About

The Three Foundations of Coastal Reconnaissance 

PEOPLE
Train interdisciplinary teams for field reconnaissance before, during, and after extreme events.

TECHNOLOGY
Develop and validate scalable observation methods for different field conditions and resource levels.

DATA
Standardize what is collected, how quality is assessed, and how field observations are translated into rapid scientific and decision-support products.

CEERA turns reconnaissance from an ad hoc post-event activity into a prepared, trainable, and transferable international capability. 

More Than Training

CEERA combines training with real-world observation, field deployment, method development, data workflows, and international collaboration. Teams are prepared before an event, supported during deployment, and connected to shared tools and standards that help turn rapidly collected field data into usable scientific and decision-support products. 

Our Vision

Our vision is a connected international network of reconnaissance-ready teams that can collect high-quality coastal field data before, during, and after extreme events. CEERA links local capacity with shared methods, scalable technology, and common data standards so observations can be compared across events and regions and translated more quickly into actionable knowledge. 

How it works

CEERA connects preparedness, deployment, and data-to-decision workflows across the full event cycle:

Before the event: Train teams, establish baseline observations, test methods, define protocols, and prepare deployment plans.

During the event: Use pre-positioned, remotely accessible, or coordinated observations where feasible to capture rapidly changing coastal conditions.

After the event: Deploy interdisciplinary teams to collect perishable field evidence, process and quality-control the data, and translate observations into scientific and decision-ready products.

The result is a repeatable low-cost reconnaissance framework that builds skills before they are needed and produces comparable, usable field data when an extreme event occurs.