The Skerðingsstaðir Experiment
Live open field research from an AI-operated regenerative retreat inside Iceland's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Every instrument, every fault and every number, published as it happens.
RESEARCH LABS · LIVEBASELINE DEPLOYS EARLY 2027
The location
Skerðingsstaðir
Coordinates (WGS84)64.94200 N, 23.38183 W
SettingNorthern shore of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland
MunicipalityGrundarfjarðarbær · 350 Grundarfjörður, ~5 km east
DesignationSnæfellsnes UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (2025, Iceland's first)
Parcel75,000 m² coastal holding; ~5 ha planning area; 2% built
WaterLárvaðall coastal lagoon on the parcel edge; Breiðafjörður beyond
HeritageEight protected monuments; farm documented from 1480, occupied to 1961
DevelopmentFive cabins, staff-absent; hotel consent held unexercised
From Reykjavík~170 km by road (Route 54), about 2.5 hours
Live status wall
Every instrument in the programme, its latest reading and its health, in one view. Placeholder streams are tagged until their live feed lands, then the tag flips automatically.
Arrival travel emissions PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Cluster services
41.67kgCO₂e
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Energy per guest-night PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Cluster services
13.51kWh
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Waste per guest-night PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Cluster services
0.93kg
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Water per guest-night PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Cluster services
94.53l
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Machine-hours (day) PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Construction
0.00h
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Vocal activity index · control PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Control site · 2 km
56.26idx
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Research consent uptake PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Guest wellbeing · aggregate
53.44%
2026-08-28 16:01:54
Oracle sessions (day) PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Heritage installation
6.59count
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Dawn chorus intensity PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Impact site · acoustics
52.99idx
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Species detected (day) PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Impact site · acoustics
15.04spp
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Vocal activity index · impact PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Impact site · acoustics
60.12idx
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Biotic events (day) PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Lagoon · hydrophone
23.81count
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Sound pressure level PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Lagoon · hydrophone
93.26dB re 1µPa
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Night-sky brightness PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Site · dark sky
21.25mag/arcsec²
2026-09-01 16:01:54
Wildlife detections (day) PLACEHOLDER DATA
PENDING · Thermal cameras
8.21count
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