The SmartBay system, developed by IBM and the Marine Institute of Ireland, provides real-time information to scientists, commercial fishermen, environmental monitoring agencies and the general public. (Photo Credit: Marine Institute of Ireland)
Water Safety Council, The Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre at University College Cork, and the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland. Key academic institutions in this research collaboration include Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and the Tyndall National Institute in Cork to develop smarter water management systems. "Our successful demonstration of the first phase of SmartBay completes the first major milestone on our project and is a significant achievement in a very short space of time," said Dr. Harry Kolar, IBM Chief IT Architect for SmartBay. "The Marine Institute and our stakeholders can now access, visualize and analyze a broad range of data related to Galway Bay. We look forward to the further development of SmartBay into a pioneering technological tool for the advancement of Marine Science and environmental resource management and smarter businesses related to the maritime sector." In June 2008 IBM announced the establishment of an IBM Center of Excellence for Water Management in Dublin with the support of IDA Ireland. The Centre focuses primarily on innovative research and services for monitoring, managing and forecasting environmental challenges such as the movement of pollutants in fresh water, marine and oceanic environments. IBM is expanding its water management capabilities around the world. In 2008 IBM established a Centre of Excellence for Water Management in Amsterdam where the primary focus is on flood management and levee systems.
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