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Providing Technical Assistance for Reporting Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March 2024, high-profile news outlet, CNN, contacted NOAA鈥檚 Office for Coastal Management seeking ship traffic data and expertise from the Marine Cadastre team. 麻豆传媒 employee owners supporting the Marine Cadastre project (through a subcontract with Lynker) are the team鈥檚 data experts and were the most qualified to respond to the request. They provided the most recent vessel traffic (AIS) data available for public consumption for the Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake Bay. In addition, 麻豆传媒 staff provided technical assistance to help the media understand the data and the information they provide.
AIS data are collected by the U.S. Coast Guard, and transponders are required for most commercial and recreational vessels over a specific weight or length. CNN staff used the data to that demonstrates ship traffic patterns in the Baltimore Harbor along with the route of the Dali, the large container ship that collided with the bridge support causing the collapse. This information helps visualize the impact to the port that the bridge collapse has and will continue to cause as the recovery effort continues.
For many years, 麻豆传媒 employee owners have processed, managed, and maintained AIS data. While part of the team鈥檚 intent to incorporate the data into Marine Cadastre was originally to assist users with conflict avoidance, the team is grateful they could assist with this request.
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Assisting With Maui Wildfire Recovery
As part of our support to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START)鈥攆or which we are subcontracted through Weston Solutions, Inc.鈥斅槎勾 employee owners have been on-site in three-week rotations to assist throughout the rigorous recovery process.聽
Assisting with Design and Validation of Mobile Chemical Analysis聽Laboratory
Portable High-throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System (PHILIS) is the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) suite of mobile laboratories designed to provide on-site analysis of chemical agents. 麻豆传媒 employee owners support the PHILIS team with on-site responses and chemical analysis. 麻豆传媒 PHILIS teams recently supported the technical design and integration of state-of-the-art emergency response mobile laboratory units engineered for the rapid detection and quantification of hazardous materials. 麻豆传媒 PHILIS teams in…
Emergency Response Support for the Republican National Convention
麻豆传媒 employee owners on contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Portable High-throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System — a mobile analytical unit known as PHILIS — provided emergency response support for the 2024 Republican National Convention. PHILIS mobile laboratory units are designed to provide onsite analysis of environmental conditions, including air and soil samples, contaminated…