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and solutions. Clients can access the existing cyber environ-
ment to retrieve performance and monitoring data. A team
of marine, communication and electronic technicians is in
place to offer a range of marine services to all users of the fa-
cility, allowing users to focus on their technology or experi-
ment, instead of investing time with the underlying details of
device integration and deployment. Each project is guided
from initial concept to decommissioning after deployment
and recovery, and beyond to commercialization.
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martBay Ireland (Galway, Ireland) manages Ireland's
marine test facility for the development of innovative
products and services for the global maritime sector. This
includes the trial and validation of novel marine sensors,
prototype equipment and the collection and dissemination
of marine data to national and international users of the fa-
cility.
Surface platforms and subsea facilities are provided for
the demonstration and validation of new marine technology
The Irish Marine National Test
And Demonstration Site in Galway Bay
SmartBay Offers Full Support for Marine Technology R&D;
By Rogério Chumbinho • Niamh Flavin • Diarmuid Ó Conchubhair
Marine-related infrastructures at Galway Bay.