Smart, sustainable monitoring for waterways & ports

We turn an ordinary buoy into a smart, sustainable node for environmental monitoring.

Connected and ready to install on infrastructure that already exists — on rivers, at sea, and in ports — with no need to manufacture or replace the buoy or pipeline.

USD 800
Entry price per unit
3–5 yrs
Battery service life
5
Connectivity paths (3G/4G/LoRaWAN/NB-IoT/satellite)
TRL 6
Target by October 2026
What it is

One retrofit kit, two layers of intelligence

A compact electronic kit that attaches to an existing buoy — or an underwater pipeline — with a marine-grade stainless-steel band clamp, no drilling or permanent modification. It cleanly separates an always-on operational check from an optional sustainability layer.

Operational Included

Correct position — buoy in place / pipeline on route
Signal light on and working (buoys)
Integrity — no ruptures or leaks (pipelines)
Battery status and level
Actuators — remote on/off for the light

Sustainability

Water temperature
Water level
Salinity
Water quality — turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH
Current speed
Our differentiators: low-cost retrofit + redundant connectivity
We upgrade the buoy or pipeline you already have — no need to buy or fabricate a new one — at a fraction of the cost of a new instrumented buoy. Everything also reports via 3G, 4G, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, or satellite (Iridium/Starlink) — with automatic redundancy across links, even where there's no cellular coverage.
Main objective

Prevent accidents. Catch contamination in real time.

A buoy in place and lit helps stop collisions and spills before they happen — protecting marine ecosystems. Real-time water data catches contamination the moment it occurs, so action can start before the damage spreads.

Preventing a single collision, grounding, or fuel spill protects marine biodiversity far more than any footprint the retrofit itself could ever add. Because our sensors report in real time, operators don't wait for someone else to notice and report a problem. The same low-footprint architecture can extend beyond buoys toward broader marine-biodiversity protection at sea: early warning of a spill, and a faster containment response.

01 · Prevent
Position + light confirmed → vessels avoid collisions and groundings → fuel/cargo spills avoided.
02 · Detect
Water sensors flag contamination (incl. arsenic) the moment it occurs — in real time, not after the fact.
03 · Contain
Early warning lets authorities trigger a containment/remediation plan immediately.
04 · Preserve
Marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources are protected — with near-zero added footprint.
Reports & dashboard

See the fleet, live

Every device reports into a fleet-management platform with two views — Operational and Sustainability — plus multi-channel alerts (dashboard, email, SMS, WhatsApp, phone-call escalation) for urgent events.

Devices
24
Alerts
3
Battery
68%
Business model

Device sales + software, priced to scale

Device sales (for buoy or pipe) plus a software platform with customizable dashboards and automatic alerts.

1 device
USD 800
USD 800 / unit
10 devices
USD 7,500
USD 750 / unit
100 devices
USD 72,000
USD 720 / unit
1,000 devices
USD 700,000
USD 700 / unit
Optional add-ons quoted case by case: 4G or satellite communication, installation, maintenance.
Additional "green" environmental sensors: +USD 100–250 per device, depending on the parameters measured.
Designed, assembled, and tested locally in Mar del Plata, Argentina — building local industrial jobs and technical capacity.
Enclosure is 3D-printed (no injection molds needed) — validated all-in materials cost of ~USD 450/unit, comfortably under our USD 800 entry price.
Value added

Built for fleets, not just one buoy

Low cost
Installs on existing buoys; no need to buy a new one.
Autonomous
Long-life battery (3–5 years) that lasts the device's entire service life, with no replacements.
Real-time alerts
Notifies the moment a variable goes out of range, with no manual review.
Scalable
Built to modernize entire fleets, not just a single unit.
Protects marine ecosystems
Helps prevent collisions and spills, and flags contamination in real time so authorities can act before it spreads.
Team

Who's building this

A cross-disciplinary team spanning hardware, software, biology, business, and institutional relations.

FS
Franco Scagliola
Project Manager
Business administration.
MS
Marcelo Scagliola
Environmental & Waste Mgmt.
Biologist specializing in outfalls and waste management.
ZR
Zoe Rouses
Administration & Finance Manager
Business Administration, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
JR
John Michael Rada
IoT & Hardware
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UC Davis.
IH
Ismael Hassan
Hardware, Case Design & UX
Aerospace Sciences & Engineering, UC Davis.
MS
Martina Sommariva
Commercial Manager & Institutional Affairs
CAECE University (in progress).
LC
Maria Lorena Comino
Big Data
Systems engineer, Universidad FASTA.
AM
Alejandra Mercado
Environmental & Scientific Advisory
Biologist, former INIDEP researcher, professor at UNMDP.
Advisors & mentors

Strategic guidance

RE
Rodrigo Espinosa
Advisor & Mentor
Director, BQS Green Tech Cluster. Solar Impulse Scouter. Strategic guidance on software, AI, data & sustainability.
Endorsements

Institutional validation

Referents who can validate the project with UNIDO/ITPO, by organization.

Buenos Aires Mobility Tech Cluster
Carlos Castagna
BQS Green Tech Cluster
Fernando Unzue
OSSE
Juan Buzzo
INIDEP
Ruben Reta
Electronical Naval
Martin Spelosin