Expandable Seafloor Observatory
OBSEA is a cabled seafloor observatory located 4 km off the Vilanova i la Geltru coast in a fishing protected area. It is connected to the coast by an energy and communications mixed cable (OceanOPS WMO number: 6103565).
- Provides an uninterrupted power supply to the scientific instruments.
- Offers a high bandwidth communication link.
- Real time data is available and problems encountered in battery powered systems are avoided.
- An optical Ethernet network that transmits data continuously to marine sensors connected to the observator.
LATEST NEWS
Is the seabed off Vilanova losing biodiversity?
Published on 2025-07-29
A recent study published in Science of the Total Environment reveals that fish biodiversity and abundance along the coast of Vilanova i la Geltrú have declined significantly over the past decade.
Deployment of landers for monitoring protected areas on the Costa Brava
Published on 2025-07-15
This week marks the start of a campaign to monitor the seafloor using robotic platforms and state-of-the-art sensors. The goal is to collect high-resolution environmental and biological
BRNO Researchers Test Energy Harvester for Drifting Buoys at OBSEA
Published on 2025-07-02
During the week of 16 June, a team of researchers from BRNO University of Technology, led by Professor Zdeněk Hadaš, visited the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
New Developments within the PLOME Project Presented at OCEANS Conference and Exhibition 2025 in Brest
Published on 2025-07-02
Between June 16 and 19, the OCEANS 2025 Conference took place in Brest, France. OCEANS is a major international forum for scientists, engineers, and end-users to present and discuss the latest research results...
Innovation in swordfish fishing: SARTI collaborates with CARBOPESCA on a biometric measurement system
Published on 2025-04-01
Researcher Vicente Parisi, from the SARTI group, has led the development of an innovative biometric measurement system for the swordfish fishery, now operational on board the Nuevo TÃo Juan vessel from the CARBOPESCA fleet.
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OBSEA(ctd)
EUROPEAN PROJECTS
In the OBSEA we are collaborating with interoperability projects to provide the acquired data information using standard protocols.
MERLIN - Demostració de vehicles autònoms intel·ligents multipropòsit de llarga durada per a aplicacions marines
El projecte MERLIN se centra en el desenvolupament i demostració de vehicles de superfÃ...
ONGOING
Deep Discovery
El projecte Deep Discovery és una innovadora iniciativa educativa dissenyada per inspirar la pròxima generació a través de la ciència marina participativa, promovent ...
ONGOING
SunBio - Energia marina sostenible i respectuosa amb la naturalesa amb la florida paral·lela de la biodiversitat, la protecció i la vigilà ncia
El desenvolupament de SUNBIO se centra en aconseguir la millora contÃnua i la sostenibil...
ONGOING
DIGI4ECO - Seguiment ecològic en 4D amb ajuda de bessons digitals de la restauració de zones de pesca delmades
El potencial dels bessons digitals és enorme des d'un punt de vista molt prà ctic: des d...
ONGOING
NATIONAL PROJECTS
CLOSED
GIRASOL II
GIRASOL II
El projecte, GIRASOL II, pretén investigar, desenvolupar i validar els nous conceptes i els millorats del bessó digita...
CLOSED
SLAGREEF
SLAGREEF
L'objectiu principal del projecte serà la fabricació d'esculls artificials per a biòtops marins utilitzant una impres...
ONGOING
SEASLAG
SEASLAG
El projecte SEASLAG es formula amb l’objectiu de valoritzar els subproductes de la indústria siderúrgica, com és lâ...
ONGOING
PLOME
PLOME
PLOME pretén trobar una solució de monitorització que tingui un desplegament senzill i que sigui fà cil de moure d’...
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Technological Development Center of Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems
ADDRESS
Centre Tecnològic de Vilanova i la Geltrú
Rambla Exposició 24 Edifici C
08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)