Data acquisition system development for EGIM on EMSODEV EU Project

The EMSODEV1 (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-‐
column
Observatory DEVelopment) is a UE project whose general objective is to set up the
full implementation and operation of the EMSO distributed Research Infrastructure
(RI), through the development, testing and deployment of an EMSO Generic Instrument
Module (EGIM). The EGIM module will measure various ocean parameters in a
long-term consistent, accurate and comparable manner. These measurements are
critical to respond accurately to the social and scientific challenges such as climate
change, changes in marine ecosystems, and marine hazards. Here we present the
current status of the EGIM data acquisition system development.