AquaWatch Water Quality Monitoring Expands to UK

Australia’s AquaWatch initiative, originally developed to act like a weather service for monitoring water quality including early warning forecasts, will be set up in the UK. This marks the first international expansion of the system, supported by the space agencies of both countries under the UK-Australia Space Bridge initiative. The system integrates satellite and sensor data to provide near-real-time water quality updates and forecasts. Co-funded by both nations, AquaWatch aims to enhance global water monitoring capabilities, starting with an existing test site at Plymouth Sound in the UK.