GCOOS ERDDAP (Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System)
ERDDAP serving oceanographic and meteorological near-real-time and historical observations from the Gulf of Mexico in-situ observing systems.
erddap.gcoos.org
At a glance
- Region
- USA (North America)
- Coverage
- Gulf of Mexico
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Regional
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- ocean temperature
- salinity
- water quality
- buoy sensors
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Because it has: ocean temperature
- 02
Saline intrusion
Track salt moving into rivers and aquifers.
- 03
Hotspots and trends
Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.
Because it has: water quality
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
- 02
Shoreline change
Detect erosion and accretion from imagery.
- 03
Risk maps
Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
ERDDAP at erddap.gcoos.org/erddap plus gcoos5.geos.tamu.edu/erddap; keyless REST
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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