NeXOS (G.A. 614102) - D9.3: Mediterranean Sea Demonstration Report: Report on demonstration of sensor systems in the Mediterranean

This report is Deliverable D9.3 in the NeXOS project. It describes the efforts in demonstrating the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) sensor system and passive acoustic sensors in the Mediterranean Sea (Task 9.3). There have been variations compared to the original program that has affected the demonstration activity in the Mediterranean Sea. First, the original plan to simultaneously equip a fishing vessel with EAF and A2 passive acoustics sensor systems turned out to be unworkable. Consequently, the two systems were demonstrated separately, with the EAF installed on a fishing vessel (MED3) and another version of passive acoustic sensor, the A1.hybrid (i.e., featuring Serial + Ethernet comms), installed on the TeleSenigallia fixed platform (MED1). A further demonstration mission was added, involving the installation of an A2 passive acoustic sensor system in the OBSEA cabled observatory (MED3). The latter replaces the demonstration originally planned in ESTOC (Task 9.1). Demonstrations of the three missions are delivering real-time and near-real time data to the standard OGC Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) based Services, from which data streams are displayed on a SWE data visualization client. They will also be displayed on the screens of the PLOCAN operation room during the final stakeholders day during the last General Assembly. Data are encouraged to be made available through the Global Earth Observation System of Systems without any restrictions (on discovery, access or use).