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Image of ISCO station on Cocos Island. The GPS station is in the foreground, with the tower containing all the additional instrumentation and power supply in the background.

Organizational News Jul 1, 2026

The Cocos Plate's Only NOTA Station Is Back Online

This June, the ISCO station on Cocos Island was rebuilt, allowing for the first real-time geophysical data for the Cocos Plate since 2020.

Photo of suitcase-sized steel chest with a solar panel on top and two angled off the sides like wings, and a gray plastic dome mounted on another side.

Organizational News Jan 14, 2026

New hurricane-resistant GPS station design was tested by Hurricane Melissa

Could it survive a category 5 storm?