Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO- OPS) NOAA/ National Ocean Service.

Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)

NOAA/ National Ocean Service

Integrated Ocean Observing System

NOAA In Situ Contributions to the National Backbone

PORTS™ NWLONMussel Watch NERR SitesWX Buoys C-MAN BuoysGeodesy – CORS

Coastal Component

• Regional Associations Design Operate

• Involve private sectors, NGOs, State Agencies

Design, Operate Use Evaluate

• Incorporate Subregional systems Elements thereof

• Enhance the Backbone based on User Needs

Regional COOS’s

NOAA

“The greatest safety concern…is the availability of timely, accurate, and reliable navigation information.”

Public

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