2012-2016 Fleet Broadband Support Program

这一多年期（2012-2016年）提案是为了继续WHOI？为多达70艘UNOLS研究船、特殊平台和OOI平台管理舰队宽带（FBB）卫星通信计划。该项目自2008年以来一直在进行，目前由2010年起的五年合同支持。2014年WHOI与卫星通信提供商Inmarsat，Stratos和World-Link之间的合作。目前的服务范围包括：每月102 GB数据、语音服务、天线采购、维护和修理以及应用程序支持和管理。更广泛的影响本提案的主要影响是在标准二下，为科学家使用该船及其共用仪器提供基础设施支持，以支持他们的NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（由NSF的相关研究计划单独进行审查）。 对共享使用仪器的维护和操作的支持允许来自任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员访问工作，校准仪器进行研究，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。

This multi-year (2012-2016) proposal is for continuation of WHOI?s management of the Fleet Broadband (FBB) Satellite Communication program for up to 70 UNOLS research ships, special platforms, and OOI platforms. The project has been on-going since 2008 and is currently supported by a five year contract from 2010 ? 2014 between WHOI and satellite communication providers Inmarsat, Stratos, and World- Link. Current scope of services include: 102 GB of data per month, voice services, antenna procurement, maintenance and repair and application support, and administration.Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under criterion two, providing infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF). The support of maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.