Upper picture: Combined GPS/seismic station Bandanaira. Lower picture: Hardware GPS Station Source: (GFZ)

As far as allowed by the local conditions, the combined stations of seismometers and GPS instruments (so-called Smart Stations) of the GITEWS project are installed at locations defined by GEODYSSEA. In addition to the GPS receivers and the seismic broadband stations also meteorological sensors will be installed.

Thereby, software applications as well as hardware for all the GPS components (GPS Land Stations, GPS Buoys and GPS Tide Gauges) are harmonised.

Data Communication is done via satellite links and, if available, the internet.

As the capacity of data lines are restricted, new procedures of compression and new formats of data exchange are developed and integrated in existing software.