European Seas Observatory NETwork

Project Information

ESONET

Grant agreement ID: 36851

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2007

End date 28 February 2011

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 13 990 579,00

EU contribution € 7 000 000,00

Coordinated by

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER
France

Objective

The aim of ESONET is to create an organisation capable of implementing, operating and maintaining a network of ocean observatories in deep waters around Europe from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea connected to shore with data and power links via fibre optic cables. The fundamental scientific objective is to make continuous real-time observations of environmental variables over decadal, annual, seasonal, diel and tidal time scales.

Constant vigilance will allow resolution of quasi-instantaneous hazardous events such as slides, earthquakes, tsunamis and benthic storms. ESONET will form a sub sea segment of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) with sensors extending from the sub sea floor, through the water column to sub-surface sensors providing calibration of satellite borne sensors. ESONET brings together leading oceanographic and geosciences institutes in Europe together with universities, industry and regional agencies.

It will provide integration across disciplines from geosciences, through physical, chemical and biological oceanography to technologies of instrumentation, cables, data processing and archiving. Jointly executed research will demonstrate functioning observatories at several cabled and non-cabled sites around Europe. Existing deep-sea cables installed for neutrino telescopes will be utilised in the Mediterranean sea and shallower tests sites will be established elsewhere.

Principles of sensor management, calibration, metadata and data quality will be establish ed with real-time dissemination and generation of hazard warning. ESONET will run a training and education program through courses, scholarships, exchange of personnel between participating institutes, and outreach to the general public.

Dissemination will also include a web portal, with links to the INSPIRE Geo-Portal, and with all sub sea observatory projects worldwide, enabling the widest possible access to information.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › marine biology
• natural sciences › physical sciences › theoretical physics › particle physics › neutrinos
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › oceanography
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › fibre optics
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science › data processing

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2005-3.VI.1.1 - European underwater ocean observatory system

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-GLOBAL-4
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Funding Scheme

NoE - Network of Excellence

Coordinator

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 155 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau ; ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (43)

INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Place Jussieu 4 ; PARIS
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CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3, rue Michel-Ange ; PARIS
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SOPAB BREST

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3 Rue Dupleix ; BREST
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KONSORTIUM DEUTSCHE MEERESFORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Markgrafenstr. 37 ; BERLIN
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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Vigna Murata 605 ; ROMA
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CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 ; ROMA
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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE

Italy

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• Address: Via Enrico Fermi, 40 ; FRASCATI
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TECNOMARE SPA - SOCIETA PER LO SVILUPPO DELLE TECNOLOGIE MARINE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: San Marco 3584 ; VENEZIA
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NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue ; SWINDON WILTHSHIRE
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HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 47th km Athens - Sounio Av., Mavro Lithari ; ANAVISSOS ATTIKI
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FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vassilika Vouton ; 1385 HERAKLION
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STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ONDERZOEK DER ZEE

Netherlands

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• Address: Landsdiep 4 ; DEN HOORN TEXEL
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MARINE INSTITUTE

Ireland

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• Address: Rinville, Oranmore ; GALWAY
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UNIVERSIDADE DOS ACORES

Portugal

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• Address: Rua da Mae de Deus ; PONTA DELGADA
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UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE

Portugal

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• Address: Campus da Penha ; FARO
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FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Campo Grande, Edificio C7, 1 Piso ; LISBOA
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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

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• Address: Calle Serrano 117 ; MADRID
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UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE

Norway

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• Address: Breivika ; TROMSOE
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STIFTELSEN NORGES GEOTEKNISKE INSTITUTT

Norway

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• Address: Sognsveien 72 ; OSLO
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STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR FJERNMAALING

Norway

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• Address: Thormoehlensgate, 47 ; 5006 BERGEN
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UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

Belgium

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• Address: Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 ; BRUXELLES
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GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

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• Address: Vasaparken ; GOETEBORG
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STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

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• Address: Universitetsvaegen 10 ; STOCKHOLM
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BEUTH HOCHSCHULE FUR TECHNIK BERLIN-UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Germany

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• Address: Luxemburger strasse 10 ; BERLIN
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INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bulgaria

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• Address: Parvi Maj Street, 40 ; VARNA
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ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI

Türkiye

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rektorluk Binasi, Ayazaga Kampusu, Maslak ; ISTANBUL
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BOGAZICI UNIVERSITESI

Türkiye

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rectorate Bebek ; ISTANBUL
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DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITESI

Türkiye

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Baku Bulvari 100 ; INCIRALTI - IZMIR
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ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS SAS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 12, rue de la Baume ; PARIS
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FUGRO ENGINEERS BV

Netherlands

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• Address: Veurse Achterweg 10 ; LEIDSCHENDAM
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SLR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING (IRELAND) LIMITED

Ireland

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• Address: 7 Dundrum Business Park, Windy Arbour ; DUBLIN
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SERCEL SA

France

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• Address: 16 rue Bel Air ; CARQUEFOU
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NKE SA

France

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• Address: Rue Gutemberg, Zoning industriel Kerandre ; HENNEBONT
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GURALP SYSTEMS LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3 Midas House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston ; READING - BERKSHIRE
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ALTRAN TECHNOLOGIES

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 58 boulevard Gouvrion Saint-Cyr ; PARIS
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SIS SENSOREN INSTRUMENTE SYSTEME GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Muehlenkoppel 12 ; KLAUSDORF
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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

United Kingdom

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• Address: King's College ; ABERDEEN
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NORDDEUTSCHE SEEKABELWERKE GMBH

Germany

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• Address: Kabelstrasse 9-11 ; NORDENHAM
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TESEO SRL

Italy

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• Address: Via G. Bertoni, 5 ; CATANIA
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SEND SIGNAL ELEKTRONIK GMBH

Germany

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• Address: Rostocker Strasse 20 ; HAMBURG
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MEDICION AMBIENTAL SLNE

Spain

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• Address: C/LEON Y CASTILLO 25 ; TELDE
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CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO TECNOLOGICA DO ALGARVE

Portugal

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• Address: University of Algarve, Campus da Penha ; FARO
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SEND OFF-SHORE ELECTRONICS GMBH

Germany

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• Address: Rostocker Strasse 20 ; HAMBURG
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