Be confident of your sampling program; increase accuracy and the number of sample points and lower your cost! Today many large water bodies are sampled with very few data points. This leads to erroneous conclusions about the state health of the water body. We can detect Cyanobacteria with high resolution at parts per billion (ppb) levels at a cost that is less than most ground sampling programs. We provide 5 samples per acre (5,000 samples for a 1,000 acre water body) at a cost that is typically less than the cost of 6-10 grab samples, providing statistically significant data. Our RMS error for Cyanobacteria measurement is plus or minus 2 parts per billion. We can sample very large watersheds where ground sampling is not practical. Our ability to detect Cyanobacteria early in the bloom cycle frequently allows our customers to save the cost of our service through decreased chemical usage. BWSI™ can also provide customers with information on total Phosphorus on land, total Phosphorus in water, E Coli, and floating vegetation coverage. Every 16 days we provide a report of Cyanobacteria presence, location, and concentration. Blue Water Satellite was founded by Dr. Robert K. Vincent one of the country´s leading experts on remote sensing and a professor of geology at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Vincent is co-founder and former Director of OhioView, a remote sensing consortium of the 10 largest research universities in the State of Ohio. Dr. Vincent is founder and former CEO of GeoSpectra Corporation. Dr. Vincent obtained over $1 M in NASA and NOAA grants to perform work on satellite monitoring of toxic algal blooms.
