MITRE has created a new online network that will improve the accessibility of maritime data and testing resources for businesses and other organizations.
BlueNERVE leverages MITRE’s distributed integration network to connect the nonprofit organization with 11 laboratories and similar institutions across New England, the company announced Friday.
The BlueNERVE Network is powered by MITRE’s NERVE technology, which intends to provides a secure virtual space for research, development and innovation. It features nodes that enable scientists to access data real-time and conduct experiments despite being in different locations. Its central operations will be based at BlueTech Lab, MITRE’s new facility set to open in this year in Bedford, Massachusetts.
The network includes the University of Massachusetts, Northeastern University, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Tufts University, and the University of Rhode Island. It also involves the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport and zero-equity startup accelerator MassChallenge.
“Understanding, exploring, and sustaining our oceans is a collaborative effort that cannot be done alone,” said Richard Murray, deputy director and vice president for science and engineering at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “We’re pleased to join MITRE’s BlueNERVE network as we work together to ensure the ongoing health and welfare of the oceans.”
