Water Insight

Recently we introduced you to the newest member of our instrument family: the WISP Orca. It is a fast and agile instrument, designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacterial, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstations, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. It is now time to unveil the WISP Orca, and we could not think of a better place than the Ocean Optics XXV conference in Gran Canaria next week to do so! If you are attending, please check our booth to see the WISP Orca. Of course, you can also just drop by for the famous Dutch stroopwafel caramel cookies we serve. Hope to see you there! Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Read our earlier posts for other details about the naming, the app, GPS and tilt sensor, the size and weight of the WISP Orca, a video on deployment, and stay tuned for more details in upcoming posts. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf or contact us if you want to know more! #WISP_Orca, #WISP, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV

Recently we introduced you to the newest member of our instrument family: the WISP Orca. It is a fast and agile instrument, designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacteria, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstation, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. In this post we show you how easy and fast it actually is to perform a measurement with the Orca. As you started reading the text, the person in the clip initiated a measurement by pressing the button on the Orca. The two-axis level on the screen helps to keep the instrument in the right position. At this point, the measurement is finished and the person starts looking at the result on the screen. That’s all there is to it. Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Read our earlier posts for other details about the naming, the app, GPS and tilt sensor and the size and weight of the WISP Orca, and stay tuned for more details in upcoming posts. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf or contact us if you want to know more! #WISP_Orca, #WISP, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV 

Did you know that chlorophyll concentrations in the sea can be measured from satellite images? Did you know that this information can help us detect and monitor red tides in large areas of the sea? This is important because we can timely alert tourism, fishing, health, and environment sectors so they can take mitigation actions. Governments can promptly warn that shellfish should not be collected or consumed to prevent poisoning of people. NGOs or environmental organizations can timely save marine species. Coastal tour operators know in advance where (not) to go for activities such as diving, surfing, and sport fishing. The fishing industry knows in advance where (not) to fish to avoid fuel costs. Aquaculture knows in advance whether to relocate their production areas or harvest their products early. Insurers offer their clients (aquaculture) risk-based insurance. In February 2022, a large red tide event happened in the Papagayo Gulf, Costa Rica. Now we are monitoring daily changes in the sea, so we can alert when and where the next red tide will occur. #remotesensing #satellite #redtide #waterquality #savetheocean #CostaRica #monitoring #detection #alerts #trends #data #climatechange Kaune Engineering and Science Universidad Nacional Water Insight

Recently we introduced you to the newest member of our instrument family: the WISP Orca. It is a fast and agile instrument, designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacterial, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstations, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. What do you think if you see these drawings? Great, isn’t it? The WISP Orca has twice as much features as the WISP-3, but it is about half the size and weight! The WISP Orca, including smartphone, only weighs 1.3 kg. (for comparison: most spectral optical alternatives require sensors, fibres, a separate spectrometer, laptop, cabling and worse: 220V or a car battery). Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Read our earlier posts for other details about the naming, the app, GPS and tilt sensor of the WISP Orca, and stay tuned for more updates on additional improvements in upcoming posts. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf or contact us if you want to know more! #WISP_Orca, #WISP, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV

Recently we introduced you to the newest member of our instrument family: the WISP Orca. It is a fast and agile instrument, designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacterial, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstations, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. Today we will highlight two important enhancements: the tilt sensor and GPS. Optical instruments measure the colour of the water, from which via algorithms concentrations are derived. Remote sensing science has defined optimal positions for taking optical measurements to avoid sun reflection, shadows etc. While it sounds simple, keeping the right position can be challenging in the field when dealing with shorelines, waves, or while standing on a moving ship. An important add-on of the WISP Orca is therefore the tilt sensor, which assists the user in maintaining the best position, ensuring optimal measurement conditions. Precision in water quality measurements also requires accurate location data. The WISP Orca is equipped with its own built-in GPS, offering superior accuracy and simplifying the process by automatically linking the GPS location to each measurement. Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Read our earlier posts for more details about the Orca and stay tuned for more updates on additional improvements in upcoming posts. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf or contact us if you want to know more! #WISP_Orca, #WISP, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV 

