Our planet’s oceans are subdivided by international and national laws into many areas and zones. Specific rights, restrictions and responsibilities apply within each of these areas and zones aimed at facilitating the development of the world’s ocean resources while providing for the protection of the marine environment and safety of navigation. States that adhere to […]
Read moreAt OceanWise, we take our responsibility for our customers’ data very seriously and part of this is to ensure our and their data is protected by the highest standards of information security possible. Cyber Essentials is a UK Government initiative that helps organisations assess and address risk in four key areas: Access Control; Secure Configuration; […]
Read moreWith climate change leading to unforeseen weather patterns, the need for reliable ‘just in time’ environmental data becomes ever more pressing. John Pepper outlines a development in marine telemetry that ticks all the right boxes. Traditionally, environmental data such as tides, currents and met-ocean conditions have been telemetered. However, the challenge of using this technology […]
Read moreOceanWise, the leading UK supplier of Intelligent Marine and Coastal Mapping Data is pleased to announce the release of its Global Raster Chart dataset of the worlds’ oceans: ‘Raster Chart XL Oceans’ (RCXL Oceans). RCXL Oceans is a new fast service which is widely accessible using most GIS software. It is perfect for those practitioners […]
Read moreCyclone Amphan made landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh on 20 May 2020, killing at least 15 people as it lashed coastal areas with ferocious wind and rain. The Angtihara Monitoring Station installed by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) continued to monitor levels throughout as the centre of the storm passed overhead. Angtihara […]
Read moreEnvironmental monitoring is essential to almost all marine and coastal operations, collecting data in real-time, 24 hours a day, transmitting that data and making it available to those who need it most reliably and continuously. The systems that underpin this monitoring comprise a variety of hardware and software components, from the sensors that acquire the […]
Read moreAbove image courtesy of EMEC As global energy consumption increases and climate change makes headlines across the world, developing new technologies to harness energy from our oceans to generate electricity is now more important than ever. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), established in 2003 and based in Orkney, Scotland, is the first and only […]
Read moreAbove Image: Courtesy of BIWTA – Dredging Insepction works OceanWise was contracted recently by Next Generation Graphics Ltd (NGGL) working for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). Established in 1958, BIWTA controls, manages and develops the inland water transport capacity of Bangladesh. NGGL was chosen to supply, install and maintain water level gauges at […]
Read moreOceanWise is proud to welcome Unique Group as a new Licensed Partner. Western Advance (Marine Division), our existing partner, in Australia and New Zealand has recently merged with Unique Group. Unique Group is a global provider of engineering, sales and rental equipment for the marine diving, pipeline and subsea market sectors. We look forward to […]
Read moreOceanWise is monitoring the spread of the COVID-19 virus and is committed to following the latest guidance from the UK Government. The health and well-being of our customers, partners and employees is our utmost priority. We are taking measures to minimise the risk of infection and encourage everyone to follow the health service hygiene guidelines […]
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