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The European Marine Energy Centre improves Data Management and GIS Capability

As global energy consumption increases and climate change makes headlines across the world, developing new technologies to harness energy from our oceans to generate electricity is now more important than ever. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), established in 2003 and based in Orkney, Scotland, is the first and only centre of its kind in […]

S-121 Maritime Limits and Boundaries launched

Our planet’s oceans are subdivided by international and national laws into many areas and zones. Specific rights, restrictions and responsibilities apply within each of these areas and zones aimed at facilitating the development of the world’s ocean resources while providing for the protection of the marine environment and safety of navigation. States that adhere to […]

Port-Log – The Next Generation

Our data platform, Port-Log, forms the backbone of our environmental monitoring capability. It is used by a wide variety of organisations around the world to collect, manage and display environmental data. We have seen particular success in the ports and harbours industry, where access to reliable, real-time tide and weather data is essential for the […]

Marine Themes DEM Update

We have issued a major update to our flagship intelligent marine mapping dataset, Marine Themes Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The new dataset is being rolled out to all our Licensed Partners and public sector customers. Our private sector customers will receive the new dataset when they renew their annual licences. We have also improved our […]

The UK Geospatial Strategy 2020-2025

The keenly awaited Geospatial Strategy was published by the UK Government mid June. The strategy sets out to coordinate public sector geospatial activity and to “unlock economic, social and environmental value from geospatial data” over the next five years. Key points from the document are that: The Geospatial Commission was established in 2018 to unlock […]

OceanWise Supports the Seabed 2030 project

Did you know that less than 20% of the world’s oceans have been surveyed to modern standards. Crazy really when we compare it to how much we know about the Moon and Mars! The Nippon Foundation’s GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project aims to rectify this. Launched at the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference in June 2017, it […]

Next ‘Introduction to Data Management’ Course announced

We are running our next Introduction to Data Management Course (Marine) on Tuesday 29th September 2020. This 1-day course is for anyone working in or around the marine industry. The course is presented by world-class tutors and provides insight, knowledge and opportunities to discuss your own data challenges with marine data experts. When: Tuesday 29th […]

Does Data have a Role in Fighting Ocean Plastics?

The negative effects of human activities on our planet are now becoming widely published and better understood. Every day, climate change, habitat destruction and plastic pollution are having a major impact. OceanWise is passionate about marine data! Every day we see the positive effects that data can have on improving awareness, decision making, operations and […]

Has the Marine Geospatial Community Broadened its Knowledge Base in the last 10 years?

John Pepper, Chairman of OceanWise, looks back at the progress made by the marine geospatial community over the last 10 years. Despite early promise, the publication of the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) S-100 Universal Hydrographic Data Model standard has not resulted in the hoped-for adoption of the S-101 specification for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs), which […]

Climate Change adaption for Ports and Waterways

At Coastal Futures last month John Englander, President of the Rising Seas Institute, who has been closely monitoring the ice sheet in Greenland and the Arctic over the last 20 years, suggests that “we cannot avoid a climate catastrophe the like of which has not been seen for thousands of years”. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel […]