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GEORGE is a Horizon Europe-funded project that develops novel technologies to improve ocean observations. http://george-project.eu
Great discussions at the GEORGE annual meeting in Vilanova i la Geltrú - celebrating this year’s progress and looking ahead to data interoperability, new technologies, Technical Forum III and Med demo cruise. 🌊

Thanks to all partners and to Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC) for hosting!
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The second GEORGE Technical Forum was successfully organised at @vliz.be between 6 and 10 October.
The interactive, hands-on training brought together 32 participants and 11 sensor experts.💡

👉 Read more: george-project.eu/2025/10/22/g...
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
GEORGE is teaming up with the ENVRINNOV to co-host a webinar on 22 October. Join us for a morning of insightful presentations and a panel discussion exploring the latest innovations in marine and freshwater measurement techniques.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/hZh250X9HO8

October 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
That’s a wrap on GEORGE Technical Forum II! 💥A week of learning, collaboration & exploring new sensors with 32 participants + 11 experts from 11 countries.

Huge thanks to @vliz.be for hosting & to all training partners for the sessions. See you in 2026 for Technical Forum III!
October 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The GEORGE Technical Forum is wrapping up today with conversations around data. The participants were introduced to QuinCe, a quality control software by @icos-ri.eu. 💻

Any institution can access QuinCe for quality control of pCO2 data. 🌊

👉 Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/event/1274
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Day 4 at the GEORGE Technical Forum! It’s been a packed and insightful week here at @vliz.be for both participants and sensor demonstrators 💡 Alongside the sessions, a professional camera crew has been filming video tutorials for the GEORGE online training platform. More on that later! @icos-ri.eu
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The second day of the GEORGE Technical Forum featured a visit to the VLIZ Marine Robotics Lab, a knowledge hub for autonomous marine systems, including the USVs Adhemar and Gobelijn. Many thanks to the @vliz.be team for showcasing these impressive technologies!
October 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hello from the GEORGE Technical Forum at
@vliz.be! 👋 🚢 Day 2 kicked off with hands-on practical sessions. Over the next days, participants will explore the latest technologies and engage directly with experts from #4HJena, ClearWater Sensors, @noc.ac.uk, @exeter.ac.uk & @icos-ri.eu
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The second onsite training session of GEORGE, focusing on sensors, has kicked off today at @vliz.be!

The event brings together technicians, engineers and scientists from European marine RIs - EMSO, @euro-argo.eu & @icos-ri.eu. 🌊🤝

Read more: george-project.eu/2025/10/06/t...
October 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
GEORGE partner @icos-ri.eu has published the results of the largest intercomparison study of its kind, comparing 27 instruments used for surface ocean pCO₂ measurements, including some that are now being further developed and optimised in GEORGE.

Read more: george-project.eu/2025/09/30/i...
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sailbuoy, a platform for surface ocean measurements equipped with the #CaPASOS sensor, was successfully recovered in Ireland by teams at Marine Institute! The platform had been measuring pCO2 autonomously for 2,5 months, travelling more than 1 000 km ⛵🌊 Congrats to all! @exeter.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sailbuoy, a platform for surface ocean measurements equipped with the #CaPASOS sensor, was successfully recovered in Ireland by teams at Marine Institute. The platform had been measuring pCO2 autonomously for 2,5 months, travelling more than 1000 km ⛵🌊 Congrats to everyone involved!

@exeter.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Scientists in the GEORGE project have developed an autonomous sensor for monitoring total alkalinity (TA), an essential parameter of the ocean carbonate system that until now could not be monitored autonomously.

Learn more: george-project.eu/2025/04/03/n...
September 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New study alert! The ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre has conducted a major intercomparison study, testing 27 different pCO2 instruments under controlled conditions. Congratulations to Tobias Steinhoff et al. on publishing this important work!

👉Read more: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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
July 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚢 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...
June 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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...
June 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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💧
June 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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 🌊
June 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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 🚢👏
June 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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
June 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🚢 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
June 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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...
May 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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...
May 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM