IT Systems On RRS James Clark Ross

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IT Systems On RRS James Clark Ross
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IT Systems On RRS James Clark Ross

• Information Technology Section (ITS)
• Principles of IT support for the JCR
• Network and Office IT systems on the JCR
• Scientific IT systems on the JCR
• Future IT plans for the JCR

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BAS Information Technology Section (ITS)
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Principles of IT support for the JCR

• Multi disciplined IT staff provide wide range of
  support for all scientific cruises on board the
  JCR (up to two staff)
• Helpdesk based at Cambridge provides single point
  of contact for support of all BAS IT systems
• IT hardware and systems are consistent and the
  same for BAS Cambridge, research stations and on
  ships
• Hardware and software policies define clear
  standards of what is provided and supported (ITC)
• Pre cruise planning meetings are attended by ITS
  staff to establish exact IT support requirements
  for each cruise

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Network and Office IT systems on JCR

• Dedicated IT computer room with rack mounted
  servers/network hardware

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Network and Office IT systems on JCR

• Dedicated IT computer room with rack mounted
  servers/network hardware

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Network and Office IT systems on JCR

• Dedicated IT computer room with rack mounted
  servers/network hardware
• Flood wired, including cabin spaces, with UTP
  shielded twisted pair cat 5 cabling terminated
  with RJ 45 sockets

• 3Com network 10/100 switches

• NetWare 5.5 GroupWise 5.5 running on Compaq
  server hardware

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Network and Office IT systems on JCR

• Dedicated IT computer room with rack mounted
  servers/network hardware
• Flood wired, including cabin spaces, with UTP
  shielded twisted pair cat 5 cabling terminated
  with RJ 45 sockets

• General PC user area Viglen PCs with 17
  monitors

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Network and Office IT systems on JCR

• Dedicated IT computer room with rack mounted
  servers/network hardware
• Flood wired, including cabin spaces, with UTP
  shielded twisted pair cat 5 cabling terminated
  with RJ 45 sockets

• Printing - Plotter/Laser/Inkjet

• Microsoft Windows 2000 with Microsoft Office 2000

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Scientific IT systems on the JCR

• Data Acquisition System

• GPS (Trimble differential, Glonass, Ashtec
  ADU5,
• Simrad Seatex)
• Anemometer
• Heave / Roll / Pitch sensor
• Speed sensors (Dopper log, Electromagnetic log)
• Magnetometers (shipboard, towed)
• Ship's Gyro
• ADCP

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Scientific IT systems on the JCR

• BAS Oceanlogger records sea surface temperature
  / air temperature / humidity / air pressure / etc
• Simrad EA600 depth
• Scientific winch (CTD)

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Scientific IT systems on the JCR

• Kongsberg Simrad EM120 Multibeam Swath Bathymetry
  
• TOPAS Sub-bottom profiler
• EK60 Acoustics

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Scientific IT systems on the JCR
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Future IT plans for the JCR

• Permanent Internet link CODIS project
• Uploading data to Cambridge in (near) real-time
• Installation of a storage area network
• Clustering Servers for increased reliability
• Automation of Data Logging System to allow Data
  Logging to be run with no IT support