Here are all the ways to connect with Rockland at #OSM26 

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🌊 We’re at Booth 92

👨‍🔬 Nicolai and collaborators will share a poster and survey on Ocean Microstructure Glider (OMG) operational best practices with the glider community on during the poster session on Monday (23 February at 16:00)

👩‍🔬 Anneke will be presenting work on turbulence measurements from floats on Tuesday 24 February at 14:50 (Hall 3, Deep Blue Lab)

🍾 Our Turbulent Mixer is Tuesday 24 February 18:00 at Innis & Gunn Ashton Lane, 44 – 46 Ashton Ln, Glasgow G12 8SJ. Pop by the booth to see us to get a coaster invite 

🔎 At our booth (92), we’ll be hosting Dr Probe sessions Tuesday and Wednesday (24-25 February). If you feel comfortable bringing your probes to Glasgow, our team can check them out 

🌡️ Together with community collaborators Rockland’s Research & Innovation team will be hosting a meeting to propose a working group on scalar turbulence data processing on Thursday 26 February at 11 (room M5) 

📓 On Friday 27 February at 11:45 (room Hall 3, the Abyss), we’re hosting a workshop on measuring turbulence from autonomous platforms 

Rockland Data Processing Seminar: May 4-6, 2026

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Rockland is pleased to announce our first live online data processing seminar. Over three days, we will walk through the standard post-deployment workflow for processing data collected with Rockland microstructure instruments. We’ll also cover fundamentals of ocean mixing and data analysis methods. Instruction will combine webinars and guided tutorials using the Rockland processing software and tools. 

When: May 4–6, 2026
Where: Live online (webinar + guided tutorial format)
Who: Anyone interested in learning or improving their skills in processing microstructure data collected with Rockland’s instrumentation 😊 
How: Contact us here to register 

Please note: The data processing seminar is not instrument operation or technical instrument training. If you are interested in attending  event or have questions about receiving technical training, please reach out to us. 

Rockland Hosts OMG Workshop in Halifax, Canada

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Rockland OMG Workshop (Ocean Microstructure Glider) 

We’re pleased to announce that Rockland Scientific will be holding the next Ocean Microstructure Glider (OMG) and Profiler Technical Training Workshop in collaboration with the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) Glider Team! 

 

📅Dates: April 27 – May 1, 2026
📍 Location: COVE, Halifax, Canada  

 

The OMG Workshop brings together ocean scientists, glider users, and marine technology experts to provide training & foster collaborations for glider-based ocean turbulence measurements. 

 

Please let us know if you are interested in joining, by contacting us via our website: https://tinyurl.com/2rt2dw2j 

Rockland Hosts OMG Ocean Microstructure Glider Workshop at Rutgers University

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We’re pleased to announce that Rockland Scientific will be holding the next Ocean Microstructure Glider (OMG) Workshop in collaboration with the Rutgers University Centre for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL)! 

📅 Dates: August 11–15, 2025
📍 Location: Rutgers University, New Jersey  

The OMG Workshop brings together ocean scientists, glider users, and marine technology experts to provide training & foster collaborations for glider-based ocean turbulence measurements.  

👉 Participation is limited, so reach out to us today to attend https://tinyurl.com/2rt2dw2j

 

Rockland Hosts OMG Ocean Microstructure Glider Workshop in Gothenburg, Sweden

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We’re excited to announce that Rockland Scientific is planning to hold an Ocean Microstructure Glider (OMG) Workshop in the Spring of 2025, in collaboration with the Voice of the Ocean Foundation (VOTO) in Gothenburg, Sweden! 🇸🇪

📅 When: May 5-9, 2025

📍 Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

This workshop brings together ocean scientists, glider users, and marine technology experts to provide training & foster collaborations for glider-based ocean turbulence measurements. Spots are limited, and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. If you are interested in attending, please contact us via our website here.

Stay tuned for more details!

Rockland completes UUV wake detection demonstration under ISC Testing Stream

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We are pleased to announce the successful completion of our “IWAKE 2024” field project, funded under the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Testing Stream program and executed in collaboration with Defence Research and Development Canada.
The IWAKE project successfully demonstrated that Rockland’s non-acoustic microstructure turbulence measurement methods can detect unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) by identifying hydrodynamic wake signatures against background turbulence levels in the water column. The primary goal of the project was to demonstrate the wake detection capability of the sensor technology through a field experiment conducted in the Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. This involved various modes of deployment of the technology and the use of a self-propelled UUV as the target. Despite encountering several operational difficulties during the field experiment phase–such as adverse weather and currents creating challenging oceanographic background conditions–and the limited availability of UUV size classes for testing, the project achieved its primary objectives.
Additional details about the IWAKE field program can be found on LinkedIn.

Rockland Scientific, headquartered in Victoria, B.C. is a leading innovator in oceanographic measurement systems, specializing in turbulence sensing technology for oceanographic applications. Applied to wake detection applications, the Rockland technologies enhance maritime domain awareness systems by addressing the challenges of detecting ultra-quiet unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and other submarine threats in complex marine environments.

Rockland attending Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) 2024

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The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) in New Orleans is less than 2 weeks away and we’re excited to see you there. Please come chat with our staff at booth #305 or join us at one of our scheduled events including, workshop, posters, presentations, and probe testing. 

 

Workshop 

On Monday Feb 19th, Rockland Scientific is hosting a special lunchtime workshop focused on turbulence measurements from autonomous vehicles. Titled “Science and technology development of persistent 

turbulence observations from gliders and profiling floats,” the workshop will feature presentations from key researchers around the world sharing their motivation, lessons learned, and visions for the future of turbulence measurements, ocean mixing, and climate change research!  The last 15-min will provide for a town-hall discussion with the speakers as panelists.  Lunch will be provided for the first 50 participants.  More information here.  

