CoastWatch Learning Portal

OM Quick Start Guide (PDF)

This document will help users learn how to use the OceanWatch Monitor (OM), which is a global and regional monitoring and validation online-tool developed primarily for monitoring of ocean products distributed by the CoastWatch. 

Please visit the OceanWatch Monitor Overview page for more information regarding this data monitoring application. 

CoastWatch User Forums (Website)

Information and solutions pertaining to the use of CoastWatch products and services. These forums make use of NOAA's Virtual Lab, which enables users with common interest to share their knowledge with one another.

Monday, April 25, 2022 through Friday, April 29, 2022

10AM to 4PM Hawaiian Time (HST)

NOAA CoastWatch Fish Tracking class. This course aims to teach students about satellite data and how to use it with fish telemetry data in fishery research and management! 

Course Materials (Website)

These quick start guides are aimed at teaching users how to use CoastWatch Data Portal, which is an interactive application for both viewing products and accessing data files from CoastWatch. 

How To Use (PDF)

Loading Imagery (PDF)

July 19, 2022 through August 9, 2022

Tuesdays, 1-3 PM or 1-4 PM Eastern Time (Hybrid)

NOAA CoastWatch Fish Tracking class. This course aims to teach students about satellite data and how to use it with fish telemetry data in fishery research and management! 

Course Materials (Website)

CoastWatch Utilities User's Guide (PDF) - Version 3.7.1

This document aims to help users get started with CoastWatch Utilities, which is a software package geared towards easy viewing and manipulating of CoastWatch datasets. 

Please visit the CoastWatch Utilities Overview page for more information regarding this data access tool. 

Sunday, August 7, 2022

8:00 AM - 3:45 PM Central Time (Hybrid)

This short course will provide participants an opportunity to use readily available tools to process, display, and analyze GOES-R, JPSS, and other environmental satellite data products in lake application scenarios.

Course Registration (Website)

January 18, 2023 through February 15, 2023

Wednesdays 3-5pm Eastern Time (Hybrid)

The goal of the course is to familiarize NOAA/university researchers, Sea Grant professionals and agency/org. partners with different types of ocean satellite data, different tools, and teach participants how to use satellite data in their own research/outreach using their choice of software (R, python, ArcGIS/QGIS, Matlab).

Course Content (UMD Canvas)