--- title: "Oceans: specialized fields | Nexus Observatory" description: "Specialized fields for oceans, coasts and maritime: Waves, tides and sea level, Water temperature and salinity, Coastal water quality and Port and vessel…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/fields/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Oceans](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/) / **Specialized fields** # Oceans, field by field. Oceans and coasts have their own specialised fields: sea level and storm surge tied to the land, waves measured by moored buoys, coastal water quality between the samples, and the sea's soundscape. Each field below has its own standards, stack, radio, power and crew work, from the first order to the running operation. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/explainer/) **01** Specialized fields ## Choose the field you work in. Each field page sets out the operating context and hazards, what must be measured and under which rules, the stack from base unit to network, the work from order to operation, the data products and the cited sources. [Specialized field Sea level and storm surgeTide gauges with land-motion GNSS and weather at harbours and coasts, giving real-time surge for warnings and long sea-level records tied to the land they stand on.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/sea-level/) [Specialized field Waves and coastal buoysMoored buoys that measure waves, wind and sea temperature off ports and coasts, for safe navigation, coastal design and the warnings that keep people off dangerous seas.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/wave-buoys/) [Specialized field Coastal and bathing water qualitySondes and samplers at beaches, estuaries and aquaculture zones that watch temperature, oxygen, turbidity and algal blooms, so authorities protect bathers and shellfish in time.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/coastal-water-quality/) [Specialized field Underwater noiseHydrophone moorings that measure ship noise, piling and other sound in the sea, for marine protection duties, offshore construction and the animals that depend on hearing.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/underwater-noise/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. Grow to a network. The same systems at every scale, on the open protocol, so nothing you buy is replaced as you grow. 1. **01** Base unit One station or node, specified for this industry: instruments, power, enclosure and backhaul. [Build a station →](https://observatory.global/studio/builder/) 2. **02** Site A surveyed, commissioned site with its timing, its links and the evidence file a buyer can audit. [Plan a site →](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) 3. **03** Fleet Many sites run as one service: one plan, one update path, one evidence trail, one service level. [Managed offers →](https://observatory.global/industries/oceans/solutions/) 4. **04** Network Fleets that federate with partner grids through the open protocol, owner by owner. [The open protocol →](https://observatory.global/protocol/) ### Ready when you are. Plan a deployment, configure a station or talk to sales. Every request reaches the team that answers it. 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