Latest Shipboard Observations

Retirement Notice: This item is in mature support as of June 2026 and will be retired in December 2028. A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version. Shipboard sensors provide meteorological and oceanographic measurements for the marine environment. This information is made available through the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and this layer pulls updates direct from the NDBC hourly (at the top of the hour). The most recent observation data is made available for each of the reporting ships. This layer is time enabled, allowing access to recent historical observation data. More info: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/