GEORGE project

The Sailbuoy autonomous surface ocean measurement platform was deployed yesterday off the coast of Ireland.

The platform is equipped with #CaPASOS, a system for CO₂ measurements developed and optimised in GEORGE🌊

@exeter.ac.uk @icos-ri.eu

Recordings of the side events hosted by GEORGE partners at #UNOC3 are now available on the #EUDigitalPavilion website 💻

➡️ View the recordings here: www.digitaloceanpavilion.eu/content/the-...

🚢 The expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain site, where new sensors and samplers developed in GEORGE were tested, concluded a week ago.

Learn more about the scientific aims of the expedition and future plans in a @noc.ac.uk blog post 👉 blogs.noc.ac.uk/jc278-pap-oc...

GEORGE partners @icos-ri.eu and @euro-argo.eu hosted successful side events at UN Ocean Conference, discussing global ocean observation gaps, the #Argo programme, tech innovations and climate policy. #UNOC3

➡️ Read more: george-project.eu/2025/06/25/t...

The RRS James Cook has returned to Southampton, marking the end of a 24-day expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, where GEORGE technologies tested in deep-sea conditions. Welcome back, everyone! 🚢

Over the coming months, the GEORGE teams will be analysing the data. Stay tuned for more updates!

Good news for data quality: GEORGE has developed a sampler for validating autonomous inorganic carbon measurements over long deployments. Last week at the PAP site in NE Atlantic, samplers were installed on a buoy for their 1st real-world test. Samples will be preserved for months for lab analysis💧

Last week, the EMSO Generic Instrument Module (EGIM) seabed lander was successfully deployed at the PAP site in NE Atlantic, with new TA, DIC, pH & pCO₂ sensors developed & optimised in GEORGE. The EGIM was lowered to 4,850 m, where it will remain for a year to perform autonomous measurements 🌊

News from the PAP site in the Northeast Atlantic 🌊Two #SEAEXPLORER gliders, fitted with new TA and pH sensors developed in GEORGE, have been profiling the water to 1000 m for the past 11 days. Data are being validated against ship and mooring sensors. Recovery planned for tomorrow, 17 June 🚢👏

GEORGE contributed to several side events at UN Ocean Conference. Our panel events delved into autonomous observing technologies, mCDR, and need of quality ocean carbon data. Thank you to everyone involved for a successful week! 🌊 #UNOC3 #UNOceanConference #HorizonEurope

@biogeosensing.bsky.social team has been celebrating #WordOceansDay 🌊 Team members were at the @noc.ac.uk #OpenDay while others have been testing new technology on board of #RRSJamesCook 🚢 @george-project.bsky.social @ifremer.bsky.social #Alseamar

Updates from the GEORGE crew in the Northeast Atlantic! 🚢 The #RSSJamesCook has reached the PAP site and teams have prepared the #Seaexplorer glider and #Argo profiling floats for deployment. Last minute checks have also been done on the PAP mooring buoy and fixed ocean station sampler. @noc.ac.uk

Deep-sea science expedition embarks on 40th voyage RRS James Cook embarks to study the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, monitoring life at depths of 5,000m.

GEORGE technologies are featured in a BBC report covering the expedition to the PAP site. The piece touches on the importance of measuring throughout the entire water column. GEORGE addresses this through creating technology for multiple autonomous platforms. @noc.ac.uk
➡️ www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚢 The RRS James Cook departed on Friday for the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, where new autonomous sensors from the GEORGE project will be tested together in the deep sea for the first time. Bon voyage! 🌊

➡️ Read more: george-project.eu/2025/05/28/n...

#HorizonEU #AutonomousSensors @noc.ac.uk

👋Bon voyage to all on board the RRS James Cook who departed today on a major scientific expedition, marking 40 yrs of cutting-edge science at one of the world’s most unique deep ocean scientific observatories!

@ukri.org @george-project.bsky.social

noc.ac.uk/news/noc-exp...

Big news! 🌊 GEORGE is starting a major deployment of novel measurement sensors for ocean carbonate measurements at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP) in the Northeast Atlantic. The deployment, led by @noc.ac.uk, will last for a full year.
👉Read the full story: george-project.eu/2025/05/28/n...

