Show notes
Welcome to this episode of the Lifeguard Project Podcast, where I interviewed David Rodriguez. David is one of the early founders of Watchtower, a digital command center for Lifeguards. Watchtower is a mobile platform that's tailored to every agency's needs as far as rescue's, data, end of your reports, and a lot of other techy kind of stuff.We won't get into the details here. I'll let David do the explaining in this episode. However, if you haven't seen Watchtower heard about it, it's definitely coming down the line. Today we talk about David's career and how the idea got started, and we also talk about where the future of technology in lifeguarding could put us.00:00 Welcome to the Show!00:43 Meet David Rodriguez02:11 The Birth of Watchtower05:27 Challenges and Development of Watchtower09:21 Expanding Watchtower's Capabilities14:44 Standardizing Lifeguard Data Collection28:35 Public Safety and Real-Time Data with Watchtower39:56 Innovative Safety Messaging Ideas42:23 Challenges and Solutions in Public Engagement47:15 Data Collection and Privacy Concerns50:27 Future of Lifeguard Technology57:03 Integrating Historical Data01:05:29 Final ThoughtsDavid's Links:Website: https://www.yourwatchtower.com/Public beach safety information: https://safebeachday.com/YouTube: https://youtu.be/mwjm_CnHP4QPresented by The Ben Carlson Foundation:https://www.bencarlsonfoundation.org/https://www.instagram.com/bencarlson_foundation/Subscribe to the Podcast Here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lifeguard-project/id1748861682https://open.spotify.com/show/7EoZTDiET6jJ6XJ1g5X54thttps://www.instagram.com/thelifeguardproject/https://thelifeguardproject.org/Host, Drasko Bogdanovic:https://www.bogdogphoto.com/https://www.instagram.com/bogdogphoto/