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Tide gauge calibration by Shom for GMVA at Larmor-Baden and Vannes

28 October 2025 by
Tide gauge calibration by Shom for GMVA at Larmor-Baden and Vannes
DYNAMOCEAN, Eloi Droniou

DynamOcean installed two new tide gauges in Vannes and Larmor-Baden in July and August 2025 on behalf of GMVA. Shom, the French hydrographic and oceanographic office, visited the site on 8 and 9 September to level the sensors within the French General Levelling System (NGF). 

The tide gauges were also calibrated using a radar height gauge calibrated by Shom as a reference measurement. Levelling and calibration are key steps in the commissioning of tide gauges and ensure the accuracy of measurements.