Will Girard

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New Partner Announced

We are delighted to be working with a new partner Continuum Industries who will be embedding our vector marine map “Marine Themes” into their Optioneer product which “lets project teams automate the existing optioneering process, efficiently capture a high level of geospatial and engineering detail and iterate through thousands of design options to find the […]

OceanWise’s response to UKHO phasing out Paper Charts

The UK Hydrographic Office has announced the phased withdrawal of its paper charts to conclude in late 2026. This withdrawal includes digital facsimiles of its paper charts known as raster charts. As a consequence of this announcement, OceanWise is urgently considering how best to support users that use its Raster Charts and Raster Charts XL […]

Environmental Monitoring at the Port of Tyne

OceanWise are proud to announce a recent contract win with the Port of Tyne to provide an environmental monitoring solution to support operational decision making across the Port’s jurisdiction. The project involves installation of new monitoring equipment as well as integration with a suit of existing sensors to deliver ongoing, accurate and reliable, real-time tide […]

OceanWise Summer BBQ

The OceanWise staff and their families all got together for a summer BBQ down in the stunning countryside of Hayling Island last week. Thank you to everyone who came and joined in, to the excellent cooks who created a feast and also to Ralph and his family for hosting. We all had a wonderful time […]

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 […]