About the project

At the heart of CoastSnap is a simple stainless steel phone cradle that is installed overlooking a beach in a location that is easily accessible by the community. Using the instructional sign a beach visitor is encouraged to place their phone into the cradle, take a photo, and share it to a centralised database via the free CoastSnap App or social media using a QR code and hashtag unique to each station. This collection of community led images will provide a record of the coastline as it

Each month we award a "DIY Station of the Month" to highlight some of the huge monitoring efforts taken by the CoastSnap community using the "DIY station" option in the CoastSnap App. The winner of this monthly award gets to see all their snaps converted into a timelapse video to watch their beach change over time. Check out our previous winners below!

CoastSnap is a global citizen science project to capture our changing coastlines. No matter where you are in the world, if you have a smartphone and an interest in the coast, we welcome you to participate!