Subic Bay, located in the Philippines on the western coast of Luzon Island, is a natural deep-water harbor renowned for its historical, economic, and ecological significance. Once a strategic military outpost, Subic Bay gained prominence as a U.S. naval base, serving as a key location during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The base was returned to the Philippines in 1992 and was transformed into the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), fostering economic growth and tourism in the region.
It is still to this day a strategic and busy sea port, partly due to the Freeport Zone. The Subic Bay Port Authority are responsible for :-
- Overseeing the operations of Subic Bay’s ports, including cargo handling, shipping, and logistics services.
- Ensuring smooth maritime traffic, port security, and compliance with international shipping standards.
SMBA Port Authority Central Monitoring Station
The zone covers an area of 67,452 hectares, and has many remote forested areas. In several of these remote areas radar stations are located for tracking the movement of ships in and out of the bay. The Port Authority required a centralized monitoring of these remote sites, ensuring they are operational. AKCP, through their partner in the Philippines, Northwind Communications and Electronics (Northwind CEI) were commissioned to provide a monitoring system for these radar station sites. The monitoring system includes
- Temperature and humidity monitoring of the racks and shelters
- Rope water detection sensors for flood alerts
- Fuel tank monitoring for backup generator fuel tanks
- Battery monitoring for backup generator starter battery
- Power monitoring for IT racks in the shelters
SBMA Remote radar site
Each site was equipped with an SPX+ device with 8 sensor ports (SPX8) as well as a dual temperature and humidity sensor (THS00) rope water detector (RWSC10) and tank depth pressure sensor (TDPS2). For the battery monitoring a BATTMON sensor with 100 Amp CT was utilized. Power monitoring of the racks is through the ILPM.
SPX+ installed at remote radar site
