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Did you know...
...The Hudson River was discovered on September 2, 1609 and extends over 100 miles into the ocean and a whooping 315 miles long -- 76th longest river in the world? Along the historic river there are seven lighthouses which spread out across the channel with some areas reaching two miles wide and 120 ft. deep.
Due to the Hudson's enormity, monitoring activity within and around the river can be challenging. On August 16, IBM and The Beacon Institute announced a new collaboration to establish a river observatory network along the Hudson River. This network will allow for minute-to-minute monitoring of the Hudson River via an integrated network of sensors and robotics and will enable a new way of observing, understanding and predicting how large river and estuary ecosystems work.
The first-of-its-kind project is only made possible by IBM's "Stream Computing" system, a fundamentally new computer architecture that can examine thousands of information sources to help scientists better understand what is happening in the world -- as it happens. The power of real-time analytics will allow researchers and scientists to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and pollution loading; map fish populations via acoustical data; and track particular fish species through radio "tagging".
From the data collected, Beacon will be able to build scientific models to understand how changes in the chemistry and biology affect the fish and the river, and by extension, the larger scale ecology. Participants along the Hudson River will be the first beneficiaries, but the research and data will be applicable for studying patterns affecting global waterways.
A team of IBM engineers and scientists will support this collaboration, and Beacon will have access to IBM's extensive analytical and computational resources from the IBM Watson Research Lab. IBM's Global Engineering Solutions team will execute the fundamental design elements such as the complex sensor network and distributed computational platforms.
You can check out the press release here.
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