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OceanWise Offers Continuity for Marine Mapping Users
OceanWise is very sorry to hear the announcement that SeaZone will no longer be selling or renewing licences for HydroSpatial or any of its other marine mapping data. Dr Mike Osborne, Managing Director of OceanWise, who founded SeaZone in 2004, commented: “High quality marine spatial mapping data is essential for many businesses, and OceanWise would […]
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European Consortium completes Demonstration of new Internet-of-Things (IOT) Platform
A consortium led by exactEarth Europe and comprising OceanWise, UK Satellite Applications Catapult, Pole Star Space Applications and TeamSurv has completed the demonstration of a new global maritime machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet-of-Things (IOT) platform/service. The project was funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) Integrated Applications Promotion Programme. The innovative global M2M/IOT data service known […]
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Tide Station Survives Hurricane Maria!
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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OceanWise Marine Data Management Awareness Course on 17th October 2017 – Register NOW
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 to speak at UK Maritime Pilots Association Conference
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 delivers Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) Workshop to Oman National Hydrographic Office
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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Marine Data Management and GIS Workshop
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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UN-GGIM 7 Endorses the Establishment of a Global Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
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 attends 7th Session of UN-GGIM in New York
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 to host Marine Data Management and GIS Workshop in Scotland
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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