Eurofleet

Programme and presentations

Presentations of 15 minutes with 5 minutes spare for some direct questions

13.30 – 13.40 hours
Registration
13.40 – 13.55 hours
Introduction by Dick M.A. Schaap – MARIS (Netherlands)
(short intro about Eurofleets, SWE importance and cooperation between several EU projects; programme of the Workshop; aims of the Workshop to establish dialogue with other interested parties, including industry, in particular manufacturers of platforms and instruments);
13.55 – 14.15 hours
The Eurofleets2 on board data management system (EARS) development by Jordi Sorribas – CSIC (Spain)
(development of EARS for research vessels with functions and modular components; illustration how SWE standards will streamline the data flow from shipborne instruments to EARS to the shore; short explanation of developed profiles for selected instruments)
14.15 – 14.35 hours
Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards by Simon Jirka – 52North (Germany), presented by Joaquin del Rio - Universitat Politθcnica de Catalunya (Spain)
(SWE, its components (SensorML, O&M, SOS), PUCK for automatic configuration, state of the art and examples)
14.35 – 14.55 hours
Importance of Controlled Vocabularies by Alexandra Kokkinaki – NERC-BODC (United Kingdom)
(importance of vocabularies; SeaDataNet NVS services; ongoing developments as part of the SenseOcean project)
14.55 – 15.25 hours
Break for refreshments
15.25 – 15.45 hours
The X-Domes project by Janet Fredericks – WHOI (USA)
(the X-Domes project, its objectives and activities)
15.45 – 16.05 hours
Presentation by Elena Partescano – OGS (Italy)
(presentation of the pilot with SWE for observation platform(s) in the Adriatic sea)
16.05 – 16.25 hours
Presentation by Paolo D’Angelo – ETT (Italy)
(the Schema project with involvement of industry, SWE application, and links to the European EMODnet Physics portal giving overview and access to metocean data streams)
16.25 – 17.00 hours
Panel discussion and wrap-up by Dick M.A. Schaap – MARIS (Netherlands)