The Geological Service of New Caledonia supplies the Observatory with data by overseeing the monitoring of pilot sites through geomorphological and sedimentological field observations, in-situ topo-morphological surveys, and employing aerial photos or satellite images for developing maps of diachronic evolutions of the coastline.

The Observatory’s scope extends beyond these pilot sites to develop a comprehensive mapping of hydro-sedimentary cells, along with a typologic map of the New Caledonia coastline and zones potentially subjected to erosion, marine submersions, and landslides. Additionally, an interactive online mapping tool is being developed to effectively pinpoint areas susceptible to coastal hazards.

OBLIC is also involved in the analysis of coastal erosion impacts on marine turtle nesting, as well as in the evaluation of solutions for coastal risk reduction and adaptation through its participation in various research projects, including relating to Nature-based Solutions.

The information and data available are valuable to numerous stakeholders, including research institutions, data producers, consulting firms, associations, and various governmental entities such as the State, government, provinces, and municipalities, to inform future research as well as coastal planning.

The OBLIC portal (Georep) provides a space for sharing and disseminating all information and data acquired. It offers several visualisation and data consultation interfaces, including:

• Map viewer centralising and visualising data and metadata sheets (bibliographic references, data access modalities, and contact information), 
• Dashboards presenting data acquired, processed, and interpreted
• Story maps featuring current and historical photographs.

In line with the objective to promote communication and sharing of informations, coordination and pooling of actions, as well as to develop partnerships, the OBLIC brings together local stakeholders (e.g. technical services from state services, public authorities, research institutions etc.) within a network called the “OBLIC User Committee”.