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CCAP
The Coastal Change Analysis Program is designed to monitor change in terrestrial land cover and nearshore benthic resources within coastal environments of the United States including the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, Alaska, Hawaii, and all U.S. Territories and possessions. C-CAP classifies types of land cover, analyzes and monitors changes in coastal submerged habitats, wetland habitats, and adjacent uplands using remote sensing techniques (satellite imagery and aerial photography). Through this analysis, scientists can correlate the changes in terrestrial regions with those in coastal aquatic habitats, and with changes in the distribution, abundance, and health of living marine resources. The program is managed through the NOAA Coastal Services Center in Charleston, South Carolina, in coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina, and with technical support from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.