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TCOON IT Report

James Davis

Information Technology Research Manager

Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Google Analytics

• last year (2007)
  • visits: 181,633
  • unique visitors: 70,068

• year to date (2008)
  • visits: 103,555
  • unique visitors: 35,070

• most viewed pages:
  • 013 - Bird Island Basin (windsurfers)
  • 068 - Baffin Bay (fishermen)
  • 014 - Bob Hall Pier (surfers)
  • 057 - Port O'Connor (offshore fishermen)

User Survey (7/10/2007 - 7/10/2008)

• fishermen: 96
• researchers: 39
• windsurfers: 32
• sailors: 16
• wind power: 4
• other users:
  • teachers
  • meteorologists
  • building contractors
  • surveyors
  • kayakers
  • beachgoers

Server Upgrades

• upgrade web server (lighthouse)
  • dual quad-core processors
  • 16 GB RAM
• new server to handle all polling and decoding of data (separate from lighthouse)
• upgrade email/file server (meridian)
• new Network Attached Storage (NAS) server
  • 4 TB of disk space
  • LTO-3 800GB tape backup
• new gigabit switch and fan-cooled rack enclosure
• upgrade our backup machine at TWDB

Looking Ahead

• new faster servers will allow us to develop more advanced tools
• better backup systems will allow us to protect valuable historical TCOON data
• since moving most TCOON stations to IP modems, data comes in more reliably and very close to real-time
• increasing size of IT staff will allow us to innovate as well as maintain current systems
• participation in GCOOS allows us to interact with other data collectors on the Gulf Coast, integrate our data, and make it more accessible

Thank You