CASE STUDY Southern Cross University Southern Cross University partners with multiple organisations to embark on a coral reef restoration project using an OXTS GNSS/INS. PROJECT AIM Southern Cross University, a partner in the Reef Restoration and Adaption Program (RRAP), wanted to estimate the emission of specific compounds from the Great Barrier Reef under a variety of conditions. To do this, they needed to combine data from their sonic anemometer (which records three-dimensional wind velocity) with data from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to calculate wind speed. SUMMARY Company: Southern Cross University Industry: Environmental Science Country: Australia Website: www. scu.edu.au + Use data from an IMU to compensate for the movement of the ship carrying the sonic anemometer in order to get a clear measurement of wind speed. OXTS Hardware: + Synchronise the data from each sensor in order to combine the two datasets correctly. + Configure the system to make the data processing workflow as simple as possible. xNAV650 GNSS/INS OXTS Software: NAVsuite Industrial Measurement

The system, using OXTS technology, worked as expected and allowed the team to gather the data they required. Feeding the wind speed data into their models allowed the team to accurately model the emissions under different conditions, and the impact of those emissions on the local climate. THE SOLUTION One of the collaborators on the project, Airborne Research Australia (ARA), suggested that the university use an OXTS xNAV650 GNSS/INS. Southern Cross University contacted Australian OXTS channel partner IMS, who helped them navigate the commercial process. The xNAV650’s MEMS IMU allowed Southern...