Argos is used to collect data and provide locations for many applications involving environmental protection, including:
-Tracking fishing vessel fleets throughout the world
-Monitoring the movement of hazardous or dangerous materials
-Monitoring pipeline systems for leaks or the failure of protection systems
-Monitoring oil spills or predicting spill movement
-Monitoring other types of pollution

Argos is used in many programs collecting data for Oceanography and Meteorology. Two examples are presented.

Argos staff work to serve many organizations around the world such as the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel.  Click here for a link to other organizations doing oceanographic and meteorological studies.