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Smart Buoy Deployment – Arabian Gulf

First smart metocean buoy activated at King Fahd Industrial Port as part of a sovereign national plan deploying 35 buoys.

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Client
General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA) & Mawani
construction
Contractor
GEOSA Ocean Observation Network
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Location
King Fahd Industrial Port & Offshore Corridors
schedule
Timeline
First Buoy Activated / 35 Buoy Rollout
payments
Est. Value
National Ocean Monitoring Network

description Project Overview

Equipped with solar arrays, meteorological weather stations, water quality sensors, wave radars, and satellite/cellular telemetry. Delivers real-time wave height, wind vector, sea temperature, and salinity data into the national marine network.

engineering Technical Specifications

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network target
35 Smart Buoys
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first location
King Fahd Industrial Port Jubail
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telemetry
Satellite Iridium & 4G/5G

satellite_alt Survey & Geomatics Relevance

Projects of this scale and category typically require comprehensive surveying disciplines including:

  • chevron_right Offshore Geotechnical Investigation (Borehole / CPT)
  • chevron_right Geophysical Seabed Characterization
  • chevron_right Coastal Bathymetric Baseline Mapping
  • chevron_right UXO & Magnetometer Clearance Survey
  • chevron_right As-Laid Cable & Pipeline ROV Survey

Project At a Glance

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Client
General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA) & Mawani
construction
Contractor
GEOSA Ocean Observation Network
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Location
King Fahd Industrial Port & Offshore Corridors
schedule
Timeline
First Buoy Activated / 35 Buoy Rollout
domain
Category
Marine Survey & Geotechnical
payments
Value Estimate
National Ocean Monitoring Network
Project Status
Active Operations
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