TechWorks Marine developing an innovative coastal monitoring solution, CoastEO.

The Dun Laoghaire based company TechWorks Marine and European Space Agency’s Phi-Lab have joined together to develop an innovative coastal monitoring solution – CoastEO.

CoastEO will provide a seamless data collection method and information platform which facilitates easy access to in-situ coastal water measurements and associated validated Earth Observation (EO) information.

The aim of CoastEO is to develop an easy to deploy system which provides lower cost high quality in-situ data and reliable large scale EO data products. This provides a cost effective means of monitoring your area of water over time, reduces your need to conduct labour intensive sampling and allows you to view live water quality data via a friendly secure web portal.

TechWorks Marine’s robust and portable MiniBuoy is being used for measuring water quality parameters (e.g. turbidity/temperature/Chl-a) in both coastal and freshwater environments. The MiniBuoy has been developed to deploy up to three different sensors simultaneously. As part of CoastEO, MiniBuoys equipped with a suite of low-cost sensors will deployed at key locations, evaluated against existing high-cost technology and used to validate satellite EO data.

In partnership with ESA’s Phi-Lab, TechWorks Marine strive to develop an innovative and accessible solution to water monitoring quality in dynamic environments. The service will be developed under ESA’s Investing in Industrial Innovation (InCubed) programme, which specifically supports innovative commercial activities related to Earth Observation.

Techworks Marine are looking for your expert opinion,as stakeholder input is vital for the development of an accessible monitoring system for coastal industries, local authorities, government agencies and the broad range of coastal watering monitoring organisations. Please complete this short survey which will only take 10 - 15 minutes to complete.

For more information, please see the TechWorks website or contact them via email.