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Baltic sea Information on the Acoustic Soundscape making progress and quality Jukka Pajala Copenhagen, 30 September 2015

Action B.10 Quality assurance The value of the data produced depends on how it can be used by OTHERS! 2

B.10 Quality assurance Principal elements of Quality Assurance 1. A knowledge of the purpose of the investigation is essential to establish the required data quality. 2. Provision and optimization of appropriate facilities and equipment. 3. Selection and training of staff for the task in question. 4. Use of suitable procedures. 5. Validation of appropriate methods to ensure that measurements are of the required quality (?) to meet the needs of the investigations. 6. Conduct of regular intralaboratory checks on the accuracy of routine measurements. 7. Participation in interlaboratory quality assessments to provide an independent assessment of capability of producing reliable measurements, ring-tests, training courses. 8. The preparation and use of written instructions and protocols, so that specific data can be traced to the relevant raw data and vice versa. 3

QA guiding … AGREEMENT OF FOLLOWING THE POST ASSURANCE GUIDELINES STANDARDS AND -PROCESS CHECK PROCEDUREMENTS HYDROPHONE REQUIREMENTS ANCHORAGE ARRANGEMENT MEASURING LOCATIONS (XYZ) DATA LOGGING DATA ANALYSIS DATA STORAGE SOUND MODEL 4

Standards and protocols …to be finalised. Keterminde 6-8 May 5 2014

Samples, test 1 and test 2 1 2

First ring test

First ring test

Second ring test

Calibration of hydrophone loggers

Calibration of hydrophone loggers

Calibration of hydrophone loggers In water

(Field)Calibration of hydrophone loggers ITAP, Germany In air

(Field)Calibration of hydrophone loggers In air

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