HIAOOS is comprised of seven work packages, each with the following objectives.
WP1 Scientific Collaboration:
- Engage with existing RIs including e-infrastructures and industry to explore and co-develop strategies for update of new underwater observing technologies, methods and tools provided by HiAOOS.
- Ensure good environmental practices for carrying out field experiments in the Arctic.
WP2 Observing systems and field experiments:
- Improve the observing capacity in ice-covered Arctic Ocean based on moorings and drifting ice buoys.
- Advance research-based innovation related to underwater GPS, daily data download from moorings using winch, data recovery from mooring using ROVs and new acoustic array technology.
WP3 Methods and tools:
- Develop, document, and share methods and tools for visualization and analysis of data from WP2, oceanographic data, passive acoustic data, identification and localization of sound sources, geo-positioning of floats, acoustic thermometry and validation of ocean models.
- Adapt and develop the Blue Insight platform provided by Kongsberg Maritime as the digital environment for ingestion of data, methods and tools in the project.
WP4 Use cases and training:
- Enable update of the technologies, methods and tools developed in the project by ROs, research groups, industry and other actors in the Arctic through training and use cases.
- Develop material for training and use cases and make it openly available through Zenodo and other portals used by the Arctic research community.
- Facilitate innovation in ocean research though new observations, methods and tools provided by ocean industry.
WP5 Communication and dissemination:
- Plan and implement dissemination, exploitation and communication (DEC) activities in order to achieve maximum impact of the project.
- Follow up management of data, methods and tools generated in the project.
WP6 Coordination and management:
- To prepare the Consortium Agreement and oversee management of knowledge and innovation.
- To coordinate the scientific-technical and administrative work of the project.
- To prepare the periodic reports and final reports, including follow up the Gender Action Plan.
- To ensure that all deliverables are prepared and submitted according to a schedule.
- Provide input to the Ethics report and updates.
WP7 Ethics requirements:
- The objective is to ensure compliance with the methods requirements that the project must comply with.