Studio MekTek, Inc. and our partners are developing new virtual simulator technologies which take advantage of recent findings within the scientific community. Our company has established relationships within the academic field interested in contributing to our Darkwater Technology. We are developing these new navigational technologies which will take advantage of the latest peer-reviewed findings on the subject. Crucial to the development of this new and much improved technology is understanding how end-users perceive their environment for onscreen translations under water. The noted differences observed between the real and virtual environments is critical knowledge in the development of dark water technology which can be used by a multitude of public and private sectors. Our devices and technology will take advantage of the differences noted in the perceived underwater environment which we believe can not only be used to navigate but also entertain.

We have concerns for the lack of technological developments to assist the aquatic research and especially in dark water or deep water scenrarios.  As part of Canada's mandate for clean water, there is focus on the development of new environmental monitoring methodologies and tools. Development of our new 3D navigational technologies would contribute to this very important national agenda for providing clean drinking water to millions of Canadians, every minute, of every day.

Every single person on our planet requires navigational technologies. The earliest navigation tools were not developed by man but rather existed as environmental cues used by man. These environmental cues such as the wind, sun, moon, and stars are mankind's simplest forms of navigational technologies. Our terrestrial and aquatic species, whom live among us, travel or migrate within their environments by utilizing these primitive cues. Since the beginning of time, man has been fascinated with migratory patterns observed among both resident and transient species existing within our environment and we have thus far been very successful at mimicking their patterns. From the beginning of time, mankind has looked to the sky, both bottom up while gazing at the stars and top down while gazing from the cliff of a farmer's look off.

Over the centuries some of mankind's most impressive achievements have been linked to the development of new navigational technologies. From development of the compass which led John Cabot to the Cabot Straight, off the coast of Cape Breton in discovery of Canada, to development of radar which led to the development of the airline industry, to the development of sonar which led to the development of underwater travel, to development of the global positioning system (GPS) which led to development of rapid world trade and shipping capabilities, yes, even one of mankind's greatest achievements, the 1969 moon landing, would not be possible without nav technologies.

Navigational technologies have been at the forefront of both great discoveries and disasters. However, these technologies are largely outdated and growth has stagnated. Recent reports from industry leaders have indicated that the development of new navigational technologies is dependent on new companies thinking outside of the box and outside of the traditional way of thinking when it comes to navigation. When the concept of GPS was designed by the military it was based on earlier technologies which existed as early as the 1940s which was used during World War II. President Ronald Reagan issued a directive making GPS freely available for civilian use, once it was sufficiently developed, as a common good. The first satellite was launched in 1989, and the 24th and last satellite was launched in 1994. Since the launch of GPS there have been fears recently echoed by the US Air Force Space Command which outlined fears that the aging GPS system may not continue to exceed increasing performance standards of its end users. Coupled with the lack of aging technology the GPS industry is faced with its most difficult task of increasing accuracy of its systems based on the General Relativity mode which uses accurate atomic clocks placed in orbit with GPS satellites. There are millions of GPS devices being used worldwide which rely on accurate information. However, GPS technologies are dated and do not bring together environmental data which we consider important to navigation.