{"id":28861,"date":"2017-08-10T18:36:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T22:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=28861"},"modified":"2017-08-10T18:36:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T22:36:37","slug":"jefferson-project-gets-prestigious-award-work-preserve-protect-lake-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2017\/08\/jefferson-project-gets-prestigious-award-work-preserve-protect-lake-george\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jefferson Project\u2019 Gets Prestigious Award For Its Work To Preserve And Protect Lake George"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28862\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/08\/jefferson-project-h-bw-only.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/08\/jefferson-project-h-bw-only.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/08\/jefferson-project-h-bw-only-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/08\/jefferson-project-h-bw-only-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officials from RPI, IBM and the Fund for Lake George gather after receiving the Harold K. Hochschild Award at the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake in July.<br \/>Courtesy the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Jefferson Project at Lake George was awarded the 2017 Harold K. Hochschild Award at the annual benefit gala of the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake in July. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Jefferson Project\u2014a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research and The Fund for Lake George\u2014uses technology and science to preserve and protect the Lake George, known as the Queen of American Lakes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Harold K. Hochschild Award is dedicated to the memory of the museum\u2019s founder, whose passion for the Adirondacks, its people and environment inspired the creation of the institution and the establishment of the Adirondack Park Agency. Presented annually to recipients in a wide range of fields throughout the Adirondack Park, it honors their work to improve the region\u2019s culture and quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Jefferson Project combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction, according to project officials. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The sensor data is combined with other monitoring and experimental data to create a thorough understanding of the factors that drive the lake\u2019s food web and overall water quality, according to the group. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Scientific insights<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and technology created for the project will not only help manage and protect the lake, but will create a blueprint to preserve important lakes, rivers and other bodies of fresh water around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Jefferson Project is named after President Thomas Jefferson, who described Lake George as, \u201cwithout comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jefferson Project at Lake George was awarded the 2017 Harold K. 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