From the Adriatic sea to Manila, Philippines, CMCC is contributing to expanding coastal monitoring with two new sensors for enhanced data access, in collaboration with DCC-CR and the CoastPredict Programme. The community science coastal stations will collect high-accuracy and openly-available data on water levels, air-sea variables and sea level measurements.

CMCC, as a partner of the Decade Collaborative Center for Coastal Resilience (DCC-CR) is committed to pursue the strategic goal of improving scientific information for all by enhancing ocean and coastal monitoring, promoting open access to data, and fostering collaboration to bridge knowledge gaps. These efforts are crucial for supporting evidence-based decision-making, especially in coastal resilience.

Two new community science coastal stations for air-sea variables and sea level measurements have been installed to provide high-accuracy data on water levels, which are openly available for visualization and download via the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), marking a significant step in coastal data accessibility worldwide.

As a member of the DCC-CR’s Partner Alliance Network, CMCC expanded a community science initiative with two new coastal monitoring stations that measure key air-sea variables, including air temperature, humidity, pressure, and sea level. These stations use the InterBox Sensor, developed by CMCC in the framework of the new CMCC strategic Programme Global Coasts as a new frontier.

InterBox consists of a low-maintenance, easy-to-install sea level sensor paired with an atmospheric weather station. The sensor is designed to provide high accuracy in measuring water levels, and all collected data is openly available for visualization and download via the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet).

One of these new stations was deployed in Rimini, Italy, by CMCC as part of a DCC-CR high school training course in March 2025 in collaboration with the Liceo Einstein High School, focusing on climate and oceanography. The data can be viewed live on EMODnet here.

The second station was installed in Manila, Philippines, by CMCC as part of CoastPredict’s GlobalCoast Network and its ‘COMPASS’ training initiative aimed at strengthening coastal resilience. This is CMCC’s first station in the Philippines, marking a significant milestone in advancing data accessibility worldwide. The data can be viewed live and downloaded on EMODnet here.

These two new stations join the existing station in Civitavecchia, Italy. This sensor was the first of its kind to be installed by CMCC and was funded through CMCC’s technological development funds. It is located near the reference sensor for a tide gauge that is part of ISPRA’s National Mareographic Network, making it an excellent calibration site. Data can be viewed live on EMODnet here.

Looking ahead, CMCC with the DCC-CR and CoastPredict, in collaboration with local partners, plan installations in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean, expanding the network to further improve coastal monitoring and resilience efforts worldwide.