Supporting efforts on sensor development and deployment include an engineering support group as well as electronic and machine shops.  Facilities providing fast access for deploying sensors include a network of offshore towers, the South Atlantic Bight Offshore Observational Network (SABSOON) , which are presently instrumented with an array of meteorological and oceanographic sensors, lined to shore by microwave transmission to provide for real time data acquisitions.

In addition, the Institute maintains a Saltmarsh Environmental Research Facility (SERF) , which allows easy access to a saltmarsh and adjacent tidal waters for deploying and maintaining sensors in this environment.   

SkIO will participate in all activities of ACT as detailed in the ACT home page. In addition, it will establish and organize the Alliance membership for the southeast Atlantic coasts, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and the east coast of Florida. The SkIO Center will also organize and convene workshops on specific topics related to environmental sensors as a part of the overall ACT initiative. Click here for information on scheduled activities.