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First Session of IHO Assembly calls for Hydrographic Offices to engage in Marine SDI and the wider uses for Hydrography

Over 350 people, comprising delegations from 77 International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Member States plus Associate Member States, UN bodies, industry partners and associated stakeholders, gathered in Monaco from 24-28 April for the First Session of the IHO Assembly. Much of the focus was on how hydrographic data is managed and shared, and how national Hydrographic […]

Marine Mapping Agreement for Northern Ireland

An agreement to provide the Department of Agriculture, Environment, The Agri-Food Biosciences Institute and the Loughs Agency with marine mapping has been won by OceanWise. The award reinforces OceanWise as the primary supplier of marine mapping to both the public and private sectors in the UK. The agreement includes Marine Themes, Marine Themes DEM and […]

OceanWise and Seatronics Successfully Deliver Tide Gauge and Water Temperature Monitoring Network to the UAE

OceanWise working with its Licensed Partner, Seatronics, an Acteon company, are pleased to announce the completion of a three year project to design, install and deliver a fully operational network of 34 water level and temperature monitoring stations for Bayanat LLC in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The stations are positioned at strategic locations within […]

Scottish Marine Data Management & GIS Workshop gains plaudits!

OceanWise hosted another successful Marine Data Management and GIS Workshop at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 23rd May. Attendees representing Government, IT, Environment and Conservation, Engineering, Ports, Energy and Aggregates sectors were treated to a great programme covering topical cultural, scientific and technical matters of importance to Scotland. Diana Murray, ex-CEO of Historic Scotland […]

OceanWise provides ‘just-in-time’ Port ENC for movement of Brent Delta Oil Rig into Hartlepool

OceanWise was asked by PD Teesport to create a high resolution Port Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) for the Pilots to safely bring in the Brent Delta Oil Rig topside for decommissioning to the Able Yard at the end of Seaton Channel, Hartlepool on Tuesday May 2nd. The rig weighing 24,200 tonnes was transported from its […]

OceanWise hosts free Port-Log Training Workshop at Ocean Business 2017

OceanWise is hosting a free-to-attend Training Workshop as part of Ocean Business 2017 on Wednesday 5th April. Entitled Port-Log.net, the latest developments in environmental data sharing and publishing, it will take place between 1500-1600 in Classroom – Access Grid Room 124/14. Places are limited so register now to book your place to see how Port-Log.net […]

SWE Pilot Report Published by MEDIN

Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) provides a suite of standards that allows environmental monitoring data to be published in a consistent way over the Internet. SWE was developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and provides a means by which sensors can join the ‘Internet of Things’. In 2016 the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network […]

EMODnet – OceanWise provides UK Input to Phase 3 of European High Resolution Seabed Mapping Project

The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Phase 3 High Resolution Seabed Mapping Project has been awarded to a consortium headed by the French Hydrographic Office (SHOM) and Dutch company, Maris BV, with OceanWise providing all UK inputs as a full partner. The EMODnet data infrastructure is being delivered in three major phases and […]

OceanWise to Deliver Water Level Monitoring System for Dominica

UK based marine data management company, OceanWise, has been awarded a contract by the Government of Dominica for the supply, installation and maintenance of a water level monitoring system comprising two coastal sites, with potential expansion to a third site at a later date. The data are required to establish a vertical datum for Mean […]

OceanWise exhibits at Oceanology International North America 2017

We will be exhibiting at Oceanology International North America in San Diego Convention Centre, CA, 14-16 Feb 2017 on Stand 38 where we will be showing Port-Log.net, our Environmental Data Sharing and Publishing service, and Enterprise GIS software and productivity tools. We would like to hear from organisations that would be interested in representing OceanWise […]