An app to provide municipalities and beachgoers with hourly updates of seawater quality, boosting environmental awareness and warning of potential dangers.
Why
Spanish beaches unmonitored
The Covid-19 pandemic means Spanish coastal waters were not monitored for quality before summer.
Social distancing likely
Beaches require social distancing and limited numbers to open – impossible to know before visiting.
Jellyfish outbreaks ruin bathing
Until now, it has not been possible to predict a jellyfish outbreak.
Market
$414bn
Tourism value in the Mediterranean, comprising about 92% of local economic production. Ocean–related activities in the Mediterranean Sea generate an annual economic value of $450bn: WWF
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