Hyfi in the News

TIDE TRACKER: Charlotte County installs new real-time tide sensors

April 19, 2025

Charlotte County is turning to new technology to improve how it tracks tides and storm surges, installing five real-time tide sensors across Charlotte Harbor.

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North Ridgeville to test high-tech flooding sensors

April 16, 2025

North Ridgeville Public Works officials have begun using Hyfi water detection sensors to monitor water flow and water levels at key locations throughout the city.

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New technology helps Willoughby Hills track water level info on Chagrin River amid flooding

April 6, 2025

Willoughby Hills launches a dashboard to provide residents real-time Chagrin River water levels as Northeast Ohio recovers from flash flooding.

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New New Orleans flood sensors will deliver real-time data

July 23, 2024

New sensors being installed across New Orleans will soon deliver real-time flooding data to city officials.

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Check river water levels in real time; HyFi technology tells Shiawassee River users when conditions are safe

Apr 1, 2022

HyFi, a water level reporting agency based out of Ann Arbor, installed mroe than a dozen sensors along the river in September 2020. Users can see the water depth in Fenton at the LeRoy Street bridge or at the Torrey Road bridge in real time.

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Announcing Nearly $1.5 M of Investments in Two Project Teams

January 30, 2025

In this implementation project, Hyfi will develop an open-source, AI-driven Digital Operator Toolbox to help operators better manage stormwater. The innovative decision support tool intends to reduce errors that lead to nutrient runoff, sediment loss, and overflow events. 

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What can self-driving cars teach us about addressing coastal flooding? | Branko Kerkez | TEDxBoston

January 30, 2025

This new generation of smart water systems might reduce urban flooding plaguing coastal cities with relatively low-cost interventions compared to massive new infrastructure project budgets.

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United Way of Southeast Louisiana and Verizon announce installation of groundbreaking Hyfi Stormwater Detection Sensors

July 18, 2024

United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), Verizon, Hyfi, New Orleans City Council, community partners and residents gathered Thursday at the J. Wayne Leonard Prosperity City (2041 Canal Street) to celebrate the rollout of a new technology for stormwater detection in the greater New Orleans area.

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Top Guns: The Best Copilot for a Water Manager is Real Time Data

October 4, 2021

With additional investments from GLPF and others, Hyfi has developed a more portable, self-contained sensor that is already helping manage wetlands and watersheds feeding Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.

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The City of New Orleans, United Way and Verizon Announce the Integration of Hyfi Flood Sensor Data onto Streetwise

December 5, 2024

Following an initial citywide installation of 27 Hyfi sensors, water level readings from these wireless, solar-powered sensors became available to stormwater professionals on a web-based app and provide emergency responders with real time awareness of flooding during Francine’s landfall.  

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Hyfi Sensor Platform Wins Verizon Climate Resilience Prize

Apr 6, 2022

The 2-year-old startup company recently was recognized during Verizon’s inaugural Climate Resilience Prize competition as a top-performing technical solution among more than 130 other startup companies.

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Hyfi device monitors Shiawassee River in Chesaning

October 03, 2020

On Thursday, Sept. 24, Hyfi, an Ann Arbor company, installed a sensor-driven river monitoring device on the bridge over the Shiawassee River in downtown Chesaning. The data collected by the sensor is designed to benefit paddlers, fishermen, stormwater managers and emergency responders, enabling them to stay up to date on the latest conditions on the Shiawassee River.

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