OceanWise News & Views
Hurricane Maria caused widespread damage on the Caribbean island of Dominica on the night of 19/20 September and our thoughts are with the islanders as they start to rebuild their lives. Data from the OceanWise and GIS SRL installed monitoring station on the island’s east coast stopped being received at around 0230 AST, either via […]
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Don’t forget to register for the OceanWise Marine Data Management Awareness Course taking place on Tuesday 17th October 2017 from 0930 – 1630. This introductory course takes place at IMarEST Offices, 1 Birdcage Walk, London and includes sessions on data governance, the data life-cycle, metadata, data quality and data publishing. By attending you will gain […]
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OceanWise will be speaking at the upcoming UK Maritime Pilots Association Conference on Thursday 21st September at Jurys Inn, Middlesbrough. The talk will focus on ‘Developing and Using Port ENCs for Effective Situational Awareness and Decision Support’ using the experience of piloting the ‘Brent Delta’ Oil Rig on the ‘Iron Lady’ barge into the Able […]
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OceanWise delivered a 2-day MSDI workshop on Sept 11-12 at the Park Inn hotel, Muscat on behalf of the Oman National Hydrographic Office (ONHO) which examined the development, role and contribution of marine data to the Oman National SDI programme which is currently being developed. Decision makers from the ONHO, National Survey Authorities (NSA), Public […]
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We will be hosting our popular Marine Data Management & GIS Workshop on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 at The School of Economic Science, 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ. This year’s theme is “Modernising Our Approach to Data Management”. If you are struggling to come to terms with the volume of data you collect? […]
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The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) held its 7th Session in New York on 2-4 August with over 400 delegates and observers attending. UN-GGIM overwhelmingly endorsed the creation of a Global Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information in order to better meet three of its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals […]
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OceanWise is attending the 7th Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in New York on 31 July – 4 August. John Pepper, acting as Technical Adviser to the Secretary General of the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO), will promote the role that marine geospatial information actively plays in […]
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OceanWise invites you to its free-to-attend Marine Data Management & GIS Workshop, on Tuesday 23rd May 2017 at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PQ. The theme of the event – ‘Is poor data management putting your operations at risk?‘ will resonate with many managers and practitioners dealing with geospatial and […]
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OceanWise, in cooperation with IMarEST has announced dates for two further one-day Marine Data Management Awareness Courses. They will take place on Tuesday 20th June and Tuesday 17th October 2017 and be hosted by IMarEST at its offices at 1 Birdcage Walk, London. This popular introductory course will include sessions on data governance, the data […]
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OceanWise is proud to announce that the 2017 AMSI Council Business Person of the Year has been awarded to our Managing Director, Dr Mike Osborne. The award was presented by Mr Terry Sloane, Chairman of the AMSI Council of the Society of Maritime Industries during the Ocean Business 2017 Gala Dinner in Southampton on 5 […]
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