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OceanWise 2018 GIS Workshop – now full!

With three weeks still to go, our free-to-attend Marine Data Management and GIS Workshop is now fully booked. We have seen a great response to this year’s theme ‘What is data and why should we care’? which has resonated with many across the marine industry. Delegates will see a fully packed program of speakers and […]

OceanWise supplies new Tide and Weather Systems to all ABP South Wales Ports

Image source http://www.southwalesports.co.uk/ Associated British Ports (ABP) South Wales has chosen OceanWise to supply, install and maintain new tide and weather systems across its five South Wales ports: Cardiff, Port Talbot, Newport, Barry and Swansea. ABP is a leading UK port operator that owns and operates a network of 21 ports across England, Scotland and […]

OceanWise provides mapping data and expertise to Blue Marine Foundation’s ‘Big Marine Data Project’

The Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to creating marine reserves and establishing sustainable models of fishing, has embarked on a “Big Data” project which seeks to investigate how data can be used to support safety in inshore waters. OceanWise, who are marine data experts and provide a range of intelligent marine mapping and monitoring […]

EMODnet Bathymetry Digital Terrain Model Update

OceanWise is proud to be a full partner of EMODnet Bathymetry and leads the UK input for the Digital Terrain Model, survey data and metadata. On 24 September 2018, an upgraded version of the EMODnet Bathymetry Digital Terrain Model (DTM) for the European Seas was released. This bathymetry product now offers higher resolution, powerful 3D […]

Elane Inc. procures OceanWise Web Mapping Service

Images above shows example ENC with visible layers (Anchors; Offshore Platforms; Pipelines; Cables; Restrictions; Dangers; Aids to Navigation; Base) OceanWise has successfully delivered its web mapping service to the global shipping and logistics company Elane Inc. Based in China, Elane Inc provides data and software services, including real-time dynamic global vessel tracking, to shipping companies, […]

OceanWise ‘Surge Watch’ – Tracking tide surges during Storm Ali using Port-Log

The stormy season is upon us and we are seeing some interesting environmental conditions across the UK. We have been watching the changes during storm “Ali” using our Port-Log system which gives us unique access to environmental sensors all over the UK (and across the world). This week we have been specifically looking at UK […]

OceanWise receives a Bronze award from the Armed Forces Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS)

OceanWise are proud to receive the Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The scheme has been established to encourage employers to develop and maintain an armed forces-friendly environment and we have been successful in achieving a bronze certificate in reflection of our attitude and actions towards members of the military, both current […]

OceanWise Marine Data Management and GIS Workshop 2018

This free event is back and is bigger and better than ever covering ‘What is data and why should we care’? ‘Why should data be seen as infrastructure?’ ‘Smart Ports – a myth or reality?’. Join industry experts, share your experiences and learn how GIS technologies can successfully deliver savings in time, effort and money. […]

Dr Mike Osborne to make Key note Speech at HydroSea 2018

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Mike Osborne, Managing Director of OceanWise Ltd, will be making a Keynote address on “Data Management to Hydrography” at the upcoming HydroSea 18 in Malaysia (19th-20th September). “Hydrographers have been managing data for a long time, since the first sounding was taken, or chart compiled. Important aspects […]

Marine Data Management Awareness Course – 16th October 2018

In co-operation with IMarEST we will once again be running a One-day Marine Data Management Awareness Course on Tuesday 16th October 2018. This will be taking place at IMarEST headquarters: 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ from 09:30 – 16:30. On this course you will learn: What Marine Data Management is, why data is such […]