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Smart Bay project to help spark jobs boom

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Date Published: 07-Aug-2009

A marine research project in Galway Bay that could predict storms, coastal flooding and further gas and oil exploration is one of the key components of the Government’s smart economy strategy for the next ten years.

The so-called Smart Bay project, which is being supported by IBM and Intel, aims to establish Marine Research, Test and Demonstration Platform in Galway Bay.

The first plank of the programme began a year ago with the installation of a series of buoys with sensors attached around the bay. The data collected from the sensors that read oceanographic data such as climate,wave and tide activity and upload data directly to the internet will be analysed using a range of technologies to produce and collate useful marine and coastal information for businesses, researchers, local authorities and beachgoers.

The project could benefit aquaculture, tourism, climate research, fishing and the environment. As well as gaining greater understanding into marine ecosystems, this data will be used for new oil and gas exploration, as well as giving advanced information on coastal flooding, storm surges and rising sea levels.

While only in pilot scheme right now, it will be developed into a full-scale national platform with upgraded fibre and wireless throughout 2010-11. The Smart Bay project is…

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