UPCOMING EVENTS
July 12-15, 2010 - MERLIN Avian Radar System User Training Class - Wind Energy & Environmental, Panama City, Florida USA - 40 hour MERLIN & VESPER training class focused on wind energy, bird control and research applications (information)
July 19-25, 2010 - Farnborough Airshow MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar Exhibit - Farnborough, England - DeTect exhibit of the latest full Doppler MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar system technology for military and commercial birdstrike prevention. Booth 3B 20-21(show information)
July 20-22, 2010 - Oil Sands Heavy Technologies conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - DeTect to exhibit the MERLIN detect & deter Bird Control Radar system and co-present paper on the installation at an oil tar sands facility in northern Alberta (conference information). |
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 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 bird radar systems for aircraft birdstrike avoidance, avian risk assessment and migratory research with over 50 systems worldwide to date. 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 (Washington, DC) and in Nova Scotia, Canada. The company additionally maintains representative offices in over 80 countries to support its projects worldwide.
 DeTect professionals have proven track records in delivering cost-effective, operationally-oriented solutions for high profile, diverse, complex projects offering the highest level of service and support. DeTect customers include the United States Air Force, Air National Guard, Army, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Geological Survey (USGS), the Government of the United Kingdom, the Government of Canada, major airports, and energy companies and industries worldwide. The company has delivered and supported systems 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 expert application solutions include:
- Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) management
- Airfield & industrial bird & wildlife risk assessment & control
- Wind energy project bird & bat impact assessment & risk mitigation
- Wind measurement & operational monitoring
- Radar system solutions, engineering, design & development
- Data analysis & Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Staff & Facility Resources:
 Professional staff resources include over 80 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 radar and monitoring 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 Panama City International Airport (IAP) which provides a “real world” test environment for the company's aviation safety bird radars and airspace and marine surveillance products; the Colorado facility includes a NOAA test and calibration facility for radar wind profilers. DeTect radar systems are built to industrial, US military (MILSPEC) and EU standards and incorporate commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) components where possible in order to provide our 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 1 million hours of successful operating experience. The USAF has purchased seven MERLIN systems to date based on a documented record of reducing aircraft-birdstrike damage and NASA, after evaluation and on-site testing of bird radars, selected DeTect's MERLIN system to support space launch safety for the $2 billion, ordering second MERLIN system in 2007 for the US space vehicle 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, human factors design, system integration, site-specific operation user training and long-term 24-7 support. Each system is supported by DeTect's team of application specialists who have extensive backgrounds and experience in radar systems design, manufacture, siting and, most importantly, application and use of the technology in the operating environment. .
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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 Avian Hazard Advisory System developed and operated by DeTect)
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June 25, 2010 - DeTect's Scott McLaughlin Nominated for National Academy of Engineering Recognition - Scott McLaughlin, who heads DeTect's Meteorological Radar Systems Group, has been selected to take part in the US National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 16th annual US Frontiers of Engineering symposium. Scott was recognized by fellow engineers and organizations nationwide for his efforts in exceptional engineering research and technical work. The symposium will be held September 23-25 at the IBM Learning Center in Armonk, New York. (more information)
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June 7, 2010 - Rich Anderson Joins DeTect as Vice President of Security & Surveillance Systems - Rich Anderson has joined DeTect as the company's Vice President, Security & Surveillance Systems responsible for the company's HARRIER radar product line. Rich has over 15 years of experience in the security and surveillance industry having held positions with the US Navy, Honeywell Vindicator and Vumii. Rich specializes in integrated remote sensing systems for airspace, marine and ground applications and will lead expansion of DeTect's HARRIER Security & Surveillance Systems group based in Panama City, Florida USA.
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May 20, 2010 - DeTect to Exhibit at the Farnborough International Air Show in England July 19-25, 2010 - DeTect today announced that it will premier its latest all-Doppler solid-state MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar system at the prestigious Farnborough Airshow in England July 19-25-2010. The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is one of the world's most iconic global aviation events. FIA holds a prominent position within the aerospace calendar taking place on a biennial basis (once every two years) over one week in July. DeTect's booth location is 3B 20-21 and will highlight its MERLIN bird radar technology for military and commercial aviation birdstrike prevention. (more information)
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May 10. 2010 - New York's Fordham University Installs MERLIN Avian Radar System for Migratory Bird Study - DeTect today delivered and commissioned a MERLIN Avian Radar System to Fordham University as part of a study to assess the effects of city lighting on migratory birds. The study is headed Dr. J. Alan Clark of the University's Department of Biological Sciences. The MERLIN unit is a new p-series model that was developed to provide a more compact MERLIN system for difficult access sites and features a high clearance frame with off road axles and wheels and modular skid construction for the radars and power system.
