Coastal Mapping & Sciences, LLC (CMS) provides comprehensive coastal and environmental services supporting a wide range of field-based data collection, monitoring, and research efforts. CMS combines formal scientific training with extensive field experience to execute projects efficiently, safely, and with a high level of technical accuracy.

The CMS team is experienced in operating within complex and dynamic coastal environments, with all vessel operations conducted by U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captains. Equipment is routinely calibrated and maintained to ensure data quality and reliability across all project types.

CMS supports coastal science projects from initial planning through field execution and data delivery, providing dependable, science-driven results for environmental monitoring, restoration, and research initiatives.

Core Coastal Science Services:

• Water Quality Monitoring (Discrete and Real-Time)
• Environmental Monitoring Programs
• Topographic, Elevation, and Hydrologic Surveys
• Biological and Fisheries Sampling
• Sediment and Benthic Sampling
• Vegetation Surveys and Tree Monitoring
• Porewater Sampling
• GPS and Field Positioning Services

Additional services available based on project-specific needs. Contact CMS to discuss your project and field support needs.

CMS provides comprehensive water quality monitoring services, from discrete sampling to long-term, real-time data collection across coastal and offshore environments. Using calibrated, industry-standard instrumentation, CMS accurately measures key parameters including temperature, salinity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, ORP, chlorophyll, and turbidity. CMS specializes in the deployment and maintenance of telemetry-enabled monitoring systems, including buoy-based platforms, as well as transect and water column profiling surveys. All sampling is conducted in accordance with EPA protocols for collection, handling, and laboratory analysis, ensuring high-quality, defensible data.

CMS provides high-accuracy topographic, elevation, and hydrologic surveying services to support coastal monitoring, restoration, and land change analysis. Using advanced survey equipment and precise positioning systems, CMS delivers reliable elevation data across a range of environments, from developed shorelines to remote coastal and marsh systems. Services include beach elevation profiles, shoreline change surveys, marsh elevation monitoring, and land change assessments. Data deliverables include post-processed datasets (e.g., CSVs, shapefiles) as well as GIS-based mapping products tailored to project needs.

CMS provides comprehensive biological sampling services to support fisheries, habitat, and ecological studies across coastal and aquatic environments. The CMS team is experienced in a wide range of sampling methods, including otter trawls, oyster dredges, seine nets, hook and line, trap and cage methods, and bycatch assessments. Field efforts are conducted with a focus on accurate, consistent data collection and proper handling of biological samples, ensuring reliable results to support research, monitoring, and management objectives.

CMS provides sediment and benthic sampling services to support environmental assessments, habitat characterization, and geotechnical and water quality studies. The CMS team is experienced in the use of a variety of bottom sampling equipment, including Ekman dredges, Van Veen grab samplers, box corers, multi-cores, and Ponar grab samplers, allowing for reliable sample collection across a range of substrate conditions. All sampling is conducted in accordance with EPA protocols for collection, processing, and transport, ensuring high-quality, defensible data for laboratory analysis and project reporting.

CMS provides installation, maintenance, and servicing of long-term environmental monitoring stations to support continuous data collection across coastal and aquatic environments. Systems are designed and deployed to ensure reliable performance under dynamic field conditions, with routine maintenance, calibration, and data retrieval performed to maintain data quality and continuity. The CMS team has experience working with a wide range of instrumentation, including LiCOR, YSI, In-Situ, Campbell Scientific, and HOBO systems. Services include full station lifecycle support, from initial deployment and configuration to ongoing servicing, troubleshooting, and data management.