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Type of activities
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| | research only |
| academic, education |
|  | policy/planning |
| envir. monitoring |
| | other: hydrography, cartography |
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Main sectors of research
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waves atlas of Mediterranean Sea, electronic nautical chart (ENC) - IMO/IHO COMLIANT
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Current major projects
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Information Bathymetric System (IBS)
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
20
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others :
202
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
120
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teaching :
50
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others :
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Conference room
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| no |
yes (number of seats : 20 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 3 |
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| | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 3 |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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'Mirto', 'Pioppo' and 'Magnagi' ;
echo-sounder type atlas and elac, GPS system, wavemeter, tide gauge, submarine TV system, etc.
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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n°2 truck for hydrographic exploitations and small vessels transportation ; n° 6 off-road cars for hydrographic/geodetic expedition
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Multibeam ; Side Scan Sonars ; RDV System
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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hydrography, geodesy, oceanography, nautical cartography
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Specimen collections
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| | yes |
no |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| | yes |
no |
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Training courses
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| | yes |
no |
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courses for hydrographic naval officers and no commissioned officers (category "A") ; courses for hydrographic naval petty officers ; courses for magnetic compass compesators naval petty officers
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Capacity and brief description of library
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nearly 30 000 books about navigation, cartography and similar subjects, collection of 3000 naval atlas and maps, newspaper library of 300 magazines (the library is open to the public)
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Type of research institution
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| | governmental, national |
| governmental, local |
| | international |
| academic |
| | private |
| other: |
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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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