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April 30, 2010 - South African Airport Starts Full Operation with the World's First Tactical Use of Real-time Bird Radar System Alerts in the Air Traffic Control Tower - The new King Shaka International Airport near Durban today started operation with the world's first use of a bird radar system directly linked to its control tower that provides real-time information and warnings on hazardous bird activity for aircraft-bird strike risk management. The MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar installed in 2009 is used by controllers to provide automated, real-time risk advisories to pilots using a concept-of-operations developed by the South African Air Traffic Navigation Service, the airport and DeTect. (more information)
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April 28, 2010 - Boeing Insitu Group Orders DeTect HARRIER™ Air Surveillance Radar Systems for Scan Eagle UAS - The Insitu Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing, has ordered two HARRIER™ Air Surveillance Radar (ASR) systems to provide operating support for its ScanEagle™ unmanned aerial system (UAS). With this new order, DeTect will have supplied a total of four HARRIER ASRs to Insitu to date. The systems to be supplied will use DeTect’s next generation, low profile solid-state surveillance radar sensors and software with high pulse compression and Doppler processing. The units will incorporate HARRIER functionality for uncooperative aircraft detection, tracking and alerting; cooperative aircraft TCAS interrogation and display data overlay; and, severe weather and lightning alerting. (www.insitu.com)
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April 19, 2010 - Riga International Airport Orders MERLIN™ Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System - DeTect, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a contract supply a MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar system to the Riga International Airport (RIX) in Latvia. The bird radar system will be used by airport controllers to provide real-time detection and warning of hazardous bird activity to pilots. The MERLIN technology was selected by the airport under an open competition tender and RIX is the second commercial airport in the world to deploy bird radar technology for operational use in the air traffic control tower - the first being the new King Shaka International Airport near Durban, South Africa that installed a MERLIN system in 2009.
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April 15, 2010 - Deepwater Wind Orders Second MERLIN Avian Radar System for Northeastern US Offshore Wind Farms - DeTect today received an order for a second MERLIN system from Deepwater Wind, the leading US developer of offshore windfarms. The new MERLINXS25200e includes an advanced solid state radar sensor and will be used to collect preconstruction avian risk assessment data for a proposed windfarm off shore of the US State of Rhode Island. Deepwater purchased its first MERLIN system in 2008. (more information)
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March 31, 2010 - Air Force News Covers Air Shipment of MERLIN System to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan - The US Air Force Central Public Affairs today posted an article on the pending air transport of the first bird radar system to be deployed to an active war theatre. The MERLIN SS200m Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar system was delivered to Shaw AFB in March and is scheduled to ship out by air transport in the next few weeks for installation at Bagram Airfield. The unit is a m-series MERLIN and includes hardened electronics, ballistic armoring and is USAF tested and certified for transport by C-17 and C-5 heavy airlift aircraft. (read the full article at Air Force Today)
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March 24, 2010 – National Geographic Reports on the Durban Airport’s Use of MERLIN Bird Radar Technology to Protect Both Aircraft and Birds – NATGEO News Watch today reported on the world’s first operational use of a bird radar system at a commercial airport and how it protects both aircraft and birds. The MERLIN system installed at the new King Shaka airport in Durban, South Africa is the world’s first operational use of a bird radar to provide real-time aircraft-bird strike risk warnings to pilots. The new airport is located adjacent to a major bird refuge and the MERLIN system provide real-time information to air traffic controllers under an operational procedure developed by the airport and the South African Civil Aviation Authority. (read full article at NATGEO News Watch)
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March 23, 2010 - Texas Parks & Wildlife Service Releases Documentary Video on Use of MERLIN Bird Radar Systems to Protect Birds at Texas Windfarms - The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has just released a documentary video on the use of DeTect's MERLIN SCADA Avian Radar System technology for real-time migratory bird risk mitigation at coastal wind farms in Texas. The video also includes footage on the use of additional MERLIN systems being used by the Texas A&M Kingsville Cesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Center for a multi-year coastal migratory bird study. (click to see the video online)
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March 17, 2010 - Pattern Energy Highlights DeTect's MERLIN SCADA Technology in its Acquisition of Gulf Wind I Windfarm - Pattern Energy Group LP today announced its acquisition of the Texas Gulf Wind wind farm from Babcock & Brown. The project includes 118 wind turbines generating 283.2 megawatts of energy, and is the first wind farm in the world to use advanced avian radar technology to protect migratory birds. Pattern's CEO, Mike Garland, stated that DeTect's MERLIN SCADA Avian Radar technology "is an excellent example of Pattern’s commitment to be a leader in scientific innovation and a good steward of the environment.” (see Pattern News Release)
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