An area of Special Scientific Interest and part of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Poole Harbour is a jewel in the U.K’s ecological crown and Hexsor Scientific is among the companies shortlisted aiming to protect it for future generations.
The harbour, and the rivers which drain into it, have been negatively affected by a variety of anthropogenic activities which have reduced water quality and disturbed the delicate balance of the coastline’s constituent ecosystems. New technologies being developed by Hexsor will deliver real-time, point-of-need pollutant analysis for improved operational flexibility and more efficient environmental management
The project, a collaboration between Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and Poole Harbour Commissioners, with support from Digital Catapult, has been launched to support the design and development of novel IoT solutions capable of maintaining the health of Poole’s waterscapes, both for the thousands of species which call the harbour home, and for the large number of visitors who use the site recreationally each year.
