Coastal Remote Sensing
General Information
Focus Areas
Benthic Habitat Mapping
Coastal Water Quality
Harmful Algal Blooms
Land Cover Analysis
Topographic Change Mapping
Training
Data and Tools

Coastal Remote Sensing (CRS) Program

Linking coastal resource managers with meaningful data, information, and products derived from remote sensing technology.

Through partnerships with public and private organizations, CRS delivers high-quality products useful for coastal resource management decision-making. Our products and services include

  • tools to deliver remotely sensed imagery and derived products
  • land cover and land cover change data sets
  • high-resolution beach topography data
  • benthic habitat and change data sets
  • tools to monitor harmful algal bloom movement
  • models and techniques to evaluate water quality in estuarine habitats
  • training modules for coastal applications
  • methodologies for conducting mapping projects

For more information on how the program operates, see the business plan, also known as the Concept of Operations (PDF). The freely available Adobe® Reader® is needed to view and print PDF files.

Additional Information