Rugged Point Coastal Science Observatory

Rugged Point Coastal Science Observatory (RPCSO) is a coastal research station on the outer coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, near Rugged Point Marine Provincial Park. RPCSO is deploying Cascadia Sentinel, a multi-domain Earth-systems observatory that unifies atmospheric, oceanic, terrestrial, geomagnetic, ionospheric, hydrological, and environmental sensing on a shared, GNSS-synchronized timebase. The pilot node is being commissioned at the University of Victoria and will stream real-time and historical data through an API from Rugged Point. The platform serves climate-tech, weather-tech, geospatial AI, hazard-science, and environmental-intelligence organizations that need high-precision, time-aligned, multi-domain environmental data for modeling, prediction, and operational decisions. RPCSO works with academic, governmental, and industry partners, and operates with respect for the coastal environment and communities of the region. Learn more at rpcso.com.