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SmartBay Observatory Deployment April 2017 - May 2018

This is second deployment of the Galway Bay Observatory. 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. The Observatory is equipped with a suite of sensors, these include: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) - Teledyne RDI Workhorse Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe - Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus Acoustic data that have been collected from the Galway Observatory site using an icListen HF Smart Hydrophone Video data is streamed in near-real-time from the observatory and also available for download. A WetLabs ECO-FLNTU is installed on the observatory infrastructure. In addition to the standard suite of instruments, this deployment included a Cathyx Sensor, Kongsberg lights working, AML oceanographic UV light and Wetlabs WQM sensor (Problematic). 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. The purpose of this dataset is to measure and record water currents at the Wave Energy Test Site at an interval of 1m bins through the water column at depth of 25m. These data are used for scientific studies (e.g. Wind and Wave Climate, Marine Technology Development, Water Quality, Noise Environment) and environmental monitoring of the Galway Bay Marine Energy Test Site.

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Date (Publication)
2019-02-08
Date (Revision)
2019-10-23
Date (Creation)
2019-02-08
Citation identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.3285
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Marine Institute

datarequests@marine.ie

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
SeaDataNet device categories
  • CTD
  • current profilers
  • hydrophones
  • salinity sensor
  • water temperature sensor
SeaVoX Platform Categories
  • fixed benthic node
SeaVoX Device Catalogue
  • Ocean Sonics icListen HF hydrophone
  • Sea-Bird SBE 911plus CTD
  • Teledyne RDI 600 kHz broadband ADCP
OGC Simple Feature Types
  • Point
Marine Strategy Framework Directive indicators 2010/477/EU
  • Temporal characteristics of noise having an impact on marine animals
  • Trends in the ambient noise level
  • Physical, hydrological and chemical conditions
  • Dissolved oxygen concentrations
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Sea level
  • Date and time
  • Electrical conductivity of the water column
  • Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
  • Acoustic noise in the water column
  • Salinity of the water column
  • Density of the water column
  • Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
  • Temperature of the water column
Marine Institute Dataset Communities
  • Dataset Collection Activity
Use limitation

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.

Use limitation

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Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:instrument.2821
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Sensor
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:instrument.2836
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Sensor
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:instrument.2937
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Sensor
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:platform.2823
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Platform
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2816
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Collection
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2820
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Collection
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2194
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Collection
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2194
Association Type
Cross reference
Initiative Type
Collection
Spatial representation type
Grid
Language
English
Begin date
2017-04-16
End date
2018-05-17
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Reference system identifier
INSPIRE RS registry / http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
Distribution format
Name Version

ASCII

ASCII

HTML

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://smartbay.marine.ie/data/hydrophones/SBF1622/

ASCII

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://spiddal.marine.ie/data/adcps/TRDI-WHB600Hz-1323/

ASCII

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/spiddal_obs_ctd.html

HTML

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

http://www.marine.ie
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

https://www.smartbay.ie/
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Title

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
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Pass
Yes
Statement

Data supplied by Marine Institute.

Metadata

File identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.3285 XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Collection session
Date stamp
2025-02-21T18:23:40.91894Z
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile

Metadata standard version

1.2

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Marine Institute

datarequests@marine.ie

Point of contact
 
 

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