Level 1 data has been quality controlled for position only. Rows of data with missing or obviously bad position data have been removed.


Data Access Options

  1. Download data from all buoys for a given year using the API:
         https://iabp.apl.uw.edu/downloadL1?year=YYYY

  2. Use the API to directly download data.

  3. Use the search options in the form below to find data of interest. The results of your search will be summerize and made available for download.

  4. Data for individual buoys can be viewed or downloaded directly from the Data Tables below.



Search Options

Find particular buoys by BuoyID, or find buoys by type, logistics, owner, date range of deployment, and/or domain of deployment.








Start Date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY):


Deployed Domain:
Click and drag on the map to limit the search to a region of interest.
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Level 1 Data Tables

Deployed 2023
Deployed 2022
Deployed 2021
Deployed 2020
Deployed 2019
Deployed 2018
Deployed 2017
Deployed 2016
Deployed 2015
Deployed 2014
Deployed 2013
Deployed 2012
Deployed 2011
Deployed 2010
Deployed 2009
Deployed 2008
Deployed 2007
Deployed 2006
Deployed 2005
Deployed 2004
Deployed 2003
Deployed 2002