LOS ANGELES–The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration( NOAA) apportioned Los Angeles-based SafetySpect Inc. a grant to continue making advances with its new technology. SafetySpect is developing technology to rapidly detect fish species and tone at the marketplace. NOAA granted the company $149,264.
The federal agency fixed $3.1 million concessions to 21 small and medium-sized businesses in 14, in all. All gifts were awarded to support technological advancements in aquaculture, business and recreational fisheries, weather predictions and ocean modeling.
“The flesh of numerous fish species is similar in taste and composition and, hence, it is difficult to identify genus in fillet form. SafetySpect is developing a tabletop system incorporating multimode spectroscopy for real-time quality, adulteration and traceability( QAT) assessment of fish parcels, ” the company’s abstract to NOAA stated. “The fish portion will be placed on the scanner layer for immediate analysis. The multimode spectroscopy estimation will be analyzed use algorithms developed using artificial intelligence methodologies and will expose the fish species, aspect and nutritional content in seconds.”
SagetySpect’s first chapter will able to analyze and assess 10 to 50 of the most commonly spent fish species in the United States.
“This technology has the potential to be used as a rapid categories identification technique in restaurants, seafood markets and other points along the seafood chain, ” the abstract continued.
Also receiving funding was DiveViz, a San Diego firm developing a forecasting model for ocean visibility. The representation would use crowdsourced data. DiveViz will receive a NOAA grant of $149,987.
An abstract submitted to NOAA staff said the DiveViz modeling technology would “lead to more coordinated and timely responses to high visibility phenomena for the recreational, commercial, scientific and armed diving communities and improve advanced act planning for all ocean activities.”
“DiveViz is a platform that requires accurate ocean visibility reports and calculates to the diving industry, ” the abstract continued. “DiveViz will ensure that the millions of Scuba divers and snorkelers know when to intention their dives and know whether to spend their season and exertion performing it.”
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