Visit DeTect at the Birdstrike USA-Canada conference in Orlando, Florida USA August 18-21, 2008. DeTect will host the 4th Annual Birdstrike BBQ. A tour of the MERLIN Avian Radar System installation at the NASA Kennedy Space Center will also be provided. For information on the conference visit the AAAE co-sponsor website at the following link http://events.aaae.org/sites/080802/
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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 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
- Airspace, marine & ground 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 26,000 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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July 14, 2008 - Aviation Week Farnborough Air Show Edition discusses HARRIER ASR as UAV operations see-and-avoid technology: The Farnborough Air Show Edition of Aviation Week & Technology magazine in an article titled "How Unmanned Aircraft Will Sense and Avoid Other Aircraft" included the HARRIER Air Surveillance Radar (ASR) as an technology for see-and-avoid support for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations. (Click for full article)
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July 14, 2008 - SpaceFlight.com features DeTect report on MERLIN Avian Radar System data analysis of launch debris from STS-124 : Sections of the report of the analysis conducted by DeTect for NASA of recorded MERLIN Avian Radar system data for flame trench debris ejected during the launch of the US space shuttle STS-124 is available on-line at SpaceFlight.com (click for full article)
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June 12, 2008 - DeTect Opens Canadian Office: DeTect has opened an office in Canada to support projects throughout Canada. The office will be headed by Carolyn Matkovich who returns to DeTect after a leave of absence to complete her Masters degree in Radar Ornithology. The office is located in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Contact info )
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June 1, 2008 - DeTect Exhibits MERLIN Avian Radar System at WINDPOWER 2008: DeTect attended and exhibited at the WINDPOWER 2008 meeting in Houston, Texas, USA June 1-4. Over 13,500 attendees and 750 exhibitors were at the conference. DeTect also presented a methodology paper on use of advanced avian radar to quantitatively model bird mortality risk and co-presented with the Australian windfarm developer, Babcock and Brown, on the MERLIN survey at the Gulf Wind I windfarm in Texas which included an overview of the MERLIN SCADA risk mitigation technology. (Click for more info)
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May 14, 2008 – New Zealand’s Largest Wind Energy Company Orders MERLIN Avian Radar System: Meridian Energy, the largest electricity generator in New Zealand, has ordered a MERLIN XS2530e Avian Radar System to support its wind farm projects in New Zealand. The MERLIN system will be delivered to and operating in New Zealand by August for migratory bird surveys.
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May 5 , 2008 - Updated AHAS website released: USAF contractors, DeTect and AET, have released an upgraded version of the U.S. Avian Hazard System (AHAS) website with new page layouts, functionality and user interfaces that includes an option for real-time Google Earth GIS-based imagery of current birdstrike risk for US military flight routes training ranges, MOAs and LATNAs. The AHAS system is located in DeTect's Panama City facility and DeTect provides on-going 24-7 system operation and support, that includes on-going development of and enhancements to the technology that support US military flight safety for the continental U.S. The AHAS website is available on line at www.usahas.com
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April 22, 2008 Expanded equipment lease options now available: DeTect has concluded a leasing arrangement with an international equipment leasing company, the Vision Financial Group (www.vfgusa.com), to provide long-term lease and lease/purchase of its MERLIN, HARRIER and RAPTOR products. This partnership provides DeTect’s clients with expanded financing options for equipment acquisition that include operating and capital equipment leases at very competitive rates. For info contact gary.andrews@detect-inc.com
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April 2, 2008 - NASA orders second MERLIN Avian Radar System for the Kennedy Space Center: The system will be used to provide expanded detection and tracking of hazardous bird activity during launches of the space shuttle. (Click for more)
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March 31, 2008 - NOAA selects DeTect's RAPTOR technology for US wind profiler network: The US US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NAtional weather Service (NWS) has awarded a contract to the Honeywell-DeTect team for RAPTOR Radar Wind Profiler system technology to upgrade the national wind profiler network. (Click for more)
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March 17, 2008 - Tetra Tech orders MERLIN Avian Radar System: Tetra Tech, Inc., a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide has ordered a MERLIN XS1030ex Avian Radar System for its US Wind Energy Services group in Portland, Maine. The system will be used to support wind energy avian and bat surveys and risk assessments for wind farm projects throughout North America. Tetra Tech is a $1.5 billion consulting and engineering services firm with offices worldwide (see www.tetratech.com).
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March 3, 2008 - MERLIN system ordered for the Payne Mountain Windfarm: A New York based investment group has purchased a MERLIN XS1030e Avian Radar System for pre-construction avian survey of the proposed Payne Mountain Windfarm to be located in Mills County, Texas. The system will be installed in April 2008 and will collect 24-7 data on bird and bat activity at the site for the next year. DeTect will provide system start-up, operations, data processing and analysis services working with the owner's environmental consultant, Pandion Systems, Inc.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
EMAIL TO inquiry@detect-inc.com
DeTect is a Principal Member of the
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National Science Foundation Engineering
Center Collaborative for Adaptive
Sensing of the Atmosphere
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