FAIRsharing record for: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

This FAIRsharing record describes: NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) provides accurate, reliable, and timely tides, water levels, currents, and other coastal oceanographic and meteorological information. CO-OPs supports safe and efficient maritime commerce and transportation, help protect public health and safety, and promote robust, resilient coastal communities. CO-OPS maintains ocean observing infrastructure, including more than 200 permanent water level stations on the U.S. coasts and Great Lakes, an integrated system of real-time sensors concentrated in busy seaports, and temporary meters that collect observations for tidal current predictions. Through these systems, they provide historic and real-time data, forecasts, predictions, and scientific analyses that protect life, the economy, and the environment on the coast.