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
First field test of the benthic crawler Rossia, integrated into OBSEA as part of the DIGI4ECO project
Published on 2025-11-24
On Wednesday, November 19th, we successfully carried out the first field test of the resident benthic crawler Rossia
The UPC in Vilanova hosts the Annual Meeting and General Assembly of the European GEORGE Project
Published on 2025-11-21
The UPC in Vilanova i la Geltrú has hosted this week the annual meeting and General Assembly of the GEORGE project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme.
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DEEP Discovery Days at the Vilanova Campus: connecting marine science with education
Published on 2025-11-04
From 28 to 30 October 2025, the DEEP Discovery Days took place at the UPC Vilanova i la Geltrú Campus (EPSEVG), as part of the Erasmus+ DEEP Discovery project.
The SARTI-UPC group drives the communication network of the new underwater observatory SMART-ME
Published on 2025-10-20
The SARTI Group at the UPC takes part in the national project SMART-ME (Smart Monitoring of Marine Ecosystems), an initiative aimed at promoting the restoration of exploited Mediterranean seafloors
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.
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In the OBSEA we are collaborating with interoperability projects to provide the acquired data information using standard protocols.
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NATIONAL PROJECTS
ONGOING
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SMART-ME
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CLOSED
GIRASOL II
GIRASOL II
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SLAGREEF
SLAGREEF
L'objectiu principal del projecte serà la fabricació d'esculls artificials per a biòtops marins utilitzant una impres...
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SEASLAG
SEASLAG
El projecte SEASLAG es formula amb l’objectiu de valoritzar els subproductes de la indústria siderúrgica, com és lâ...
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Centre Tecnològic de Vilanova i la Geltrú
Rambla Exposició 24 Edifici C
08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)