Using Video Imagery to Study Coastal Change: Sand Key, Florida
Video observations of Sand Key, Florida, are used to monitor a range of coastal processes, for example changes in the shoreline position, both seasonally and due to long-term effects such as sea-level rise, and instances of beach and dune erosion during extreme storm events.
Recent webcam images from Sand Key, Florida
These cameras are part of the Video Remote Sensing of Coastal Processes project.
A high resolution digital video camera is installed atop Dan's Island Condo at Sand Key, Florida, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico coast. Today’s most recent snapshot and time-averaged images are shown above. These images are used to examine a range of coastal processes including shoreline position, the presence of an offshore sandbar, and the extent of wave runup on the beach. Camera hosted by Dan's Island Condo.
This information is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The information has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.
USGS CoastCams
Remote Sensing Coastal Change
National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards
Operational Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts
Long-Term Coastal Change
Video observations of Sand Key, Florida, are used to monitor a range of coastal processes, for example changes in the shoreline position, both seasonally and due to long-term effects such as sea-level rise, and instances of beach and dune erosion during extreme storm events.
Recent webcam images from Sand Key, Florida
These cameras are part of the Video Remote Sensing of Coastal Processes project.
A high resolution digital video camera is installed atop Dan's Island Condo at Sand Key, Florida, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico coast. Today’s most recent snapshot and time-averaged images are shown above. These images are used to examine a range of coastal processes including shoreline position, the presence of an offshore sandbar, and the extent of wave runup on the beach. Camera hosted by Dan's Island Condo.
This information is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The information has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.