St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) receive their first Sofar Smart Mooring and Spotter buoy to collect real-time oceanographic data in early 2021.

Research Oceanographer Dr. Mark Buckley unboxed a Sofar Smart Mooring and Spotter Buoy that will be used to deliver high-fidelity, real-time wave, water level, and wind data. This collected data will be used to assess the skill of the USGS/NOAA Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast, which provides real-time forecasts of water levels and coastal changes along nearly 3,000 miles of the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts.