Smart Sound Connect Subsurface – a subsea testing environment in the heart of the South West – A presentation by Professor Alex Nimmo-Smith

Devon & Cornwall Joint Branch Meeting 20.02.25

The talk. The Smart Sound Connect Subsurface (SSCS) project, led by the University of Plymouth in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory and City College Plymouth, is enhancing subsea innovation in the South West. Funded by the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership, SSCS is extending Smart Sound Plymouth’s infrastructure by installing an underwater acoustic communications and navigation array. This array enables real-time positioning and telemetry for testing advanced marine technologies. Instrumented seabed nodes provide real-time monitoring of oceanographic factors, creating a fully calibrated subsea testing environment.

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