Creating a better informed and more confident Great Lakes community where everyone knows what’s happening in the water.

We put lake information into peoples’ hands in support of the Smart Great Lakes vision. smartgreatlakes.org

A bi-national nonprofit, GLOS provides end-to-end data services that support science, policy, management, and industry in the U.S. and Canada. Whether deciding to venture out on a boat or confronting the effects of climate change, we want to equip observers with high-quality, up-to-date lake information from the region’s observing network.

Established as a 501 c-3 non profit, GLOS serves as a certified regional association of NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). ioos.noaa.gov

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