The first buoy to transmit directly to Seagull is now live
Platform operators will soon have a simpler, stabler, more secure way to share data...
Most seasonal platforms are out of the water for the season
With cold weather rolling in and water temperatures dropping, buoy operators across the region...
Real-time currents: our first high-frequency radar is going live
After years of planning, COVID delays, and assorted setbacks, a high-frequency radar (HFR) pair...
This Torontonian is building a sensor network for his home islands
In 2017 and again in 2019, when Philip Chatterton saw lake levels rising around...
Smarter Great Lakes: Dozens of Spotter Buoys Deployed Across the Region
By David Fitch, Great Lakes Observing System Every spring as the ice melts, from...
The newest NOAA national marine sanctuary will soon have three buoys
It’s been a long road, but the NOAA Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine...
Anchor-free: Researchers plan an unmoored buoy experiment for late May
Later this month, a buoy will be set loose in Lake Superior to...
Researchers at NOAA plan to test an autonomous boat in Maumee Bay this summer
Image by SeaTrac Systems In January, a trailer pulled up to the NOAA Great Lakes...
GLOS just purchased a new glider – Watch the “unboxing” video
Buoys aren’t the only thing collecting data while floating through Great Lakes waters....
May 30 Summer Sonde Calibration Event
Water managers from Lake Erie towns and cities are getting together to gather sondes,...