ie.marine.data:dataset.2820 eng dataset Marine Institute datarequests@marine.ie pointOfContact 2026-04-20 ISDI Metadata Profile 1.2 10.20393/3447b8db-f06c-48e8-ab58-83c8562bf38c http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857 INSPIRE RS registry SmartBay Observatory ADCP Data (Processed) 2018-10-22 publication 2026-04-20 revision 2018-10-22 creation ie.marine.data:dataset.2820 10/q32r Marine Institute. (2026) SmartBay Observatory ADCP Data (Processed) [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/3447B8DB-F06C-48E8-AB58-83C8562BF38C The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed within the ocean. Installed on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, the observatory uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. Data relating to the marine environment at the site is transferred in real-time from the SmartBay Observatory through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publicly available on the internet. This dataset comprises of processed data that has been collected from the SmartBay Observatory site using a Nortek Signature 500 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) (formerly a Teledyne RDI Workhorse Broadband 600KHz – see history below), which is used to measure water current velocities in the seawater above the observatory. The ADCP is mounted approximately two metres above the seabed, looking up towards the sea surface. Data are collected every minute for 1.0m depth segments or “bins” from approximately 1 metre above the instrument to the surface. This dataset comprises of the processed CSV data files containing the velocity measurements. Practical uses of this dataset include but are not limited to scientists, researchers and marine technologists involved in the area of Physical Oceanography. This is a continuously updating dataset and includes data collected using a now retired sensor. The timeline of sensor use is as follows: Oct 2015 – Nov 2021 - Teledyne RDI Workhorse Broadband 600KHz Dec 2024 – present - Nortek Signature 500 Suggested Citation: Marine Institute. (2026) SmartBay Observatory ADCP Data (Processed) [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/3447B8DB-F06C-48E8-AB58-83C8562BF38C Marine Institute datarequests@marine.ie http://www.marine.ie Marine Institute home page Marine Institute home page originator asNeeded Point OGC Simple Feature Types 2008-06-01 publication Physical, hydrological and chemical conditions Marine Strategy Framework Directive indicators 2010/477/EU 2008-06-01 publication Reference numbers Vertical spatial coordinates Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Date and time Platform or instrument orientation Vertical velocity of the water column (currents) Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Sound velocity and travel time in the water column Temperature of the water column Metadata parameters SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2008-06-01 publication Dataset Marine Institute Dataset Communities 2019-11-18 publication While every effort is made in preparing the dataset no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the Marine Institute for any errors, omissions or misleading information. The Marine Institute accepts no responsibility for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting as a result of a matter contained in this datasets or as a consequence of using this dataset for any purpose whatsoever. A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work. A CC license is used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created. Under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 the following is granted: Rights Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. 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CSV https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/smartbay_obs_adcp.nccsv WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download CSV CSV download http://www.marine.ie WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Marine Institute home page https://www.smartbay.ie/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link SmartBay Ireland dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See the referenced specification true Data supplied by Marine Institute.