CBI安装和维护一个水位站网络，提供整个德克萨斯州海岸的海洋和气象条件的实时测量。 这些测量提供了基础数据，用以计算海洋和陆地之间的接点，支持海上航行，并开发应急风暴准备模型。 所有监测站都按照国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）制定的标准进行维护。 See tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov.

CBI安装并维护一个传感器网络，用于海上运输的导航辅助。 NOAA PORTS® is a decision support tool that improves the safety and efficiency of maritime commerce and coastal resource management through the integration of real-time environmental observations, forecasts and other geospatial information. PORTS® measures and disseminates observations and predictions of water levels, currents, salinity, and meteorological parameters (e.g., winds, atmospheric pressure, air and water temperatures) that mariners need to navigate safely.

PORTS监测站遵循NOAA制定的标准。 See tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov /端口.