We have a team of staff who support offshore wind and other ocean planning efforts through two contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This team provides data development and management, web content management, and communication for the MarineCadastre.gov suite of products. Over several years, the team has produced, processed, and maintained nearly 300 data sets, developed web-based story maps, worked with partners to acquire and process new data, maintained and managed several online data viewers and processors, and provided hands-on technical assistance to users. In addition, the highly anticipated OceanReports tool received high levels of recognition from the White House and NOAA, for which the team received praise from the NOAA Administrator.

Map on right is zoomed in to Delaware Bay with several blue polygons and shades of green. Data show wind potential and BOEM wind planning areas.
OceanReports allows users to draw a custom polygon to receive reports about the offshore space.

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Hosting a Back-to-School Drive for Refugee Children in North Carolina

In August 2025, CSS hosted a back-to-school drive for child refugees in the North Carolina Triangle through CWS Durham, a non-profit specializing in refugee resettlement. With the help of many generous friends and family members, CSS successfully procured a backpack, lunchbox, water bottle, and clothes for 103 children, as well as stockpiles of 34 different essentials, covering school supplies, sanitary/hygiene items, food, and gift…

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Developing and Managing Lidar Data  

For over five years CSS employee owners have supported NOAA’s Digital Coast data development and management, training development and delivery, and tool development and management through our subcontract with Lynker Technologies supporting NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. As part of this effort, CSS employee owners process lidar data from many sources to make it available…

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Team Recognized for Critical Roles and Exceptional Work

Congratulations to CSS employee owners supporting The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Toxicology Program Quality Assurance. The team is recognized for precision in identifying inconsistencies and safeguarding data integrity across large-scale toxicology studies. This team’s work directly supports regulatory agencies in protecting human health and the environment through rigorous toxicological data review.