🌊 Join us on 12 June in Nice, France, for an off-site side event of the UN Ocean Decade Conference! #UNOC3

🗓️14:00–16:00
📍Théâtre de la Semeuse
Hosted by @icos-ri.eu, #JPIOceans & @oceanfrontier.bsky.social

The event is open for all - read more & register now: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

Final prep is underway for a major GEORGE deployment at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain this June! New TA, DIC & pH sensors have been added to the EMSO Generic Instrument Module which will be deployed at to 5 km depth for a year 🌊 @ifremer.bsky.social

Read more about #EGIM: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

Join our side events at UN Ocean Decade Conference 2025! 🌊 GEORGE partners @icos-ri.eu and @euro-argo.eu are hosting side events in the conference Green Zone, which is open to the public.

➡️ Read more and register: lnkd.in/dp7Fbagh

#UNOC #UNOceanDecade #EUDigitalOceanPavilion

Interested in new developments in ocean carbon measurements? Colleagues in the KADI Project are hosting a webinar on 16 May, presenting a recent case study in Africa.

Find out more: kadi-project.eu/surface-ocea...

Great poster by GEORGE partners @ostseeforschung.bsky.social, @geomarkiel.bsky.social and colleagues at #EGU25: OneArgo’s bridging role in ocean CO2 observations – The Baltic Sea pilot case.

See the full abstract: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

We have concluded our daily lunch talks at the ENVRI Community booth (64-65) with a focus on marine science!

Thanks to you and @george-project.bsky.social, @euro-argo.eu, @amrit-eu.bsky.social, #EMSOERIC, #SeaDataNet, and @bluecloud2026.bsky.social.

Our presence at #EGU25: envri.eu/envri-at-egu...

Quite the crowd at the #EGU25 ENVRI Community booth for Janne-Markus Rintala's Lunch talk about GEORGE project.

Thank you to the @envri.bsky.social for the opportunity to introduce our project and highlight our work on ocean observation technologies!
@egu.eu @icos-ri.eu @euro-argo.eu #Emso

GEORGE was presented today at #EGU25 by project coordinator Janne-Markus Rintala, who presented some of the project's recent achievements in autonomous sensors and ocean observing platforms.

Catch us this week at the @envri.bsky.social community booth to continue the discussion!

Heading to #EGU25 next week? Catch GEORGE coordinator Janne-Markus Rintala at two sessions to learn about our work in improving autonomous ocean observations.

🗓️ Mon 28 Apr, 10:50 – Room 2.24
🗓️ Thu 1 May, 12:45 – ENVRI Booth (64&65) @envri.bsky.social

Read more: george-project.eu/2025/03/21/g...

@icos-ri.eu @euro-argo.eu @noc.ac.uk @sorbonne-universite.fr @exeter.ac.uk @ingvterremoti.bsky.social @marineinst.bsky.social @vliznews.bsky.social @helsinki.fi @socib.es @geomarkiel.bsky.social @ostseeforschung.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @ulpgc.es

GEORGE is a #HorizonEurope funded project that brings together 28 European partners to advance autonomous #ocean observations. Together, we improve #biogeochemical ocean observations for better science and decision-making. 🌊

Find out more in the video below.

GEORGE is excited to be part of the #ENVRI community booth at #EGU25, along with several marine RIs and projects. Join us on 1st May to hear the GEORGE coordinator present some of the key technology innovations of the project.

➡️ See the agenda for the ENVRI Lunch Talks: envri.eu/egu25-lunch-...

One week left to apply for the Technical Forum II, a unique #training opportunity for #marine RI scientists, technicians, and engineers. Deadline for applications is 14 April.

Last year's training received excellent feedback from participants. Learn more: george-project.eu/2025/03/26/a...

New scientific article by @noc.ac.uk, funded in part by GEORGE, presents advancements in Total Alkalinity (TA) measurements.

The authors have developed a submersible sensor capable of autonomous, direct measurements at full ocean depths.

➡️ Read more: george-project.eu/2025/04/03/n...

🌊8th Euro-Argo Science Meeting - CALL FOR ABSTRACT open! Are you using #argofloats data in your activities? We want to hear from you!

👉 www.euro-argo.eu/News-Meetings/Meetings/Euro-Argo-Users-Meetings/8th-Euro-Argo-Science-Meeting/Call-for-abstract

📅 Deadline for submission: 🔹April 25th🔹