Current projects and plans
Below you will find an overview of the current projects and contracts awarded by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), by subject area:
Projects and plans by topic
Support maritime shipping and maritime economy
| Projects | Duration | Description (German) |
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ALB-Nordsee
Laser bathymetry in coastal areas of the North Sea | 2021 - 2024 | Contract awarded |
EMODNet HRSM (Phase 1 und 2)
High Resolution Seabed Mapping | 2016 - 2022 | Project
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InfoWas
Development of a model-based information system on the water quality of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea | 2021 - 2023 | Project |
MoSAb
Modeling of scrubber wastewater discharge | 2021 - 2024 | Project |
Neccton
New Copernicus Capability on Trophic Ocean Networks | 2023 - 2026 | Project |
OTC-Stone
AI-based detection and extraction of stones in acoustic data sets through integrated processing of geometric and radiometric echo sounder signals | 2021 - 2024 | Project |
SOS
Satellite-based operational deployment planning in sea surveying through integrated processing of multispectral Sentinel-2 satellite image sequences | 2022 - 2024 | Project |
UnDaWatA - Unstructured Data - Webservices and Technical Analysis
Conversion of unstructured geodata into a structured form for use in interoperable Open Geospatial Consortium compliant services | 2021 - 2022 | Project
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Strengthen maritime safety and environmental protection
| Projects | Duration | Description (German) |
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BeJamDetect
Galileo GPS Jamming und Spoofing Detektion, Ortung und Störunterdrückung für behördliche Nutzer
| 2019 - 2023 | Contract awarded |
BAnA
Evaluation of algorithms for nautical applications
| 2023 | Contract awarded |
BU-EBP
Accompanying study for the Experience Building Phase of the Ballast Water Convention
| 2018 - 2022 | Project |
BZero
Periodically unattended ship's bridge | 2019 - 2022 | Project |
Marpol V
Evaluation of reception facilities and disposal conditions of cargo residues of solid bulk cargoes
| 2021 - 2023 | Contract awarded |
SCIPPER
Shipping contributions to inland pollution push for the enforcement of regulations | 2019 - 2023 | Project
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SEAIR
Impact of shipping emissions on air quality and deposition in (German) marine and coastal areas (HZG) | 2019 - 2022 | Contract awarded |
Promote sustainable use of the sea
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| Projects | Duration | Description (German) |
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eMSP NBSR
Emerging ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning topics in North and Baltic Seas Region | 2021 - 2023 | Project
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FINO (Phase 6)
Operation and expansion of the FINO database, continuation of oceanographic measurement operations FINO1, FINO2 and FINO3 | 2018 - 2024 | Project
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Harmonize
Towards the cross-regional unification and harmonization of applicable assessment approaches for impulsive noise in regard of special requirements from EU Regions and Subregions | 2021 - 2022 | Project |
MARLIN II
Assessment approaches for ecological monitoring from the implementation of the WindSeeG, the Ballast Water Convention and the MSRL at the BSH | 2020 - 2023 | Contract awarded |
MultiBird III
Scientific analyses of the offshore occurrence of migratory birds using an integrated database of monitoring and research data from a multi sensor system | 2019 - 2022 | Contract awarded |
OffChEm I + II
Possible impacts on the marine environment and their assessment | 2017 - 2023 | Contract awarded
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OpenRAVE
Acquisition and analysis of load, logistics and lifetime relevant data of offshore wind turbines
| 2020 - 2025 | Project
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Sound Scaping
Research, modeling and conscious design of the underwater soundscape through the use of technical noise reduction measures in the North and Baltic Seas | 2020 - 2023 | Contract Awarded
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Continuity of measurements
| Projects | Duration | Description (German) |
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MoBo II
Further development of the multifunctional monitoring buoy for operational use to fulfil the tasks within the framework of marine environmental monitoring | 2023 - 2024 | Contract awarded |
TMCO 2.0 - DArgo2025, C-Scope
Towards Marine Carbon Observation 2.0
| 2020 - 2023 | Project |
Provide competent information on the state of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
| Projects | Duration | Description (German) |
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CMEMS 2 Copernicus
Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Serviceernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service | 2015 - 2026 | Service
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DAM - en route data
Automated connection to international portals | 2021 - 2025 | Project |
Evaluation of pH Measurements
Evaluation and operationalisation of spectrophotometric pH measurement for monitoring marine acidification in the Baltic Sea | 2019 - 2022 | Contract awarded |
Freak Waves II
Investigations on the occurrence of extreme waves in the North Sea | 2021 - 2024 | Contract awarded |
iMonEP
Monitoring pilot test of the aspects of eutrophication and pelagic habitats in the North Sea | 2020 - 2023 | Project |
| MuSSeL - Multiple Stressors on North Sea Life | 2020 - 2023 | Project |
Sediment Mapping AWZ
Area-wide high-resolution sediment mapping of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea and Baltic Sea | 2017 - 2025 | Project
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Projects
As part of its R&D activities, BSH works on major research projects, so-called R&D projects. These are often projects funded by third parties. These third-party-funded projects are usually multi-year collaborative projects that are carried out as part of a consortium, i.e. with suitable national and international project partners.
Awarding of contracts
The BSH also awards R&D contracts to third parties from its own budget or on behalf of the BMDV and other departments. These contracts can be awarded within the framework of projects. The aim is to contribute to a better and more efficient performance of the BSH's specialist tasks through new research and development approaches or innovative analysis methods.
