goMOOS

Moorghan writes: "Thought you might find this site goMOOS.org interesting. When I heard about it on NPR I couldn't help but think of the open-source community and how this is a true and living example of the internet being used for its original intent: the sharing of information and data collected by scientists, scholars, (and whoever) all over the world. goMOOS stands for "The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System" and it is a collaborative effort by both scientists and the government to help aid... well, just about anyone who is interested in or makes a living by the climatic conditions of the Gulf of Maine's small piece of the Atlantic Ocean. From private ship captains to commercial barges, from lobster boats to luxury cruise ships, from swimmers to scientists, anyone can log in and check an extensive array of weather and water conditions. For all I know this type of thing exists everywhere on the web, but I have found few examples of where the web actually serves such a large community in such a real-world, and completely open, initiative."

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[Anonymous Coward]

Perhaps you'd prefer the working site that covers the entire US and some other parts of the world.

You'll find it here [noaa.gov] or here [ndbc.noaa.govhttp]