OceanTech R&D

Reef Support's OceanTech R&D service is a multi-source marine monitoring offering combining satellite Earth observation, in-situ sensors, photogrammetric surveys, and citizen science observations to build environmental context for coastal and reef ecosystem management.

Satellite EO inputs include Copernicus Sentinel data and Allen Coral Atlas layers, providing synoptic coverage of sea surface temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll proxies, and coral bleaching alerts. In-situ instrumentation records temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and current conditions on-site. Drone, ROV, and diver imagery supply photogrammetric reef structure and benthic assessments. Geotagged citizen science observations from Reef Rangers and conservation teams supplement the sensor network.

Outputs include integrated marine environmental monitoring summaries, early-detection alerts for bleaching events, algal blooms, and pollution, environmental context data for restoration site planning, and evidence packages for partner reporting. Applications include rapid response to bleaching events, restoration site environmental characterisation, and support for NGO and conservation field operations. The service is described on the operator website as R&D, indicating some capabilities may be project-based rather than production software-as-a-service.^[1][2][3]