Probe Testing 

Our Lead Support Technician Evan Cervelli will be reprising his role of Dr. Probe at OSM 2024! You are invited to bring your microstructure probes to OSM for inspection at the Rockland booth (number 305). The inspection uses specialized equipment equivalent to what is used when probes are sent back to Rockland. Shear probes will be tested for capacitance and insulation resistance, temperature probes will be dip tested to test for cracks in the glass tip, and micro-conductivity probes will be visually inspected.  

Probe testing sessions will be held at the Rockland Booth 15:30-16-30 on Tuesday and Wednesday (February 20 and 21). 

Posters 

Our science and software teams are presenting posters on Monday 19 February (4pm exhibit hall) in the Observing Ocean Mixing with Autonomous Platforms poster session.  

Dr. Anneke ten Doeschate (R&D Staff Scientist) is presenting on Scalar Microstructure Observations from Autonomous Platforms at board 1499  

and  

JP Juteau (Software Development Lead) is focusing on his work on In Situ Data Processing of Microstructure Turbulence from Autonomous Platforms (board 1498).   

 

Join our Turbulence Workshop at OSM 2024 – Turbulence Measurements from Autonomous Vehicles

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OSM 2024 in New Orleans is less than 2-weeks away! On the first day, Monday February 19, Rockland Scientific is hosting a special lunchtime workshop focused on turbulence measurements from autonomous vehicles. Titled “Science and technology development of persistent turbulence observations from gliders and profiling floats,” the workshop will feature presentations from key researchers around the world sharing their motivation, lessons learned, and visions for the future of turbulence measurements, ocean mixing, and climate change research!  The last 15-min will provide for a town-hall discussion with the speakers as panelists. 

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Fabian Wolk, President Rockland Scientific 
  • Dr. Alberto Naveira Garabato, University of Southampton, United Kingdom 
  • Dr. Ryu Inoue, JAMSTEC, Japan 
  • Dr. Stephanie Waterman, University of British Columbia, Canada 

Location: rooms 229-230 

Time: 12:45-13:45   

Lunch will be provided to the first 50 attendees – so get there early! 

BONUS! – the workshop is down the hall from the Observing Ocean Mixing with Autonomous Platforms session (rooms 217-219) that starts at 2pm, so it will be a great catalyst for continued discussions on turbulence measurements during the afternoon presentations & posters! 

 

Rockland Hosts OMG Ocean Microstructure Glider Workshop in Halifax

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It has always been ingrained in Rocklands identity to actively collaborate and empower scientists to achieve their goals. In line with this mission the Rockland Scientific team based at COVE (Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship), in Halifax, Nova Scotia, had the opportunity to organize an Ocean Microstructure Glider (OMG) workshop for a group of Dalhousie University physical oceanographers and glider technicians.

 

The workshop took place at COVE, in early September 2023, where the Dalhousie team gained knowledge of ocean turbulence theory, while also exploring the functions and capabilities of the OMG – which includes the Rockland MicroRider-1000 Turbulence Module for gliders. The workshop featured a hands-on training session aboard a Connors diving vessel departing from COVE. Collaborating with the Dalhousie Glider group (CEOTR), an OMG was deployed in the Bedford Basin, where it performed numerous test dives. Workshop participants learned to prepare and deploy the OMG system. Furthermore, alongside the OMG, a Rockland Scientific MicroCTD was deployed in both downward and uprising configurations, aiming to compare turbulence data collected by these two distinct instruments.

 

                          

 

The workshop concluded with instrument maintenance and technical instruction on the use of microstructure probes, as well as the processing of turbulence data obtained from gliders. The workshop provided valuable learning opportunities for both the Rockland and Dalhousie teams. Rockland looks forward to ongoing collaboration with the participants of the Dalhousie OMG workshop, while they prepare for their future deployment in the Labrador Sea.

 

Rockland Delivers Turbulence workshop at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) for the Marine Autonomous Robotics Systems (MARS) Group

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Rockland Scientific provided an in-person, week-long Turbulence Workshop at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOC Southampton) from November 28 to December 2, 2022. Although we have been providing frequent web-live training events to customers around the globe, this was the first in-person workshop since the pandemic. Participants for this workshop were from the University of Southampton, NOC Liverpool, and NOC Southampton. Members of the Marine Autonomous Robotic Systems (MARS) group work out of NOC Southampton and operate the Autosub Long Range AUV (a.k.a Boaty McBoatface), as well as NOC’s fleet of Ocean Microstructure Gliders (OMG).  

 The workshop allowed for the introduction of one of Rockland’s newest members, R&D Scientist Dr. Anneke ten Doeschate, who provided instruction on ocean turbulence theory, time series analysis, and processing of turbulence data obtained from autonomous robotic vehicles. Anneke was able to draw on her previous experience with turbulence measurements and air sea interaction research to add to many interesting discussions during the week.  

 In addition to providing educational content on ocean turbulence theory and data processing, the workshop provided technical instruction on the use of Rockland’s MicroRider instruments and microstructure probes, which are integrated on NOC’s Boaty McBoatface and Slocum Glider OMG’s. Cross-pollinating discussions from Rockland and participants occurred throughout the week and showcased how strong collaborations between research teams and industry can lead to improvements in scientific data collection techniques and technology.  Rockland enthusiastically looks forward to our continued work with all the NOC Workshop participants.