UPCOMING EVENTS
June 29 – July 1, 2009 – American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Wildlife Management Techniques Course, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA – DeTect wildlife control expert, Ron Merritt, to present class segment on advanced airport wildlife control techniques including real-time bird radars and new acoustic deterrent devices. This course is the first of a two-part course in AAAE's Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Program and has been designed as an introductory workshop to airport wildlife management tools and techniques (see AAAE.org).
July 6-9 , 2009 - MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar User Training, Panama City, Florida USA - 4-day intensive training class held at DeTect's Florida Training Center for current and prospective users including airports and military airfields and bird control units. Includes classroom and hands on training; space is limited. (More information)
July 13-16, 2009 - MERLIN Avian Radar System User Training, Panama City, Florida USA - 4-day intensive training class includes classroom and hands on training on MERLIN system operation for wind energy, environmental bird control, and research users. Space is limited (More information)
September 8-9, 2009 – Aero-Europe Safety Conference, Deblin, Poland – DeTect will present a paper on the MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System and will exhibit at the conference.
September 14-17, 2009 – Bird Strike Committee USA-Canada Annual Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – DeTect is a Corporate Sponsor of the Conference, will exhibit and will host the 4th Annual Birdstrike BBQ & Music Jam with music by Turtlefoot from Panama City, Florida. (see birdstrike.org)
October 6-9, 2009 – International Airport Europe, Munich, Germany – DeTect will exhibit its MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar technology at the 29th annual Inter airport Europe which will bring over 13,000 visitors from all over the world. The 2009 conference and exhibition will be held at the Munich Trade Fair Centre (see www.interairport.com/europe).
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| WELCOME TO DETECT, INC. |
 DeTect, Inc. specializes in remote sensing technologies and systems for aviation safety, security surveillance, environmental management, weather detection and wind measurement supporting projects worldwide. DeTect is the world leader in development, deployment and support of radar systems for aircraft birdstrike avoidance, avian risk assessment and migratory research. The company is a U.S. corporation (Florida) headquartered in Panama City, Florida, USA with divisional offices in the U.S. in Colorado, Kentucky and Virginia and in Nova Scotia, Canada. The company additionally maintains representative offices in over 80 countries worldwide.
 DeTect professionals have proven track records in delivering cost-effective, workable solutions for high profile, diverse, complex projects offering the highest level of service and support. DeTect customers include the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U. S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Government of the United Kingdom, the Government of Canada, major airports, energy companies and industries worldwide. The company has supported projects in throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, Asia and New Zealand.
 DeTect products include:
 Aircraft birdstrike avoidance radars- Avian survey & mortality risk mitigation radars
- Bird control radar systems
- Airspace & marine surveillance radars
- Aircraft detection, surveillance & gap filler radars
- NEXRAD environmental data products & networks
- Boundary layer & Tropospheric radar wind profilers
- Low cost weather radars
- Visibility sensors
- Lightning detectors
DeTect service solutions include:
- Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Management
- Airfield & industrial bird & Wildlife Risk Assessment & Control
- Wind Energy Project Bird & Bat Impact Assessment & Risk Mitigation
- Radar System Solutions Engineering, Design & Development
- Data Analysis & Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Staff & Facility Resources:
 Professional staff resources include over 60 experienced engineers, scientists, aviation safety specialists and technicians that are experts in remote sensing, radar engineering, system integration and environmental management. Our specialized expertise in BASH and wind energy avian risk management includes a unique combination of top radar ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and programmers that provide DeTect clients with the most experienced team of experts in remote sensing of birds and bats in the world - with specific expertise in design, construction and operation of bird/wildlife detection systems for real-time aviation safety and environmental management.
 Facility resources include over 30,000 square feet of office, laboratory and manufacturing space in Florida and Colorado to support design, development, assembly and testing of radar systems. Research resources include radar test sites in Florida and Colorado for components and software development, testing and calibration.
 The Florida test facility is located at the end of the Panama City International Airport (IAP) runway that provides a “real world” test environment for the company's aviation safety and surveillance products; the Colorado facility includes a NOAA test and calibration facility for radar wind profilers. DeTect radar systems are built to industrial and U.S. military (MILSPEC) standards and incorporate commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) components where possible in order to offer its customers lowered cost of acquisition, lower cost of ownership and ongoing technology insertion and upgrade opportunities over the life of the system.
Experience
 DeTect systems are in use at facilities and projects worldwide with a proven record of exceptional performance, reliability and operability and over 400,000 hours of successful operating experience. The USAF has purchased six MERLIN systems to date based on a documented record of reducing aircraft-birdstrike damage and NASA, after evaluation of technologies, selected DeTect's MERLIN system to support space shuttle launch safety, recently ordering second MERLIN system to support the U.S. space program. With DeTect, customers are getting more than a radar system - DeTect provides comprehensive application support with each system that includes full concept-of-operations (CONOPS) development, system integration and site-specific operation training. Each system is supported by DeTect's team of application specialists who have extensive backgrounds and experience in radar systems design, manufacture, siting and operational use.
