Will Girard

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Amy’s Review of the 2nd EuroSea Tide Gauge Workshop

The 2nd EuroSea Tide Gauge Workshop, held on the 4th/5th May 2023 in Madrid and online, was a great opportunity for the tide gauge community to come together and share ideas, updates and innovations. OceanWise were invited to participate in the hybrid event, discussing our involvement with the UK Environment Agency’s National Tide Gauge Network. […]

Connecting Land and Sea for Global Awareness

A summary of Phase 4 of the Federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) Pilot The Federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Pilot is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Innovation Programme initiative that aims to enhance the understanding and uptake of MSDI and demonstrate the power of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) data in the context of […]

OceanWise chosen for Global Business Innovation Programme in Canada for Global technology

We are really excited to announce that OceanWise have been selected by Innovate UK to attend the Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) in Canada for Global technology. Last month Our MD Caroline Levey joined the UK delegation in London at the Canadian High Commission. This was the first meeting which kick-started the programme. The Innovation […]

Team Spotlight – Will Girard

This week we are shining the light on another of our team members Will Girard who joined us as an apprentice back in 2016. We asked Will to go under the spotlight and fill us in on his role, journey and what he sees as the greatest challenges in his work: Describe your role in […]

Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Training

As most of our customers and partners will know, the work environments you encounter in the maritime industry come with their own unique set of risks. While offshore platforms, port facilities, open water, and tide gauge installations at height provide many exciting opportunities, it is also important to approach these spaces in ways that ensure […]

OceanWise at Ocean Business 2023

Last month we thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Ocean Business Event down at the NOC in Southampton. Arguably our biggest event of the year, the whole team got involved and most of us managed to make an appearance at the event and on our stand. This year we brought along the Lego and challenged […]

OceanWise develops a remote activation fog signal solution for Peel Ports

Last year one of our long-standing customers, The Peel Ports Group, approached us to come up with a solution to a historic problem they had with their fog signal management, as other previous attempts had not been successful. They needed a bespoke fog signal control unit which allowed their team to remotely manage signals via […]

Fieldwork with a difference: Getting hands on with Seagrass

Taking a well-earned break from their computers, two of the OceanWise team spent a productive yet drizzly Monday on the Isle of Wight engaged with a different kind of fieldwork to normal. Proudly supporting Project Seagrass already through a number of charitable donations, we were very excited to finally get the chance to contribute to […]

Team Spotlight – Hafsa Masood

This week we are shining the light on one of our most recent team members Syeda Hafsa Masood who joined us as a Web Systems Developer earlier this year. We asked Hafsa to go under the spotlight and fill us in on her role, her journey and thoughts for the industry for the next five […]

New Partner – Martek Limited

OceanWise is proud to welcome Martek Limited as a new Licensed Partner. Martek, based in Co. Laois, Ireland and estabished in 1978, provides electronic services to both the Marine and Offshore inductries. Martek will be reselling the OceanWise product portfolio, including Port-Log, to their range of key customers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern […]