Lake Macquarie, NSW enhances lifeguard responses to beach safety issues with Smart Beaches pilot

Lake Macquarie, NSW Smart Beaches Lifeguard Safety Pilot

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Lake Macquarie and Northern Beaches produced comprehensive local data by adding smart technology to four beaches. High-resolution cameras, facility sensors, and GPS trackers in flags follow trends in patron activities. Upgraded weather stations assist local officials in anticipation of storms, winds, and temperature changes. Smart Beaches also worked with lifeguards to align incident responses through online reporting and activity tracking.

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Lake Macquarie, NSW

City in New South Wales

Australia

Governments Involved

Northern Beaches, NSW

Australia

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Smart Beaches - Lake Macquarie City Council

Smart Beaches will provide immediate, constant condition reports specific to each beach and surf break covered by the project, filling in gaps left by existing surfing and weather apps and websites

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The Smart Beaches Project

The Smart Beaches Project combines smart infrastructure technologies with advanced data analytics and machine learning to generate new real-time and forecasted insights into beach visitation and conditions. Professional lifeguards and coastal experts will validate data through a co-design process. Targeted Council, community and business engagement will deliver smart tools and data discovery to improve beach safety, activate coastal precincts and catalyse local innovation. Public participation through education, online consultation and creative elements in the beachscape will bring the project to life.

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