Coastal Services Center

Coastal Remote Sensing (CRS) Program

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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

• Coastal Geospatial Services Contract
• General information about remote sensing.
• Focus areas.
• Remote sensing training.
• Data and tools developed by CRS.