Current DSM Projects

The DeepSea Monitoring group is involved in the following national and international research projects:

MMinE-SwEEPER

MMinE-SwEEPER will improve the knowledge, skills and capacities for handling naval munitions in the non-military aspect of UXO clearance in Europe. 20 partners from 7 EU countries (Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland and Spain) and 2 associated countries (Norway, UK) contribute their experience and knowledge from the fields of civilian science, military research, coastal/border guard or EOD services as well as industry and intergovernmental organisations. A particular focus in MMinE-SwEEPER is the development of specific technological developments, but also on stakeholder dialogue and the transfer and provision of knowledge within Europe.

Duration: 01.10.2024 - 30.07.2025
Funded by: European Union
Role: Coordination
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MUNI-RISK

MUNI-RISK is a major initiative addressing environmental and safety issues in the Baltic Sea, focusing on submerged munitions and utilizing existing cooperation frameworks in particular within HELCOM and CBSS but also from national and international projects as DAIMON I & II, JPI-O, BASTA, CONMAR, North Sea Wrecks and REMARCO. The main objective is to conclusively establish the risks posed by submerged munitions to better protect our environment and support the maritime industry, ensure sustainable development of the blue economy and introduce green energy practices offshore.

Duration: 01.11.2024 - 30.09.2027
Funded by: European Union
Role: Partner
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ValidITy

The ValidITy project will develop software that uses artificial intelligence and terrain classification dictionaries to detect objects in bathymetric measurement data. The aim is to significantly reduce the cost of data analysis.

Duration: 01.07.2023 - 30.07.2025
Funded by: Helmholtz Initiative and Networking Fund
Role: Coordination
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SAM

In SAM (Smart AUV-based Magnetics), we develop a smart and truly autonomous system for the AUV-based detection of ferrous materials like UXO (UneXploded Ordnance). Based on magnetic in-situ measurements, SAM is capable of creating 3D waypoints or even entire AUV missions completely user-independent. Possible applications are the fully automated detection of off-shore munitions, cable/pipeline tracking, or monitoring sea lanes and harbors.

Duration: 01.07.2023 - 31.06.2025
Funded by: Helmholtz Initiative and Networking Fund
Role: Coordination
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CONMAR

The overarching aim of CONMAR is to integrate existing and relevant datasets on historic marine munitions, to combine expertise and knowledge of German marine science organizations, governmental bodies and private sector, to advance our scientific understanding of the role and fate of marine munition in the environment, and provide policy solutions for monitoring and remediation actions in consultation with stakeholders.

Duration: 01.12.2021 - 30.11.2024 (1st phase)
Duration: 01.12.2024 - 30.11.2027 (2nd phase)
Funded by: BMBF and Federation of Northern German States
Role: Coordination
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Marispace-X

Marispace-X will create a digital maritime data space based on data sovereignty, security, interoperability and modularity of Gaia-X. It provides new ways in maritime big data processing and analysis of sensor data across Edge, Fog and Cloud Computing. The DSM group provides expertise to MARISPACE-X use case 'Munition in the sea'. The use case aims for realizing significant improvements in the analysis and management of data for munitions recovery through new developments in cloud, edge, and fog computing. This includes the transfer of novel intelligent analytics
into a secure and scalable cloud environment as well as Gaia-X compliant implementation of federated identity and trust services for the security-critical ordnance domain.

Duration: 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024
Funded by: BMWK
Role: Partner
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MOSES

MOSES is an observing system of the Helmholtz Association, developed by the Helmholtz Centres in the research field “Earth and Environment”. It comprises highly flexible and mobile observation modules which are specifically designed to investigate the interactions of short-term events and long-term trends across Earth compartments. Heat waves, hydrological extremes, ocean eddies and permafrost thaw will be in the focus of the event-oriented observation and research initiative.

Funded by: Helmholtz Innovation and Networking Fund
Role: Partner
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MarDATA

The Helmholtz School for Marine Data Science (MarDATA) is a graduate school, financed by the Helmholtz Association. It aims to define and educate a new type of “marine data scientists” by introducing and embedding researchers from computer sciences and mathematics into ocean sciences, covering a broad range from supercomputing and modelling, (bio)informatics, robotics, to statistics and big data methodologies. Researchers from the German leading institutes for marine research, the GEOMAR and the Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, will jointly educate and supervise doctoral (PhD) candidates together with information & data science specialists from their partner universities in Kiel (Kiel University) and Bremen (Universität Bremen and Jacobs University).

Duration: since 2019
Funded by: Helmholtz
Role: Partner
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