Connect Your Data
Join the community of dozens of other observers already sharing their data with the region via GLOS.
We serve real-time, historical, and predictive observing data from the five Great Lakes, and into the watershed.
GLOS supports:
- Physical data about the wind, waves, and underwater environment
- Biogeochemical data like chlorophyll, oxygen, and toxins
- Biological and ecosystem data about fish, algae, and more
Data sources include:
Buoys and
Moorings
Shore-based
Systems
Uncrewed
Systems
Vessels of
Opportunity
High-Frequency
Radar
Satellites
Scientific
Models
We will work with you to connect your device or data stream. It usually works like this:
- Submit the Start Here form below.
- Work with GLOS staff on a data-sharing agreement.
- When the data starts flowing, and all looks good, it will go live and be accessible to all via appropriate apps and soon on Seagull.
GLOS partners with dozens of organizations throughout the region to maintain the observing network, serve data, advance technology, and more.
Make a direct impact in your community.
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