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Marine data: costs and benefits

In reviewing a report from the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN), Dr Mike Osborne explains why it’s never been so important to understand and manage your data. Data is fundamental, and how we organise, store, manage and maintain it has a direct impact on how we go about our day-to- day lives and […]

OceanWise to Donate to Project Seagrass

OceanWise are undertaking a Customer Research Survey to evaluate our customer’s perception of us regarding our strengths and weaknesses, and to gain an understanding of their key challenges. The responses from the survey will be used to inform business planning for the year ahead as well help us to build better processes, deliver improved projects, […]

Network Rail Project Win

We have been selected to deliver a project with Network Rail which involves installing environmental monitoring equipment and delivering ongoing accurate real-time tide and wave data to support operational decision making and improve safety at their Reedham Bridge site. “The ongoing development of marine environmental monitoring has led to many exciting new challenges for OceanWise. […]

Smart Ports Alliance and the SPEED Portal

“A SMART PORT IS NOT DEFINED BY THE USE OF ANY ONE PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY OR CONCEPT” – The Smart Ports Alliance We will be joining the Smart Ports Alliance and the SPEED Portal at the Poole Maritime Festival on Wednesday! Join the partners of the Interreg Smart Ports Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development (SPEED) Project to discover […]

Scottish Government GIS Marine Data contract awarded to OceanWise

Hampshire based OceanWise Limited who provide marine and coastal mapping worldwide, are very pleased to announce that they have just been awarded the framework agreement for the provision of GIS Marine Data to the Scottish Government until 2026. Janet Lockey, Key Account Manager for OceanWise comments: “We are really pleased to be supplying our range […]

Team Member Spotlight – Tirren

Team Member Spotlight June 2022: Tirren joined OceanWise in 2021 as a graduate with a Masters degree in Oceanography. Since joining, Tirren has thrown herself into the job and now not only supports our field teams on site, she also helps maintain our mapping products and has taken a lead role in supporting our data […]

Smart Digital Ports of the Future: Interoperability and data sharing

In May 2022 our Managing Director Caroline Levey attended the Smart Digital Ports of the Future event in Rotterdam. Below she gives us her insights from what she felt was an “excellent conference on Digitalisation in Ports which highlighted the need for better data sharing and interoperability”. “Refreshingly the first two panel sessions kicking the […]

Smart Ports Alliance Webinar

As a member of the Smart Ports Alliance we are excited to share their upcoming webinar all about how they are working with the SPEED Portal (Smart Ports Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development). These two independent organisations to “support the journey of ports and terminals, individually and collectively, to apply technology effectively to improve operational efficiency, enhance […]

The future of UK marine geospatial data report

The Government has this week published its report on “The future of UK marine geospatial data” and comment that the study reveals “groups responsible for gathering marine geospatial information must find new, more efficient ways of working together”. I.E collaboration is key to driving forward the critical role thay marine geospatial data. Our chairman Mike […]

OceanWise’s Shane Djokey awarded apprenticeship distinction!

OceanWise’s Shane Djokey, who started with the team in September 2020 (slap bang in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic!) has been awarded a distinction in his apprenticeship as ‘Software Development Technician’. Shane, pictured (centre) below, has been working with our Technical team under the guidance and support of Managing Director Caroline Levey and line […]