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Internet Evolution::  Instrumented Oceans, Cleaner Beaches & Safer Surfing in Ireland

TechWeb:  Big Blue Helps Ireland Stay Green

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Nice, easy to use site on water quality of swimming areas, from Ireland's EPA http://www.bathingwater.ie/epa/home.htm 27 days ago

"Splash" - web venture with IBM and Ireland that gives real-time monitoring of water quality of 150 lakes http://bit.ly/1Pgj9I 29 days ago

@lainey IBM + Ireland EPA = SPLASH http://bit.ly/1Pgj9I safe water monitoring 4 130 irish lakes that ppl most frequent. 27 countries next 30 days ago

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Instrumented Oceans, Cleaner Beaches & Safer Surfing in Ireland
Internet Evolution: — ... and better evaluate the risks we are willing to take. Good idea, right? The government of Ireland thinks so. As one of the first governments to comply with the European Union's recently enacted Bathing Water Directive, Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency has been working with us at IBM to collect and analyze large amounts of complex environmental data from more than 130 of Ireland's beaches and lakes. This information is available for the general public at the online portal, Splash . On a broad scale, the work is similar to the IBM-Galway Bay water management project ...

Big Blue Helps Ireland Stay Green
TechWeb — IBM has teamed with the Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency to help the country manage water conditions throughout its lakes, beaches and coastlines. In partnership with An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, IBM and the Irish EPA are collecting large amounts of water data from across the country in order to extract information on water quality, tides, coastal conditions, and more. The information is then published on a public Web site called Splash . "Our collaboration with IBM and An Taisce is paving the way for smarter water quality management at our beaches ...