RBR - News

New Matlab tools for RBR users

Ottawa, Ontario (March 22^nd, 2013) - RBR Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of the new utility RSKtools for Matlab users.   You can read the logger data file (RSK) from any programming language that supports SQLite.  All you need to know is the schema of our table structure. As an example to get you started, we are happy to provide a set of M files for Matlab that handle opening, extracting subsets of data, and plotting the results from RSK files

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Highlight your measurements with the new RBRsolo T

Ottawa, Ontario (October 12^th, 2012) - RBR Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of the new RBRsolo T: RBR’s smallest, lightest, and most versatile single channel logger. Tested in harsh environments to ensure performance, the RBRsolo T provides reliable temperature measurements even in the most unpredictable conditions. The RBRsolo T is ideal for long term deployments, bore holes, extreme environments, or anywhere where size is a concern.

Even though the RBRsolo T is small in size, there is no need to sacrifice when it comes to deployment performance. The RBRsolo T can take up to 20M readings on a single battery, samples up to 2Hz, provides 3 years of sampling at 5 second intervals, has a depth rating of 1700m, and uses true USB data download for speed and convenience.

The RBRsolo T is also extremely accurate. The logger is equipped with a pressure-protected thermistor which has a 0.8 second time constant, providing reliability under varying deployment conditions (initial accuracy ±0.002 °C). The temperature logger offers exceptional stability; drift is typically less than 0.002°C per year. Along with the logger’s numerous features, the RBRsolo T is available for an affordable price, making the RBRsolo T the perfect instrument for your upcoming project!

Greg Johnson, RBR President, stated: “The RBRsolo T is a carefully designed precision thermometer. Not only are the measurement specifications top-flight but the deployment autonomy is exceptional. The entire team at RBR are very proud of our newest creation”.

RBR Ltd. (www.rbr-global.com) is a private company based in Ottawa, Canada, with 35 years of experience delivering superior submersible data loggers, recorders, sondes, controllers and sensors for unparalleled measurement of water quality. Oceanographic instruments of the finest caliber are designed and manufactured in Ottawa, for use around the world. RBR Ltd. offers sensors for precise measurement of temperature, depth, and conductivity as well as a multitude of specialized sensors for oceanographic, freshwater, cryospheric, estuarine and coastal monitoring.

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RBR - Lease more than just data loggers

Ottawa, Ontario (August 20^th, 2012) – RBR is pleased to announce that its Atlantic office, RBR Atlantic, now offers a variety of RBR products for lease. RBR Atlantic’s lease pool has more than just oceanographic data loggers; the RBR thermistor string (XR-420), salinometer (MS-315e), and inductive mooring line modem (MLM) are also available for lease.

RBR appreciates that there are many elements involved in arranging a successful project and at times budgets are limited or project funding can be delayed. Leasing of instrumentation is one means of resolving this. Leasing provides direct access to the latest technology without high capital costs. To further assist with the technical aspects of instrument deployment, RBR Atlantic also offers in-field and field-planning services.

The instrumentation lease period is a minimum of two weeks, but with lease-to-buy options, lease periods of a year or longer might suit your project requirements. With RBR data loggers, customers also have their choice of various sensor combinations – temperature, depth, pH, DO, conductivity, fluorometer, etc. The list is seemingly endless. See RBR website for additional sensor information.

Doug Schillinger, Oceanographer with RBR Atlantic stated: “Having been involved in many projects over the past 15 years, I know how valuable “just one more” instrument can be. RBR Atlantic's lease pool provides our customers with access to a full range of instruments to complement or complete your project needs”.

RBR Ltd. (www.rbr-global.com) is a private company based in Ottawa, Canada, with 35 years of experience delivering superior submersible data loggers, recorders, sondes, controllers and sensors for unparalleled measurement of water quality. Oceanographic instruments of the finest caliber are designed and manufactured in Ottawa, for use around the world. RBR Ltd. offers sensors for precise measurement of temperature, depth, and conductivity as well as a multitude of specialized sensors for oceanographic, freshwater, cryospheric, estuarine and coastal monitoring.

For more information, contact Emily MacPherson at RBR (+1.613.599.8900) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Director James Cameron dives deep with the RBR DR-1050

Ottawa, Ontario (June 14th, 2012) - RBR Ltd. is proud to be part of the historic first solo deep dive into the Mariana Trench by James Cameron. The Avatar film director descended to the deepest-known point on Earth through a joint expedition with National Geographic and Rolex, named “Deepsea Challenge.” Cameron's Expedition relied on a manned submersible and two unmanned free vehicles known as "landers". The landers made scouting dives for the submersible, and independent dives for scientific sampling and measurement.

Cameron's primary goal was to gain greater insight into the largely unexplored abyss at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, while bringing attention to the technologies now available to explore below 6000m. Cameron plunged to the depth of 35,756 feet (10898 meters) to gather research samples for marine biology, geology and marine chemistry. Using the RBR depth recorder the DR-1050 (titanium), the director was able to capture data on pressure to verify his record-breaking deep dive, and to correlate with high definition stereo images of the life forms and geologic features found at extreme depths.

The Challenger Deep is located in the Mariana Trench 200nm southwest of Guam. It is the deepest part of the world’s oceans. According to the mission organized by National Geographic, Cameron’s journey to the down to the bottom of the Trench took two hours and 36 minutes, and an astonishing 90 minute rise time. He spent more than 3 hours surveying the bottom.

The DR-1050 is a small (38mm diameter, 220mm long), self-contained, submersible depth or pressure recorder. Pressure measurements are made to 24-bit resolution. The DR-1050 is calibrated to an accuracy of ±0.05 % full scale using NIST traceable standards.

Kevin Hardy, who designed, built, and operated Cameron's unmanned Landers, perfected his craft during 36 years at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD in San Diego. The new free vehicles were outfitted with sensors and samplers, including RBR's DR-1050 (titanium), especially adapted for the extreme depths of the Challenger Deep. The ocean engineer noted, “Your devices performed brilliantly. They were tremendously helpful in post-dive analysis to determine fall rate, bottom time, release time, and rise rate. I wish more of our gear worked as effortlessly as your pressure logger…I'm just delighted you were able to push the boundaries of your sensor systems to reach the deepest depths with James Cameron and myself.”

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean and earth science research, education, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans and earth.

RBR Ltd. (www.rbr-global.com) is a private company based in Ottawa, Canada, with 35 years of experience delivering superior submersible data loggers, recorders, sondes, controllers and sensors for unparalleled measurement of water quality. Oceanographic instruments of the finest caliber are designed and manufactured in Ottawa, for use around the world. RBR Ltd. offers sensors for precise measurement of temperature, depth, and conductivity as well as a multitude of specialized sensors for oceanographic, freshwater, cryospheric, estuarine and coastal monitoring.

For more information, contact Emily MacPherson at RBR (+1.613.599.8900) / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it