THE PROJECT
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YEAH,BUOY
This design is to help prevent drownings on NZ beaches. By detecting a rip it turns green, orange and red to worn swimmers where it is safe. The information received by the buoys are sent back to the lifeguards so they are aware of the rips and can watch swimmers.
Our product would be campaigned to be launched in the New Zealand summer period as the holiday season is when the drowning numbers spike to try minimize drowning. We have targeted the New Zealand beaches as they are well known for rips. Our product is mainly focused for the beaches that have high rips but no lifeguards.
Using water flow sensors to track current strength we are able to detect rips. Using this technology the buoy lights up green, orange or red depending if it's safe to swim or not.