Since 2015, with support from Ohio EPA and the US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), GLOS, with a wide range of partners, has worked to procure, deploy, and/or integrate data from water quality instrumentation to provide real-time HABs-related data to stakeholders.

GLOS is at the forefront of observing and collecting the necessary information to monitor for and alert to severe weather conditions. This includes water level and ice cover data. Collecting and making historical data easily accessible is key to making accurate predictions and adapting to our changing environments.

People access the waters of the Great Lakes in many ways, but it is at the physical shoreline, on the beaches, where the majority of us come into direct contact with the lakes. Although beautiful, the lakes can be dangerous. GLOS is attempting to enhance and expand the way people can access weather and water information, to better inform recreational beachgoers, to give everyone the tools they need to be safe and maybe save lives.

GLOS supports llifeguard programs, safety signage, and emergency response systems at Great Lakes beaches, and all initiatives that ensure clean and safe beaches.