{"id":12,"date":"2024-08-06T23:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:35:02","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/","title":{"rendered":"CHESS Buoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/demo.wpzoom.com\/inspiro-lite\/files\/2022\/03\/Pexels-Videos-1409899-1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-max-60-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2\"><strong>CHESS Buoy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Real-Time Ocean Monitoring System<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d61d70aa wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=13\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Explore System<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=2\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">View Live Data<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern_multiple_covers has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"services\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What We Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We monitor seawater quality, ocean currents, and environmental parameters in real-time to understand the impact of climate change and pollution on marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-258 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/buoy_trajectories_clean-785x1024.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/buoy_trajectories_clean-785x1024.png 785w, https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/buoy_trajectories_clean-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/buoy_trajectories_clean.png 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Live Buoy Maps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2af0bc5112b728029aeb3f36f82f2ba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=2\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2\">Explore more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"556\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-257 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bobsub2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bobsub2.png 731w, https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bobsub2-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Real-time data monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cfbc9ab0d7b783e5a1a7d1eadf906456 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=84\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"84\">Explore more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div 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has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Research contributions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5cb23e5dc1901f021ad3db4f915428a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=145\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"145\">Explore more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:103px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-596ee089 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">About us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are a team of marine scientists, engineers, and environmental advocates dedicated to monitoring and understanding ocean health. Our project utilizes cutting-edge technology to provide real-time data on seawater quality, ocean currents, and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3177425e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=13\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1663-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" style=\"width:449px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1663-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1663-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax is-position-center-center\" style=\"border-radius:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-135 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DJI_20241006131949_0014_D.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffffa;text-transform:uppercase\">INTERACT WITH US!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d love to hear from you! Whether you have questions about our project, want to collaborate, or need support, feel free to reach out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a9e21a43 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?page_id=14\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">CONTACT US<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"news\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:108px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">FROM THE BLOG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Latest News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-26907f6f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-235 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-81b22c36d1d8b884fcf13a99846b36c3 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-tertiary-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-01T07:24:11+00:00\">September 1, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2e75b4e4fab489cf445e03eda13279d1 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?p=235\" target=\"_self\" >\ud83c\udf0a First Deployment of Our New Buoy at Kure Port \ud83d\ude80<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-61eeeb1d6c31f3761cb8bc35b6e1a095 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-tertiary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We are excited to share that we successfully carried out the first deployment of our newly designed buoy system! This marks a big step forward in our project, as we introduced several major upgrades: \ud83d\udd0b New energy setup&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"text-transform:uppercase;border-width:2px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\" class=\"wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-foreground-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?p=235\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: \ud83c\udf0a First Deployment of Our New Buoy at Kure Port \ud83d\ude80<\/span><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-207 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-81b22c36d1d8b884fcf13a99846b36c3 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-tertiary-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-07T08:11:44+00:00\">July 7, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2e75b4e4fab489cf445e03eda13279d1 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?p=207\" target=\"_self\" >BOB Update: Power System Upgrade and Long-term Deployment<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-61eeeb1d6c31f3761cb8bc35b6e1a095 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-tertiary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We\u2019re excited to share a quick update on BOB, our low-cost, autonomous water monitoring buoy. Over the past few months, we&#8217;ve focused on improving BOB\u2019s power system to support more reliable, longer-term deployments. After integrating key upgrades\u2014including enhanced&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"text-transform:uppercase;border-width:2px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\" class=\"wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-foreground-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?p=207\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: BOB Update: Power System Upgrade and Long-term Deployment<\/span><\/a>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-86 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-81b22c36d1d8b884fcf13a99846b36c3 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-tertiary-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-20T04:50:08+00:00\">November 20, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2e75b4e4fab489cf445e03eda13279d1 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?p=86\" target=\"_self\" >BOB Update<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-61eeeb1d6c31f3761cb8bc35b6e1a095 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-tertiary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">BOB Update: Charting New Waters \ud83c\udf0a BOB, our trusty autonomous buoy, has been hard at work gathering vital ocean data, and we\u2019re excited to share the latest updates from its journey! \ud83c\udf21\ufe0f Data Highlights Here\u2019s a sneak peek&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"text-transform:uppercase;border-width:2px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\" class=\"wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-foreground-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbuoy.com\/?p=86\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: BOB Update<\/span><\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:85px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Do We monitor seawater quality, ocean currents, and environmental parameters in real-time to understand the impact of climate change and pollution on marine ecosystems. 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