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Mark Denvir (Auckland Council) 
An online service that has become a feature of summer for many in Auckland is now the winner of the Smart Water category, in IDC's However, the Board is not resting on its laurels and is already planning the next phase of program development, seeking to use the power of the program. Internet of Things (ioT) to identify sources. The Auckland Council has beaten competitors from South Korea, Australia and Hong Kong to claim a Smart Cities program for its Safeswim program, which provides information on the quality and conditions of the city. Water on the regional beaches. Auckland Council and Watercare have partnered with Surf Life Saving Northern Region and the Auckland Regional Public Health Service to enhance Safeswim to provide more accurate information on bathing conditions.
Safeswim now provides a fully integrated web and digital signage platform to provide beach users with tips to "check before swimming" and make informed decisions about when and where to swim .
The system combines real-time data. The water quality forecasts include a series of factors such as the intensity of the rain, the duration and location, as well as the performance of the sewage and water systems. 39, rainwater with predictive models. Mark Denvir, director of IT at the Auckland Council, said programs like Safeswim are an example of how the board is deploying innovative systems to share some of the information that it holds and help customers to inform. decisions.
"We seek to return to the IoT to search for sources of pollution," he told Reseller News . "We have a work program with the company to really go further in this program."
