Rockland company wants to make local climate change data more accessible

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 16, 2021

As coastal communities in Maine begin to plan for a future of rising sea levels and increased flooding it’s important that they have accurate data in hand. But with only 200 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tide stations in the U.S., most of the water level information these communities currently have access to are based on algorithms and not actual observations. A local company is trying to help change that. Rockland-based U.S. Harbors ― which provides coastal weather and tide information ― has partnered with a data and technology company, Divirod, to help coastal communities get access to cost effective data gathering devices so they can track tides, sea level rise and plan for the future.