methods of telemetry.

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