| 2010/02 OCTOPOS, R+D around Ocean Observing and Prediction Technologies |
 The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation has confirmed funding to PROMARES, a consortium of 38 entities coordinated by CETMAR, among them Universities, Public Administrations, Technological Centers and Private Companies, to promote an “R&D initiative related with the fight against oil spill pollution and protection of the coastal marine environment”. QUALITAS acts as the coordinator of the subproject OCTOPOS -Ocean Technologies for Observing and Prediction of Oil Spill- which is focused in the development of downstream services related to HF radar data. |
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| 2010/01 GIBRALTAR STRAIT surface currents monitoring initiative launched |
 The Regional Government of Andalucia has confirmed funding to “Monitor by means of compact SeaSonde HF Radars the surface velocity field in the relevant and complex oceanographic area of Gibraltar Strait” under the scientific leadership of Cadiz University, with the operational coordination of Puertos del Estado and with the participation of Sasemar, Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, the Harbours of Algeciras and Ceuta, Malaga University, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, Empresa de Gestión Medioambiental de Andalucía, The Spanish and Moroccan Society for the Study of Transport Communication across Gibraltar Strait, Natural Park of the Strait, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University and the engineering company QUALITAS. |
| 2009/12 NOFO supports R+D towards clean seas around HF radar technology |
 The Norwegian Clean Seas Association (NOFO) and Innovation Norway (IN) have funded a project for the development of a “Rapid Deployable HF Radar for Emergency Spill Operations”. The Norwegian company CODARNOR with is leading the project in which CODAR Ocean Sensors, the Norwegian Meteorological Office and QUALITAS are partners. The main objective of the project is to develop new hardware and software solutions to improve rapidness and effectiveness of operational HF radar monitoring and particle trajectory forecasting capability in case of oil drilling operations or accidental pollution |
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| 2009/09 CATALONIA starts a permanent HF radar ocean observing network |
 The Meteorological Service of Catalonia together with the Port of Barcelona and the collaboration of Puertos del Estado have a permanent SeaSonde HF radar monitoring system that has been deployed in the Ports of Masnou and Barcelona into their present ocean observing schemes. QUALITAS provides the data in accordance to the new quality assurance methods of the Environmental Department of Catalonia. |
| 2008/08 CHINA Olympic Games enjoy SeaSonde |
 China's State Oceanic Administration has installed the most sophisticated environmental monitoring network for any sailing competition race area. This network features a SeaSonde system providing continuous, real-time maps of ocean two-dimensional surface current flow patterns within the Qingdao area, whose outputs have been provided to the Chinese Olympic Committee and Marine Forecasting Observatory of Shangdong Province. |
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| 2008/08 DUBAI MUNICIPALITY chooses SeaSonde HF Radar |
 The first HF RADAR system in GCC region will be launching by the Coastal Management Section of Dubai Municipality as a part of the new marine data collection system. It's used to compliment the harvested current and wave data collection ongoing since 2002. CODAR and DOME INT have been awarded the contract to deploy the system, and the data will soon be made available. QUALITAS participates in the project as part of the CODAR team. |
| 2007/11 SeaSonde in the beautiful Basque Country |
 The Directorate of Meteorology and Climate of the Basque Government Department of Transport and Public Works adjudicates to QUALITAS the turnkey installation of a CODAR SeaSonde currents mapping and waves monitoring system as part of their operational marine monitoring networks. |
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| 2007/09 QUALITAS and CODAR strategic alliance born in GALICIA |
 The Spanish Ministry of Public Works with responsibility in Maritime Security and Pollution in the sea signs with QUALITAS a contract to deploy and operate a SeaSonde HF Radar currents and waves monitoring system in the Galician Rias Baixas coast. After years of intense collaboration QUALITAS and CODAR turn their efforts into societal utilities, a new vigorous alliance has been born. |
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