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Understand Your Ecosystem Like Never Before
Understand Your Ecosystem Like Never Before
Aqualink is a free, open-source platform that provides a complete, real-time picture of marine health. We do this through two powerful, interconnected features: our integrated Dashboards and our global Interactive Map.
Our mission is to give scientists, the public, and local communities the tools they need to understand and protect our oceans by weaving together all available data into one clear, accessible place.
The Dashboard: A Complete View
The Dashboard: A Complete View
Our dashboards weave together satellite data, in-water sensors, and visual observations to tell the complete story of your reef. Interactive graphs are automatically created for all incoming data.
The Map: Discover & Analyze
The Map: Discover & Analyze
Our interactive map allows you to explore over 6,000 sites, analyze global temperature trends, and filter data to find what matters.
The Aqualink Dashboard: Unique Three-Part Foundation
The Aqualink Dashboard: Unique Three-Part Foundation
Satellite Data: The Big Picture, Automatically
Satellite Data: The Big Picture, Automatically
Every dashboard is automatically equipped with daily satellite data from NOAA, providing essential context for your site. This includes:
Daily Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
Wind and Wave data (updated every 6 hours)
Built-in Heat Stress Analysis: We automatically calculate and display the current heat stress level, 7-day temperature trends, historical temperature maximums, and bleaching alert levels.
In-Water Sensor Data: The On-Site Reality
In-Water Sensor Data: The On-Site Reality
By connecting data from virtually any marine sensor, we can get a detailed analysis of the site's condition and stressors. The dashboard automatically produces graphs when data is uploaded.
Supports both continuous, real-time streams (e.g., from Sofar Spotters) and periodic batch uploads (e.g., from water quality sensors).
Integrates temperature, water quality, and other parameters. (Acoustic data integration coming soon).
Visual Observations: Surveys from the Reef
Visual Observations: Surveys from the Reef
Document what’s actually happening below the surface. Visual observations bring the sensor and satellite data to life by confirming how the marine life is reacting to the conditions they are facing.
Aqualink Surveys: Use our simple survey feature to quickly upload images and comments from the field.
Reef Check Surveys: For in-depth analysis, conduct a standardized Reef Check survey. All data on reef composition, species, bleaching, disease, and human impacts is automatically uploaded to your Aqualink dashboard, creating the most comprehensive view possible.
The Interactive Map: Discover, Compare, and Analyze
The Interactive Map: Discover, Compare, and Analyze
Our map is more than just a collection of dots; it's a powerful tool for global analysis. With over 6,000 sites, you can explore local ecosystems worldwide and understand how they fit into the bigger picture.
Global Trends with Satellite Powered Map Layers
Global Trends with Satellite Powered Map Layers
The map is powered by the same live NOAA satellite data as our dashboards, allowing you to visualize global trends in:
Sea Surface Temperature
Coral Bleaching Heat Stress
Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly
Filter and Find What Matters
Filter and Find What Matters
Our advanced filtering system sets the Aqualink map apart. Go beyond just finding a location and actively analyze the state of the world's reefs. You can filter our 6,000+ sites by:
Current heat stress level
Type of in-situ sensors and data available
Species, reef composition, and anthropogenic impacts (from integrated Reef Check data)
See It in Action
See It in Action
Watch a short overview to see the Aqualink platform in action.
Want To Monitor Your Local Marine Ecosystems?
Want To Monitor Your Local Marine Ecosystems?
Contribute your own observations!
Contribute your own observations!
Our animated field guide below provides an overview of best practices for conducting a survey with the Aqualink system.
Get your own dashboards!
Get your own dashboards!
Sign up for an Aqualink account and go to Register A Site.
No sensors or surveys?
No sensors or surveys?
You can find a lot of value in only using the wind, wave, and temperature satellite data with the built-in Heat Stress Analysis. Surveys and in-situ sensor data can be added later, but are not a requirement.
The Team
The Team
We have been working in rapid development and entrepreneurial businesses that scale and hope to bring a similar mindset to ocean conservation. We have an extended team of engineering contractors in a variety of disciplines, all of whom embrace open source philosophies and want to help build ocean conservation tools.
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