Implementation of a sea monitoring system based on social internet of things

The climatic conditions of places with a high tourist vocation greatly affect the flow of visitors. In the coastal context, measurements of environmental values such as sea water temperature, wave period and height or direction of currents, are carried out using buoys of considerable size and at a great distance from the coast. This results in a lack of information to satisfy the preferences of tourists and guarantee adequate safety in certain sea conditions. In this paper, we show the implementation of a small buoy that can be positioned near the beaches and that, through a Social Internet of Things platform, can share information with tourists. The first results of a real installation are also shown and what challenges need to be addressed for an efficient use of such a system.