Thanks to the impressive community support, RSC and its project partners can educate boaters and others on how to access and use the data from a new buoy system that is being deployed in the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie. The projected launch date for the buoy is May 1 (weather permitting). The buoy will collect meteorological data required for accurate forecasts for this region, and could help reduce "the loss of life and negative impacts caused by coastal storms," according to the consortium's proposal.
Your vote helped to secure funding to pay for signs at boat launch locations and marinas, window clings, watch cards and fact sheets for distribution at marinas, bait shops, lectures and other events. The grant will also pay for the development of a text-alert system that can send text messages to users when weather, water or wave conditions change.A video camera attachment on the buoy system will provide 30-second clips of lake conditions (updated hourly). RSC and its partners will also provide lectures to yacht clubs, sailing groups, boater organizations and sportsman's clubs to educate boaters how to access and use the information.
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