Data Collection, Logging, Display and Distribution Data handling for the ship's standard instrumentation is accomplished by the Athena data collection, logging, display and distribution system. The capabilities of this system are extensive and it can be expanded to incorporate sensors provided by the science party. All laboratories and many potential sensor locations have cabling installed to facilitate expansion of this type. Data is logged on Mike, and is available via the ship's network. A complete description of the Athena capabilities may be found in a separate section.
Disk space is sufficient for most cruises, but is limited.
If you plan to generate a large amount of data, please bring your own machine. The system console is not generally available for science use, but Mike's resources can be accessed via the network. There are a number of preconfigured accounts on the Sparc 5 for transient users. Mike has a cd recorder and 4mm tape drive. This machine's clock is disciplined by a GPS receiver and is configured as a network time server.