Smart Ring Buoys Launched By Dublin Metropolis Council To Save Lots Of Lives And Improve Water Safety

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Dublin City Council, in partnership with Water Security Ireland and the Division for Rural and Community Improvement, this week launched an progressive ‘Smart Ring Buoys’ venture aimed at saving lives in Ireland’s waters. The Smart Dublin initiative labored with technology partners Civic Built-in Solutions Ltd, mSEMICON Teoranta and ZiggyTec Ltd to develop the low-value lifesaving expertise, which is able to provide actual-time alerts when life rings are stolen or tampered with. Anti-social misuse of life buoys is an issue for biometric data ring councils throughout Ireland, and greater than 600 sensors will now be installed in eight local authorities together with Fingal County Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, Laois County Council, Meath County Council, Sligo County Council and Limerick City & County. The Smart Ring Buoy know-how works through low-value sensors paired with a cell, map-based platform with actual-time monitoring. It would alert water security officers when ring buoys are tampered with or go lacking and guarantee their well timed replacement.



That is a vital and lifesaving action as a stolen ring buoy may mean a stolen life. Minister for Rural and Group Growth, Heather Humphreys mentioned: "In 2021 alone, we tragically lost 80 lives through drowning. Such incidents have devastating and long-lasting effects on families and communities. "Safety instruments like ring-buoys are in place to save lots of lives and protect individuals when they are near water. Sadly, the theft or vandalism of this life saving equipment remains to be commonplace in each our rural and city communities. Dublin Metropolis Council is each unique and important. With the support of funding from my department’s Digital Innovation Programme, we'll roll out this sensor expertise in 8 completely different local authorities. "This challenge is a number one example of how the public sector is tacking community challenges with modern approaches. The venture began back in 2018 as part of a workshop to establish challenges in Dublin’s Sensible Docklands area.



Members of the group highlighted that ring buoys were incessantly being stolen or tampered with, with a delay to replacement units being installed. At current, round 15 ring buoys go lacking or are stolen each week from Dublin Metropolis Council alone costing over €20,000 per annum for substitute. Dublin Metropolis Council says it realised that this was an issue not just in Dublin but across Eire and set out to search out a solution through its Good Dublin innovation programme. Across Eire there are approximately 5,000 life buoys installed. The project has taken what’s described as a "unique" approach to procurement in an Irish context, led by Dublin City Council, where the Dublin local authorities have been able to pilot a number of progressive options initially and then purchase the very best solutions as a part of a wider framework with 23 local authorities. In addition, the undertaking was shortlisted for an Innovation management award from the European Innovation Council, recognising the efforts accomplished by the public sector to promote and implement innovation procurement across Europe.



Talking about the brand new scheme, Dublin City Council chief govt Owen Keegan said: "This is a good example of collaboration throughout the Irish local authorities and Water Security Ireland Herz P1 Smart Ring by way of our Sensible Dublin programme. It is also the primary time we've got used a procurement method like this to pilot an progressive technology resolution before we purchase. Roger Sweeney, appearing CEO of Water Safety Eire said: "Every yr, ring buoys are utilized by the public to save lives from drowning nevertheless many ring buoys are commonly stolen or vandalised. A stolen biometric data ring buoy can imply a stolen life. Ring buoys play a critical position in drowning prevention however to do so that they must all the time be out there and in place. "These smart ring buoys will detect when this important public rescue gear is interfered with or stolen. They may save on the time that is at present wanted to watch and replace them and they'll provide this information 24 hours a day.

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