December 2016 | OceanWise

Archive for December, 2016

Marine Data Management Awareness Course Announced

OceanWise, in co-operation with IMarEST, will be running its next One-Day Marine Data Management Awareness Course at IMarEST HQ, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ on Wednesday 8th February 2017. Back by popular demand, this event will introduce attendees to Data and Why It Matters? Subject covered will include the Data Life-Cycle, Data and Metadata […]

Port-Log captures interest of Central American and Caribbean Ports and Maritime Authorities

OceanWise attended the 17th Meso-American and Caribbean Hydrographic Commission (MACHC) hosted by the Brazilian Department of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) in Belem, Para Region; Brazil from 14th-17th December and also supported pre-MACHC workshops on Hydrographic Capability and Satellite Derived Bathymetry. Over 70 delegates from hydrographic offices, ports, maritime authorities as well as industry attended from […]

Providing reliable tidal display solution for Peel Ports

OceanWise recently helped Peel Ports update and improve their tidal monitoring and display system at their key ports of Liverpool and Heysham. Find out more in our new case study. Read More

OceanWise marine data expertise and the international hydrographic community

OceanWise will continue its work as contributor to the International Hydrographic Organization Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures Working Group (MSDIWG) at the next meeting in Vancouver, Canada, 31 January to 2 February 2017. We will also be attending the 1st Session of the IHO Assembly in Monaco, 24 – 28 April 2017.

Port-Log Advanced Waves Processing and Display

Those of you with a keen eye may have noticed new tabs appearing on OceanWise’s Environmental Data Sharing and Publishing platform, Port-Log.net. We have been working hard to improve the way wave data is processed and displayed. New graphics include directional and non-directional wave spectra, as well as time series and tabular displays of key […]

More UK Ports Realise the Benefits of Using OceanWise Software and Services

OceanWise showcased its Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and productivity tools and Port-Log Environmental Data Sharing and Publishing service at the United Kingdom Harbour Masters’ Autumn Seminar held at the Victory Services Club, in London on 23rd November. The event attracted over 150 delegates comprising Port Managers, Harbour Masters as well as industry partners […]

Data Really Does Matter – the conclusion from our Data Management & GIS Workshop

The outcome of the concluding panel discussion at OceanWise’ fifth annual Marine Data Management and GIS Workshop, held in London on 22nd November, was that “data management really does matter!” It was felt that organisations need to devote more time and effort to this task to ensure their operations remain efficient and competitive in a […]