HarborHealth Sentinel

HarborHealth Sentinel is a web + mobile app that continuously monitors water quality in harbors, marinas, and nearshore zones using a mix of low-cost IoT sensors, satellite data, and crowd-sourced reports from boaters and coastal residents. The platform aggregates parameters like turbidity, oil sheen detection, harmful algal bloom indicators, dissolved oxygen, and temperature anomalies into a simple, color-coded risk map. Marina operators and local authorities can set automated alerts for threshold breaches, get incident timelines, and export reports for regulatory compliance or insurance documentation. Recreational users can quickly check if their local harbor is safe for swimming, fishing, or mooring. This is not a feel-good conservation toy; it’s a blunt tool for identifying and escalating real pollution events that affect property values, tourism revenue, and public health. The app is a combination of traditional software and AI: AI models flag anomalies, classify user-submitted photos (e.g., oil vs. seaweed), and prioritize incidents that need human intervention.