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EUCOS SURFMAR Programme
VOS Technical Advisory GroupFOURTH MEETING
GENEVA, SWIZTHERLAND
12-13 APRIL 2007
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VOS
recruited by
Number of active VOS
World Ocean
Number of synop-ship
World Ocean
Number of synop-ship
EUCOS area
EUCOS Members 2005 2006
1,228 1,262
(+2.8%)
2005 2006
524,219 542,279
(+3.4%)
2005 2006
303,264 336,283
(+10.9%)
Non-EUCOS 1,047 874
(-16.5%)
350,687 279,553
(-20.3%)
71,894 57,949
(-19.4%)
Unknown 911 945
(+3.7%)
177,992 210,923
(+18.5%)
52,179 55,635
(+23.5%)
Total 3,186 3081
(-3,3%)
1,052,898 1,032,755
(-1.9%)
427,337 449,867
(+5.3%)EUCOS Members/Total
X 10038,5% 41,0% 49,8% 52,5% 71,0% 74,8%
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COUNTRY
declared VOS
2005 2006
Active VOS
2005 2006
Total messages
2005 2006
Total EUCOS area
2005 2006
% EUCOS area
2005 2006
DENMARK 49 49 35 32 19,743 23,540 19,348 22,334 98% 95%
FRANCE 69 72 62 65 93,099 113,508 53,121 73,672 56% 65%
GERMANY 1039 1075 588 620 252,706 252,556 145,271 149,607 57% 59%
GREECE 13 13 6 5 555 269 554 269 100% 100%
ICELAND 12 12 12 8 4,247 4,072 4,241 4,068 100% 100%
IRELAND 16 15 6 6 5,590 2,860 5,589 2,858 100% 100%
NETHERLANDS 231 254 208 210 53,789 45,368 26,090 24,146 49% 53%
NORWAY 17 17 5 6 9,705 18,842 9,562 18,753 99% 99%
SPAIN 1 1 0 1 0 1,655 0 1,628 - 98%
SWEDEN 45 45 36 34 8,742 8,708 5,753 5,868 66% 67%
UNITED KINGDOM
528 485 270 275 76,043 70,901 33,735 33,080 44% 47%
TOTAL 2020 2038 1228 1262 524,219 542,279 303,264 336,283 58% 62%
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COUNTRY
Active VOS
2005 2006
Obs average
By active VOS
2005 2006
TOTAL
observations
2005 2006
% of manual
VOS observations
2005 2006
DENMARK 35 32 564 736 19,743 23,540 99% 92%
FRANCE 62 65 1,502 1,746 93,099 113,508 23% 14%
GERMANY 588 620 432 407 254,278 252,556 56% 53%
GREECE 6 5 93 54 555 269 100% 100%
ICELAND 12 8 354 509 4,247 4,072 100% 100%
IRELAND 6 6 932 477 5,590 2,860 8% 5%
NETHERLANDS 208 210 250 216 51,921 45,368 100% 100%
NORWAY 5 6 1,941 3,140 9,705 18,842 15% 11%
SPAIN 0 1 - 1,655 0 1,655 - 0%
SWEDEN 36 34 243 256 8,742 8,708 100% 100%
UNITED KINGDOM 270 275 282 258 76,043 70,901 94% 90%
TOTAL 1228 1262 427 430 524,219 542,279 61% 55%
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COUNTRY
TOTAL
observations
2005 2006
% of total
E-Surfmar members observations
2005 2006
TOTAL
manual observations
2005 2006
% of total
E-Surfmar manual observations
2005 2006
DENMARK 19,743 23,540 3.8% 4.3% 19,546 21,657 6.0% 7.3%
FRANCE 93,099 113,508 17.8% 21.0% 21,024 17,026 6.4% 5.7%
GERMANY 254,278 252,556 48.5% 46.6% 142,396 133,855 43.6% 45.1%
GREECE 555 269 0.1% 0.05% 555 269 0.2% 0.1%
ICELAND 4,247 4,072 0.8% 0.8% 4,247 4,072 1.3% 1.4%
IRELAND 5,590 2,860 1.1% 0.5% 447 143 1.7% 0.1%
NETHERLANDS 51,921 45,368 9.9% 8.4% 51,921 45,368 15.9% 15.3%
NORWAY 9,705 18,842 1.9% 3.5% 1,456 2,073 0.4% 0.7%
SPAIN 0 1,655 0% 0.3% 0 0 0% 0%
SWEDEN 8,742 8,708 1.7% 1.6% 8,742 8,708 2.7% 2.9%
UNITED KINGDOM 76,043 70,901 14.5% 13.1% 71,480 63,811 21.9% 21.5%
TOTAL 524,219 542,279 321,814 296,982
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