Fortune Bay Buoy

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SmartAtlantic

The SmartAtlantic Alliance is an initiative of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland's Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) and the Institute for Ocean Recearch Enterprise (IORE) of Halifax. CTec leads the Placentia Bay SmartBay applied ocean observation system on Newfoundland's south coast, with the on-going expansion of the SmartBay initiative to additional ports-of-call around the Province. IORE, under the guidance of the Canadian Marine Pilots' Association (Atlantic region), is leading the operation of meteorological/oceanographic buoys off Herring Cove at the mouth of Halifax harbour in Nova Scotia and off the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick . Recognizing the operational efficiencies and potential collaboration and expansion opportunities presented, CTec and IORE have partnered to unite the SmartBay, Halifax and Saint John initiatives under a new and exciting "SmartAtlantic Alliance" banner; creating the nucleus of a cooperative Atlantic Canada applied ocean observation capacity. The SmartAtlantic Alliance supports operational efficiency, situational awareness and safety in the marine environment and provides an unprecedented level of support to the country's coastal and ocean management efforts. SmartAtlantic Alliance buoy data, weather forecasts and value added information products are freely available at www.SmartAtlantic.ca

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Fortune Bay Buoy

A 3 metre diameter meteorological/oceanographic buoy built by AXYS Environmental Technologies of Sidney, British Columbia. The buoy is located in just North West of Garnish, Fortune Bay, NL in approximately 210 m water depth. The buoy's purpose is to monitor and transmit in near real time meteorological and oceanographic data in support of operational efficiency, safety and situational awareness for marine transportation. The buoy also provides a continuous data feed in support of the Science and R&D community. The buoy is capable of measuring a variety of atmospheric and surface conditions including: wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, water temperature, current speed and direction (0.5 m. depth), wave height, direction and period as well as wave spectral information. The buoy is also equipped with an Aids to Navigation Information System (ATONiS) allowing direct transmittal of the buoy data to a ship's bridge.

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Dates

Metadata Created	September 25, 2020, 19:31 (UTC)
Metadata Updated	September 25, 2020, 19:31 (UTC)
Temporal Extent Begin	June 26, 2019
Temporal Extent End	June 30, 2020
Reference Date(s)	June 26, 2019 (Creation) June 30, 2020 (Revision)

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Field	Value
Ocean Variables	Sea Surface Height Sea Surface Temperature Surface Currents
Scope	dataset
Status	On Going
Dates	Date: 2019-06-26 Type: Creation Date: 2020-06-30 Type: Revision
Maintenance Note
Point of Contact	Name: SmartAtlantic Contact Info Email: SmartBayfoo(at)smartbay.ca Role: Publisher
Responsible Party	Individual Name: Marine Institute Role: Author
Spatial	{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-55.4884533, 47.25085666], [-55.5084533, 47.25085666], [-55.5084533, 47.27085666], [-55.4884533, 47.27085666], [-55.4884533, 47.25085666]]]}
North Bounding Latitude	47.27085666
South Bounding Latitude	47.250856660000004
East Bounding Longitude	-55.5084533
West Bounding Longitude	-55.4884533
Temporal Extent	Begin: 2019-06-26 End: 2020-06-30
Vertical Extent
Default Locale	English
Citation identifier	Code: e373c100-1684-4a6d-894c-da6585e5dbf8
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