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Bird activity map for the continental US for the past 24 hours
(processed data from the US NEXRAD radar sensor network)
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June 29, 2009 - DeTect Sponsors “Bird Radar” Blog Site On-line at www.birdradar.com: The BirdRadar.com Web Blog has been started to provide updates, answers, commentary and discussion on bird radar systems. In the aftermath of the U.S. Airways flight 1549 birdstrike related crash at New York’s LaGuardia airport in January 2009, public interest in bird radar technologies has increased and much conflicting and incorrect information has been disseminated about the current capabilities of bird radar systems to improve aviation safety. The site will moderated by leading experts in remote sensing of birds and bats, bird-aircraft strike hazard management (BASH), bird control and migration research, who will regularly provide commentary and answers on issues related to applied radar ornithology. (see BirdRadar.com)
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June 17, 2009 – The Maryland Department of the Environment Orders Third RAPTOR Boundary Layer Radar Wind Profiler System: DeTect has received an order from the State of Maryland Department of the Environment (MDOE) for a third RAPTOR boundary layer wind profiler systems with Radio Acoustic Sounding Systems (RASS). The system will be used in conjunction with the two existing RAPTOR boundary layer profilers as part of a statewide environmental air monitoring system. The order includes upgrades for the existing systems to the current generation Raptor data system.
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June 9, 2009 - DeTect Issues Updated "Bird Radar Fact Sheet" in Advance of NTSB Hearing on the US Airways Flight 1549 Birdstrike Crash: In advance of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing on the US Airways flight 1549 birdstrike, DeTect today called on the US Federal Aviation Administration to deploy existing bird radar systems at US airports to immediately improve commercial flight safety. "Our military already uses the technology, NASA uses bird radars, it is time to let our commercial airports use the systems", said Gary W. Andrews, DeTect's CEO. The release also includes an Updated Bird Radar Fact Sheet to address inaccurate statements from the FAA, its researchers and other bird radar manufacturers on the state of bird radar technologies. (Download Press Release)
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May 8, 2009 - Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation (AADC) Orders HARRIER ASR/MSR System for its Kodiak Alaska Rocket Launch Complex: DeTect today received an order from AADC for a dual function HARRIER Airspace Surveillance Radar (ASR) and Marine Surveillance Radar (MSR) system to support rocket launch operations at its Kodiak, Alaska facility. The AADC Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) is owned and operated by AADC and offers all-weather indoor processing, integration and checkout facilities for orbital and sub-orbital rocket launches. The HARRIER radar system will be used to provide airspace and marine surveillance and intrusion control during launch operations (see www.akaerospace.com).
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May 5, 2009 - Torsa Renovables Orders MERLIN™Avian Radar System to Support Spanish Wind Farm Projects: DeTect today announced that it had received an order from Torsa Renovables S.L. (www.torsa.es) to deliver and support a MERLIN XS2530e Avian Radar System for wind farm projects in Spain. Torsa is a leading developer of wind energy in Spain with seven operating sites within Spain. The MERLIN system will be used to conduct pre-construction bird surveys for proposed project sites as well as for monitoring of existing wind farms with avian mortality issues. The contract includes an upgrade option to add the MERLIN SCADA functionality to provide advance detection of bird activity that presents mortality risk, automatically engaging response mitigation actions.
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May 1, 2009 - MERLIN SCADA Bird Mortality Risk Mitigation Technology Receives Green Dot Award: DeTect has received a 2008 Green Dot Award for its MERLIN SCADA Bird Mortality Risk Mitigation Radar Technology for wind farms. The MERLIN SCADA technology allows the MERLIN Avian Radar System to function as an "early warning" system at wind farms providing advance detection of bird activity that presents mortality risk, automatically engaging response mitigation actions up to and including idling of wind turbines until the risk passes. The Green Dot Awards recognize businesses and technologies that meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations (www.greendotawards.com).
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April 23, 2009 - DeTect/Honeywell Team Awarded Next Generation NOAA Radar Wind Profiler Demonstration Contract: The US National Weather Service has awarded Honeywell Technical Solutions Inc. (HTSI) and its technology partner, DeTect, a $3 million contract to manufacture a RAPTOR Radar Wind Profiler for the US Next Generation NOAA Profiler Network. The HTSI/DeTect team successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review and Critical Design Review phases and will produce the first profiler unit for operational evaluation testing by the US National Weather Service.
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April 17, 2009 - DeTect Commissions MERLIN SCADA Windfarm Bird Mortality Risk Mitigation Radar System at the Iberdrola Penascal Wind Farm in Texas: The south Texas Iberdrola and Babcock & Brown windfarms are the first in the world to permanently install a bird radar system for bird mortality risk mitigation. The MERLIN systems at each windfarm will provide continuous advance detection of birds approaching the wind farm and with the MERLIN SCADA interface and interface will automatically idle turbines when high bird mortality risk conditions are detected, automatically restarting the turbines once the risk abates . (Iberdrola News Release)
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March 27, 2009 - Mosaic Potash Orders MERLIN detect & deter Bird Control Radar system for New Mexico Plant: Mosaic Potash has placed a $1.3 million order for a MERLIN detect & deter Bird Control Radar System for its Carlsbad, New Mexico USA facility. The system will include a state-of-the-art solid state MERLIN bird radar master unit with remotely activated satellite Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) and programmable bird laser deterrent devices to provide 24-7 automated detection and hazing of birds that enter the potash product impoundment control zones. The system will incorporate DeTect’s Peregrine Controller Unit that networks the system and activates deterrents as birds are detected and tracked by the radar statistically applying bioacoustic bird deterrent sounds at variable volumes and frequencies to minimize habituation risk which is a common problem with conventional bird control devices (more information).
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