The IBM Center of Excellence for Water Management in Dublin, will help understand some of the environmental complexities of Ireland's Galway Bay. When it officially opens in a few weeks, the center will focus on research and services for monitoring, managing and forecasting environmental challenges such as the movement of pollutants in fresh and sea water.
As one of its first tasks, the center will collaborate with the Marine Institute, Ireland, on its SmartBay research project, currently under development at Galway Bay. SmartBay is a research, test and demonstration infrastructure for monitoring and managing such data as tidal flow, wave heights, water temperature and phytoplankton. It uses an integrated network of sensors, robotics and computational technology distributed throughout the bay.
IBM will develop an advanced sensor network, real-time monitoring and data analysis to provide scientists, commercial fishing and aquaculture, monitoring agencies and the public with environmental information similar to weather reports.
"The novel environmental technologies that will emerge from the collaborations around the SmartBay platform will create new business for Irish technology companies as well as enhancing the viability of the seafood, shipping and water monitoring sectors," said Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO Marine Institute Ireland
"Ireland's track record in developing research and development projects, combined with its ongoing innovative approach to new business creation, makes it an ideal location for the center's research-based services," said Dr. Sharon Nunes, vice president, IBM Big Green Innovations.
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IBM Expands Advanced Water Management Capabilities with Dublin Centre of Excellence (press release) (US)