In August 2026, the Bay Mills Indian Community in partnership with LimnoTech and Freeboard Technologies anchored a one-of-a-kind real-time weather, wave, and water quality buoy in Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior. The buoy supports robust real-time monitoring of the eastern…
This spring, a network of environmental sensors was deployed across the region to provide real-time monitoring of water and weather conditions. Data collected by these sensors is now streaming online and available for public viewing, giving residents, researchers, educators, and…
The winter months allow Freeboard Technology staff to inspect, service, and upgrade buoys, ensuring each deployment is as effective and reliable as possible in the year ahead. The first step of the offseason isn’t glamorous—but it’s essential: cleaning. Thorough cleaning…
In 2025, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) received a multi-million-dollar grant to support the International Consortium on Oil Research for Our Waters of the North. The funding aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop innovative oil spill response technologies. Freeboard…
In early December, Freeboard and its parent company, LimnoTech, retrieved the final buoys of the season as part of its Great Lakes buoy program. Overall, Freeboard maintains a network of 30 buoys in partnership with its customers that cover portions…
In 2024, the City of Tiffin, Ohio, partnered with Freeboard Technology to explore innovative solutions for monitoring water levels within its combined sewer system. Like many municipalities, Tiffin faces the challenge of managing a system where stormwater runoff, domestic sewage,…
The Wetlands and Water Quality group within the Lake Erie Aquatic Research Network (LEARN) was contracted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to design and implement a comprehensive wetland monitoring program. This initiative was part of the broader…
Understanding, tracking, and predicting nutrient loads from the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) watershed is challenging due to the complex drivers of nutrient loss within sub-watersheds in the WLEB, including variable weather, cropping systems, farm management, and nutrient cycling. In…
Freeboard Technology will build smart and connected water networks of the future for today’s water challenges. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 16, 2022 – Today, LimnoTech is announcing the launch of Freeboard Technology, a new environmental technology company that addresses the need…
