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Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime
November 19, 2025
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime
A new CoastSnap observation station has just been installed in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on La Grande Côte beach in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime. It is the 8th CoastSnap station in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, following Lacanau, Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Biscarrosse, La Brée-les-Bains, Mimizan and La Tremblade. This citizen science initiative is part of the Observatoire de la côte de Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the local […]
November 13, 2025
Launch of the Sea-Clic Project: Building a Community of Coastal Observers
What if a community of citizen observers could actively support scientists in monitoring the coastline through photos taken from a fixed point? This is the idea behind the Sea-Clic project, led by the Observatoire de la côte de Nouvelle-Aquitaine (OCNA), Surfrider Foundation Europe and the Centre aquitain des technologies de l’information et électroniques (CATIE). Together, […]
November 10, 2025
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Mimizan
A new CoastSnap station has just been installed in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in Mimizan in the Landes department. This is the 6th CoastSnap station in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, following on from Lacanau, Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Biscarrosse and La Brée-les-Bains. This participatory science initiative is part of the Observatoire de la côte de Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the local […]
June 21, 2024
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine on Oleron’s island
A new CoastSnap observation station has just been installed in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on Oleron’s island in the city of La Brée-les-Bains. This is the 5th CoastSnap station in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, after Lacanau, Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Biscarrosse. This participatory science initiative is part of the Observatoire de la côte de Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the local […]
April 10, 2024
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Biscarosse
On Monday October 9, 2023, the Biscarrosse CoastSnap station was installed on the south beach access by teams from the Observatoire de la Côte Nouvelle-Aquitaine (OCNA), the town council and the Communauté de Communes des Grands Lacs. This is the fourth CoastSnap station in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, after Lacanau, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Capbreton. How can you […]
November 6, 2023
Publication of the Littoview project final report
A genuine participatory science initiative, CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine was launched as part of the Littoview pilot project by BRGM, the Centre aquitain des technologies de l’information et électroniques (CATIE) and ONF. The final report is now available. The CoastSnap approach, born in Australia in 2017, aims to quantify the evolution of beaches and coastlines by combining […]
July 26, 2023
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Lafitenia
Inspired by an Australian initiative called CoastSnap, this regional participatory science project makes it possible, by controlling the angle of view and the panorama from a fixed point, to build up a large base of photos to observe the evolution of the coastline while raising citizens’ awareness of the eminently mobile nature of the coastal […]
February 24, 2023
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Capbreton
Inspired by an Australian initiative called CoastSnap, this regional participatory science project makes it possible, by controlling the angle of view and the panorama from a fixed point, to build up a large base of photos to observe the evolution of the coastline while raising citizens’ awareness of the eminently mobile nature of the coastal […]
February 24, 2023
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Lacanau
Inspired by an Australian initiative called CoastSnap, this regional participatory science project makes it possible, by controlling the angle of view and the panorama from a fixed point, to build up a large base of photos to observe the evolution of the coastline while raising citizens’ awareness of the eminently mobile nature of the coastal […]
February 24, 2023
Discover the evolution of the beach of Lacanau between January and November…
Thanks to the many photos sent in every day by citizens, it is possible to trace the evolution of the central beach of Lacanau from January to November 2022 and to draw the first scientific conclusions. https://youtu.be/AyLb7RZx4Ms The rocky spur that is clearly visible in January indicates a lowering of the beach level, whereas the […]
February 24, 2023
Discover the evolution of Lafitenia beach between January and November 2022
Thanks to the many photos sent in every day by citizenz, it is possible to retrace the evolution of Lafitenia beach from January to November 2022 and to make some initial scientific conclusions. https://youtu.be/M51dkWsulKM Stretching over 500 metres, Lafitenia Bay is an ideal reference point for monitoring the evolution of the coastline. The particularity of […]
February 24, 2023
Evolution of Santocha beach between December 2021 and December 2022
Thanks to the many photos sent in every day by citizens, it is possible to retrace the evolution of Santocha beach from December 2021 to December 2022 and to make some initial scientific conclusions. https://youtu.be/306-B9nfhe0 The particularity of the site : an erosion of the merlon (sandy bulge forming the top of the beach) with […]
February 24, 2023
Meeting with Lacanau citizens
On Tuesday 7th February, the city council of Lacanau organised a public meeting for the citizens to discuss the major achievements, the next worksites and projects to preserve the future of the Lacanau coastline. On this occasion, citizen workshops were held before the public meeting to present various projects, including CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The team of […]
February 20, 2023