A waterproof device configured to collect environmental data comprising: at least one waterproof sensor housing; at least one sensor disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one sensor comprising a GPS unit; at least one processor disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one processor being communicatively connected to the at least one sensor; at least one physical memory device disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one physical memory device being communicatively connected with the at least one processor; at least one switch adapted to change a state of the at least one sensor between at least a first state and a second state - responsive to a manual manipulation of the at least one switch, - automatically responsive to at least one triggering event, or - either of a manual manipulation of the at least one switch through the at least one waterproof sensor or automatically responsive to at least one triggering event; at least one battery configured to power at least one of the at least one sensor, the at least one processor, or the at least one memory device; and a transmitter disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one battery being further configured to power the transmitter, wherein the first state is an off state and the second state is an on state, wherein, while in the second state, data sensed by the at least one sensor is stored in the at least one physical memory device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured, while the at least one switch is in the second state, to determine whether a location determined by the GPS unit corresponds to a nearshore environment and to cause storage of data sensed by the at least one sensor in the at least one physical memory device only when the location determined by the GPS unit corresponds to a nearshore environment, wherein the at least one waterproof sensor housing may be integrated with a second device borne by a person or attached to a device borne by a person, and wherein the environmental data comprises at least one of oceanographic and atmospheric data. at least one waterproof sensor housing; at least one sensor disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one sensor comprising a GPS unit; at least one processor disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one processor being communicatively connected to the at least one sensor; at least one physical memory device disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one physical memory device being communicatively connected with the at least one processor; at least one switch adapted to change a state of the at least one sensor between at least a first state and a second state - responsive to a manual manipulation of the at least one switch, - automatically responsive to at least one triggering event, or - either of a manual manipulation of the at least one switch through the at least one waterproof sensor or automatically responsive to at least one triggering event; - responsive to a manual manipulation of the at least one switch, - automatically responsive to at least one triggering event, or - either of a manual manipulation of the at least one switch through the at least one waterproof sensor or automatically responsive to at least one triggering event; at least one battery configured to power at least one of the at least one sensor, the at least one processor, or the at least one memory device; and a transmitter disposed within the at least one sensor housing, the at least one battery being further configured to power the transmitter, wherein the first state is an off state and the second state is an on state, wherein, while in the second state, data sensed by the at least one sensor is stored in the at least one physical memory device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured, while the at least one switch is in the second state, to determine whether a location determined by the GPS unit corresponds to a nearshore environment and to cause storage of data sensed by the at least one sensor in the at least one physical memory device only when the location determined by the GPS unit corresponds to a nearshore environment, wherein the at least one waterproof sensor housing may be integrated with a second device borne by a person or attached to a device borne by a person, and wherein the environmental data comprises at least one of oceanographic and atmospheric data.