Irish Spatial Data Exchange
SmartBay Observatory CTD+Oxygen Data (Raw)
The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean. Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months. This CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and Oxygen Dataset comprises of the raw data that is collected from the Galway Observatory site using an Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe. The sensor measures the temperature and conductivity of the seawater. The conductivity is used to calculate an estimate of the salinity. The pressure exerted by the seawater above is used to calculate the depth of the sensor, and these parameters are also used to estimate the speed of sound within the sea. The Ocean-Seven 304 Plus CTD has also been equipped with a polarographic IDRONAUT dissolved oxygen sensor which measure the dissolved oxygen concentration of the seawater. From the 26th August 2021 a new SeaBird CTD 16CT plus and dissolved Oxygen sensor was deployed and will replace the Idronaut The sensor is deployed on the EMSO Smartbay Cable End Equipment Node in Galway Bay in approx. 25m depth of water. The raw data are stored in txt (ASCII) files generated once a minute with a reading every second. Text files contain ASCII variables separated by tabs. These files may be read by virtually any text editor or spreadsheet program. When interpreted as tabular/spreadsheet data, tabs are equivalent to column divisions, and newline characters are row divisions. For additional information please refer to http://spiddal.marine.ie/data.html None
Suggested Citation: Gaughan, Paul. (2019) SmartBay Observatory CTD+Oxygen Data (Raw). Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/dbqx.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2018-11-05
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-09-30
- Date (Creation)
- 2018-11-05
- Citation identifier
- ie.marine.data:dataset.2837
- Citation identifier
- 10/dbqx
- Other citation details
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Gaughan, Paul. (2019) SmartBay Observatory CTD+Oxygen Data (Raw). Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/dbqx.
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Marine Institute
Originator
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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While every effort is made in preparing the dataset no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the Marine Institute for any errors, omissions or misleading information. The Marine Institute accepts no responsibility for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting as a result of a matter contained in this datasets or as a consequence of using this dataset for any purpose whatsoever.
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- CC%20BY%204.0
- Aggregate Datasetindentifier
- ie.marine.data:dataset.2826
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- Cross reference
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- ie.marine.data:dataset.3774
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- Aggregate Datasetindentifier
- ie.marine.data:dataset.3774
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- Aggregate Datasetindentifier
- ie.marine.data:dataset.3774
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- ie.marine.data:dataset.4756
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- ie.marine.data:dataset.5109
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- Aggregate Datasetindentifier
- ie.marine.data:dataset.5109
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- Grid
- Language
- English
- Begin date
- 2015-10-01
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- ..
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- Reference system identifier
- INSPIRE RS registry / http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
- Distribution format
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Name Version ASCII
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
https://smartbay.marine.ie/data/ctds/ ASCII
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
http://www.marine.ie
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://www.smartbay.ie/
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- Dataset
Conformance result
- Title
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
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See the referenced specification
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- Yes
- Statement
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Data supplied by Marine Institute.
Metadata
- File identifier
- ie.marine.data:dataset.2837 XML
- Metadata language
- English
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- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2021-09-30
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ISDI Metadata Profile
- Metadata standard version
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1.2
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Marine Institute
Point of contact
- Dataset URI
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10.20393/f705606d-ce59-40f3-8483-af8f6634d2ee
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