# Webinar: Building Australia’s national network of Spotter buoys to unlock real-time coastal data at scale

In this webinar, we discuss how Australia is creating a national coastal observation and modeling system using Sofar Spotter buoys to collect real-time wave data.

**Sofar Ocean**  
Jul 25, 2024

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[Webinar: Building Australia’s national network of Spotter buoys to unlock coastal data at scale - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8glt2tDVaY)

In this Marine Technology Society (MTS) webinar, Jarrah Orphin (Sofar Ocean), Dr. Michael Cuttler (The University of Western Australia), and Daniel Ierodiaconou (Deakin University), discuss how Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is creating a national-scale coastal observing and modeling system of Sofar Spotter buoys. The network will significantly expand access to real-time wave data and enable marine professionals to better understand and mitigate coastal change.

A questions and answers session follows the presentation.

### Speakers

**Jarrah Orphin**  
Sofar Ocean

**Dr. Michael Cuttler**  
The University of Western Australia

**Daniel Ierodiaconou**  
Deakin University

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# Webinar: Building Australia’s national network of Spotter buoys to unlock real-time coastal data at scale

# July 25, 2024

# In this webinar, we discuss how Australia is creating a national coastal observation and modeling system using Sofar Spotter buoys to collect real-time wave data.