Companies selected to monitor Lough Neagh green algae from space

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Firms will get a share of £360,000 to develop technology to target blue-green algae in waterways.

The three companies will develop satellite technology and data that could be used to improve detection and monitoring of blue-green algae in waterways across Northern Irelandfirst phase of a project to monitor Lough Neagh from spaceThey each get a share of £360,000 to develop satellite technology and data that could be used to improve detection and monitoring of blue-green algae in waterways across Northern Ireland.

The project by Newcastle University is a water quality digital twin dashboard which will bring together space and time data on water quality along with the state of the lough's aquatic environment. It is called Bloomcast NI and will develop AI models to predict or mitigate blooms., launched by the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs minister Andrew Muir in July.

The bidders will now develop proof of concepts by March 2025, with potential further development in a second phase.

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