CB-1250 Data Buoy CB-1250 Data Buoy

CB-1250 Data Buoy

The CB-1250 offers increased flotation and solar charging for heavy or power-hungry sensors while still maintaining a relatively small footprint.

Features

Powerful Powerful

Powerful

The platform integrates three 71-watt solar panels on the tower with space for up to four 28 A-Hr batteries in the instrument well.

Powerful

The platform integrates three 71-watt solar panels on the tower with space for up to four 28 A-Hr batteries in the instrument well.

Powerful Powerful
Tower Tower

Tower

The stainless steel tower includes a top mounting plate for solar marine lights and radar reflectors. Mounts are also available for weather stations, video cameras and other topside instruments.

Tower

The stainless steel tower includes a top mounting plate for solar marine lights and radar reflectors. Mounts are also available for weather stations, video cameras and other topside instruments.

Tower Tower
Data Well Data Well

Data Well

A 10-inch diameter by 27 -inch tall data well provides a watertight housing for batteries, data loggers, sensors, and other hardware.

Data Well

A 10-inch diameter by 27 -inch tall data well provides a watertight housing for batteries, data loggers, sensors, and other hardware.

Data Well Data Well
Connections Connections

Connections

The data well lid provides pass-through connections for sensors, power, venting, and more. When integrated with the optional NexSens X2-CB data logger, the system is truly plug-and-play.

Connections

The data well lid provides pass-through connections for sensors, power, venting, and more. When integrated with the optional NexSens X2-CB data logger, the system is truly plug-and-play.

Connections Connections
Top-to-Bottom Ports Top-to-Bottom Ports

Top-to-Bottom Ports

Three 8-inch pass-through ports allow for sensors to be mounted underwater while securely routing the cable. Instrument deployment pipes and custom sensor mounts attach to 8-inch NPT bottom threads.

Top-to-Bottom Ports

Three 8-inch pass-through ports allow for sensors to be mounted underwater while securely routing the cable. Instrument deployment pipes and custom sensor mounts attach to 8-inch NPT bottom threads.

Top-to-Bottom Ports Top-to-Bottom Ports
Solar Beacon Solar Beacon

Solar Beacon

The optional solar marine light has a one to four nautical mile range and securely mounts to the buoy top plate for maximum visibility.

Solar Beacon

The optional solar marine light has a one to four nautical mile range and securely mounts to the buoy top plate for maximum visibility.

Solar Beacon Solar Beacon
Data Logging Data Logging

Data Logging

The X2-CB data logger replaces the standard pass-through data well lid for turnkey systems. Alternatively, 3rd party data loggers can be integrated by the user inside the data well.

Data Logging

The X2-CB data logger replaces the standard pass-through data well lid for turnkey systems. Alternatively, 3rd party data loggers can be integrated by the user inside the data well.

Data Logging Data Logging
Wireless Communications Wireless Communications

Wireless Communications

Communication options using the X2-CB data logger include Wi-Fi, radio-to-shore, cellular, and Iridium satellite.

Wireless Communications

Communication options using the X2-CB data logger include Wi-Fi, radio-to-shore, cellular, and Iridium satellite.

Wireless Communications Wireless Communications
Built to Last Built to Last

Built to Last

Constructed of cross-linked polyethylene foam with a heavy polymer skin and an indestructible stainless steel frame, the CB-1250 is designed for years of service.

Built to Last

Constructed of cross-linked polyethylene foam with a heavy polymer skin and an indestructible stainless steel frame, the CB-1250 is designed for years of service.

Built to Last Built to Last

Tech Specs

Hull Outer Diameter: 48.0” (121.9cm)
Hull Height: 28.0” (71.1cm)
Data Well Inner Diameter: 10.3” (26.2cm)
Data Well Height: 27.5" (69.9cm)
Pass-Through Hole Diameter: 8.0" (20.3cm)
Tower Height: 46.0” (116.8cm)
Solar Panels: 3x 71-watts
Weight: 300 lb (136kg)
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Gross Buoyancy: 1250 lb (567kg)
Hull Material: Cross-linked polyethylene foam with polyurea coating & stainless steel deck
Hardware Material: 316 stainless steel
Mooring Attachments: 3x 3/4” eyenuts

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Case Studies

Lighter Buoys Mean Quicker, In-House Responses Lighter Buoys Mean Quicker, In-House Responses

Lighter Buoys Mean Quicker, In-House Responses

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office runs an unusual set of buoys. NOAA’s Chesapeake buoys originated as part of the John Smith Water Trail—a kind of aquatic Appalachian Trail for boaters. Although the buoys are no longer used as interpretive trail markers, they are now part of a larger observing system of 10 full-time stations. Challenge: Weighed down In the past, the team used the AXYS WatchKeeper buoy at these stations—but these buoys weigh in at around 4,500 pounds each, including anchor. This meant that the NOAA team had to contract out all deployments and retrievals. “You don’t have to lift it all at once, but the amounts you do have to lift are heavy, and most of the ships that can do that have a deep draft,” remarks Byron F. Kilbourne, an oceanographer at the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. “The areas that we’re working in are pretty shallow. The bigger boats that can handle that equipment would chew up our annual vessel contract budget in one trip.”

Michigan’s Muskegon Lake Sentinel Michigan’s Muskegon Lake Sentinel

Michigan’s Muskegon Lake Sentinel

In 1985, Muskegon Lake was designated an Area of Concern by the U.S. EPA because of water quality and habitat problems associated with pollution discharged into its waters. The water body, which sits between the eastern shore of Lake Michigan and the Muskegon River, has been the site of remediation work ever since. In line with work to bring the lake back from its status as an Area of Concern, scientists at Grand Valley State University launched a massive data-collection system in spring 2011. Comprised of two buoys and dozens of sensors to measure the lake’s health, the system is cluing researchers in to Muskegon Lake’s dynamics like never before. What’s more, the system is helping scientists at the EPA and elsewhere track the progress of work to restore the lake while giving teachers in nearby schools a real-world example to help their students learn scientific principles.

Real-Time Lake Erie Data Real-Time Lake Erie Data

Real-Time Lake Erie Data

Presque Isle State Park gets more visitors annually than most national parks, and many of those visitors come for the area’s beaches and fishing. Before they get to the sandy, lagoon-spotted area, many check conditions online thanks to a buoy launched by the Regional Science Consortium. Locals from Erie, Pennsylvania who frequent Lake Erie’s waters off Presque Isle use the buoy’s data as well, which reveal changes to wave height and frequency in real time. In addition, visitors to the buoy’s website can view recent 10-second video clips and track weather conditions on the lake. Charter captains use the buoy’s measurements to plan for additional fuel costs when the waters are rough, and recreational boaters rely on its data to spare them the hassle of trailering up to the lake only to find unsafe conditions. Data from the buoy are also contributed to the National Data Buoy Center, which assists the National Weather Service in forecasting