中心面向国家安全、防灾减灾和海洋经济发展需求，基于高分辨率光学和SAR卫星、无人机、岸基光电和雷达等遥感观测手段，以福建近海、台湾海峡及海岸带等为重点研究区域，开展海陆遥感技术与应用研究，服务智慧海洋枢纽和国家海洋强国战略。

The Ocean and Coastal Remote Sensing Application Center is dedicated to addressing national needs in security, disaster prevention and mitigation, and the marine economy development. Based on remote sensing observation technologies—including high-resolution optical and SAR satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), shore-based optical instruments and radar systems—the Center conducts research on marine and terrestrial remote sensing technologies and their applications.