SOOP

SOOP supports the development of new instruments, specifically modular sensors. These sensors can be deployed on non-scientific vessels, such as private sailboats, to collect oceanographic and climate-relevant data.

The SailingBox is a flexible, miniaturized and pumped measurement system developed at Hereon, following the OSBK principle and used on sailing boats and yachts. The system will be further co-developed with industry partners within SOOP. Image: Hereon

The collected data will be made available on a jointly operated digital platform. These data can be used to create models of the ocean that simulate, for example, temperature, salinity, currents and other parameters. In this way, the scientists can provide indications of the state of the oceans and devise effective early warning systems.

In Work Package 3, we focus on technology development of a modular open source building kit (OSBK) for instrument systems, and on applications of this building kit for the field of ocean research with a focus on citizen science.

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