Recently we introduced you to the newest member of our instrument family: the WISP Orca. It is a fast and agile instrument, designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacterial, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstations, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. Today we will highlight two important enhancements: the tilt sensor and GPS. Optical instruments measure the colour of the water, from which via algorithms concentrations are derived. Remote sensing science has defined optimal positions for taking optical measurements to avoid sun reflection, shadows etc. While it sounds simple, keeping the right position can be challenging in the field when dealing with shorelines, waves, or while standing on a moving ship. An important add-on of the WISP Orca is therefore the tilt sensor, which assists the user in maintaining the best position, ensuring optimal measurement conditions. Precision in water quality measurements also requires accurate location data. The WISP Orca is equipped with its own built-in GPS, offering superior accuracy and simplifying the process by automatically linking the GPS location to each measurement. Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Read our earlier posts for more details about the Orca and stay tuned for more updates on additional improvements in upcoming posts. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf or contact us if you want to know more! #WISP_Orca, #WISP, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV 

Last week we introduced you to the newest member of our instrument family: the WISP Orca. It is a fast and agile instrument, designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacterial, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstations, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. You control the WISP Orca via a phone app, helping you to take accurate measurements. The app displays the spectral and concentration results, visualises the location on a map, and shows earlier measurements. It sends the measurements directly via 4G/5G to our online cloud backend, that applies calibrations and quality control and makes the measurements accessible via an API. Our WISP Orca sets a new standard for measuring water quality by offering a comprehensive, user-friendly experience: from measurement assistance and quick field analysis to automatic cloud storage and easy accessibility. Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Stay tuned for more updates on additional improvements in upcoming posts. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf or contact us if you want to know more! #WISP_Orca, #WISP, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV

Orca’s, the largest members of the dolphin family, are fast and agile, moving easily to explore different parts of the water. Therefore, our new hand-held optical instrument is called the ‘WISP Orca’ reflecting their versatility and adaptability. Read the full story behind the naming of our new instrument family members: https://lnkd.in/eAmZPEt8 The WISP Orca is designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacteria, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstation, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. Stay tuned for details about these enhancements in upcoming posts. Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf ! #WISP_Orca, #WISPstation, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV

Orca’s, the largest members of the dolphin family, are fast and agile, moving easily to explore different parts of the water. Therefore, our new hand-held optical instrument is called the ‘WISP Orca’ reflecting their versatility and adaptability. Read the full story behind the naming of our new instrument family members: https://lnkd.in/eAmZPEt8 The WISP Orca is designed for fast and precise optical water quality measurements (chlorophyll, cyanobacteria, turbidity,.. etc) and for calibration/validation of satellite data. Building on the robust experience of the well-known WISP-3 and WISPstation, the WISP Orca incorporates several significant improvements. Stay tuned for details about these enhancements in upcoming posts. Discover the future of water quality scanning with the WISP Orca - where innovation meets convenience. Meet the WISP Orca at the @OceanOpticsConf ! #WISP_Orca, #WISPstation, #remotesensing, #waterquality, #algae, #oceancolor #oceanoptics2024, #OOXXV

MAReS: Innovating red tide detection with Satellite data in Costa Rica 🛰️ MAReS addresses the challenges of harmful algal blooms, also known as red tides, in Costa Rica by developing a scalable service that uses satellite data for detection and considers the needs of end users. We talked to consortium partners Andrea Suárez and Alexander Kaune to discuss their innovative project. Get inspired by their participative and efficient approach through the link below. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/emYve9Eb   Consortium: Water Insight, Universidad Nacional, and Kaune Engineering and Science   This project is funded by the Partners for Water programme 2022 – 2027 and is part of the Innovation in Progress series. 🚀 #partnersforwater #innovationinprogress #rvo #costarica #centralamerica #redtide #harmfulalgalbloom #satelliteimages #citizenscience #watersecurity  Marnix Laanen, Alexander Kaune, Hugo de Vries, Bram van der Wielen, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development, Liliane Geerling