Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Coolum

Since its launch in 1998, Coastalwatch has become Australia's most popular water sports website, and is consistently ranked in the top eight sporting websites. The site displays live vision from over 90 coastal locations around Australia and overseas. It also provides daily surf reports, swell forecasting, weather information and news; as well as video, photographic and editorial content. Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management. To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia. Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups. With this in mind, Coastalwatch is dedicated to assisting with sound coastal zone research and management through the use of all its resources.

自1998年上线以来，海岸守望（Coastalwatch）已成为澳大利亚最受欢迎的水上运动网站，且始终跻身体育网站八强行列。该网站展示澳大利亚及海外90余个沿海区域的实时影像，同时提供每日冲浪报告、海浪预报、气象信息与新闻资讯，以及视频、摄影与采编内容。

海岸守望还开发了沿海状况监测系统（Coastal Conditions Monitoring System），该系统依托摄像头网络，为提升沿海活动安全性、优化沿海管理效率并实现更具成本效益的沿海管理作出了重要贡献。为此，海岸守望已与澳大利亚冲浪救生协会（Surf Life Saving Australia）及澳大利亚冲浪运动协会（Surfing Australia）达成合作，并为志愿救援机构、社区团体以及国际冲浪救助组织（SurfAid International）、澳大利亚冲浪者基金会（Surfrider Foundation Australia）等慈善机构提供支持。

海岸守望致力于为全体澳大利亚民众及海外访客提供沿海相关资讯，并力争成为所有沿海用户群体的顶级参考平台。基于此，海岸守望将依托自身全部资源，助力开展科学合理的沿海区域研究与管理工作。