Updates
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Issues Call for Proposals
A call for proposals for EU action grants in the field of “Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways” under the Digital strand of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has been released.
LEA Releases Atlantic SMART CAM Technical Requirements
Portugal’s Listening to the Earth under the Atlantic (LEA) team, which includes the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), and Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), released a comprehensive and detailed document describing the requirements for the Atlantic SMART CAM system.
SMART Cables Featured in AGU’s Eos
SMART Cables were featured in the American Geophysical Union’s science news magazine, Eos. The article is entitled, “Making Underwater Cables SMART with Sensors.”
Portuguese Council of Ministers Approves Initial Atlantic sMART CAM Funding
The Council of Ministers authorized expenses for pre-contractual procedures within the scope of the implementation of the submarine cable system that make up the Atlantic SMART CAM (system of submarine cables for electronic communications between the territory of mainland Portugal and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira).
Char Rowe and Colleagues Publish SMART Cables Summary Paper
Dr. Char Rowe and colleagues, including several members of the SMART Cables JTF, published a paper in Marine Technology Society summarizing the current global state of affairs for SMART Cables.
ITU News publishes article describing efforts to develop standards for SMART Cables
ITU News published an extensive article describing the effort to develop standards for SMART Cables and cables dedicated to scientific sensing.
Data Center Dynamics Publishes Article About SMART Cables and Global Climate Change
Data Center Dynamics published an comprehensive article describing how SMART Cables can help the fight against global warming.
Vitor Silva and Colleagues Publish Earthquake Early Warning Paper
Dr. Vitor Silva and colleagues published a detailed paper entitled “Earthquake early warning for Portugal: part 1 - Where does it matter?” in the Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.
Government of Portugal Formally Commits to CAM SMART Cable System
The announcement can be considered the formal launch with full government commitment of the submarine cable linking the Continent, the Azores and Madeira (CAM) in a ring system with sensors for earthquake and tsunami early warning and climate and ocean monitoring (SMART CAM).
Bruce Howe and Colleagues Publish SMART Cables Paper
JTF Chair Dr. Bruce Howe and colleagues, including several from the JTF, published a comprehensive paper entitled “SMART Subsea Cables for Observing the Earth and Ocean, Mitigating Environmental Hazards, and Supporting the Blue Economy” in Frontiers in Earth Science.
LEA Releases Atlantic SMART CAM Management considerations Report
Portugal’s Listening to the Earth under the Atlantic (LEA) team, which includes the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), and Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), released a detailed document presenting a management concept to facilitate the procurement process for a telecom submarine cable system with the integration of seismic and environmental detection sensors under the principles established by JTF SMART Cables.
Luis Matias and Colleagues Publish NE Atlantic SMART Cables Paper
Dr. Luis Matias and colleagues published a detailed paper entitled “The Contribution of Submarine Optical Fiber Telecom Cables to the Monitoring of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the NE Atlantic” in Frontiers in Earth Science.