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Press Release: NOAA’s NDBC, Sofar Ocean to share methodologies to advance marine monitoring and research capabilities

The three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NOAA's NDBC and Sofar Ocean is a collaborative effort that will lead to advances in marine observations and environmental monitoring.

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White paper: Why deploying a network of marine sensing systems is the key to collecting ocean data at scale

An in-depth look at how marine professionals use rapidly deployable and cost-effective sensing systems to make direct, real-time observations at scale, and power commercial ocean industries and climate research.

Events & Webinars

Webinar: Collecting ocean data at scale using a regional monitoring network of marine sensing systems

The Autoridad Nacional de Asuntos Maritimos, NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and the University of North Carolina Wilmington will detail how they built their regional monitoring networks to collect data at scale.

Ocean Science

Airdropped Spotters make direct observations of Hurricane Idalia to improve existing forecasts

The 10 Spotters airdropped in the path of Hurricane Idalia made real-time observations of the extreme conditions near the storm's eye wall. This ground truth data will help improve hurricane understanding, prediction, and coastal resilience.

Events & Webinars

OCEANS 2023 Gulf Coast

Meet Sofar at Booth 504 during OCEANS 2023 Gulf Coast. Sofar's CTO, Evan Shapiro will also be presenting "Bristlemouth: A Performant and Capable Open Full-Stack Connectivity Standard" on September 27th at 2:30 pm CT.

Customer Stories

How Luode streamlines the design and maintenance of offshore wind sites with the Spotter system

Luode deploys fleets of Spotter systems at offshore wind sites throughout the Baltic Sea to collect wave data at scale. This real-time data supports technical site assessment and design, and ensures that maintenance is conducted safely and efficiently.

Customer Stories

Press Release: Naval Oceanography and Sofar Ocean Announce Collaboration to Advance Ocean Weather Forecasting, Data Collection

Sofar Ocean & Naval Oceanography's five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement focuses on expanding the U.S. Navy’s ocean weather forecasting and data collection capabilities.

Events & Webinars

Webinar: Enhancing operational safety and efficiency at offshore wind sites with Luode

Antti Lindfors of Luode joined Sofar Ocean's Commercial Account Executive Jasmine Eggleton to discuss how Luode deploys fleets of Spotter buoy systems to collect critical ocean data at offshore wind sites.

Product Education

White Paper: The Unexpected Cost (and Benefit) of Weather for Maritime Shipping Companies

Understand the outsized impact of weather for voyage optimization to maximize savings opportunities for fuel, time, and emissions.

Events & Webinars

Webinar: Exploring the Next Frontier of Coastal Ocean Data Collection with the University of Western Australia

Michael Cuttler and Jeff Hansen of the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute join Sofar's Duncan Mactavish to discuss how they use the Spotter buoy platform to monitor wave, ocean temperature, and coastal dynamics.

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Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk enhance voyage optimization capabilities with Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder platform

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How The Ocean Cleanup Uses Sofar’s Metocean Data to Clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Customer Stories

Backyard Buoys Awarded $4.98M Cooperative Agreement With National Science Foundation to Improve Ocean Data Access For Indigenous Communities

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Product Updates

Product Education

Ocean Trends

Press Release: NOAA’s NDBC, Sofar Ocean to share methodologies to advance marine monitoring and research capabilities

White paper: Why deploying a network of marine sensing systems is the key to collecting ocean data at scale

Webinar: Collecting ocean data at scale using a regional monitoring network of marine sensing systems

Airdropped Spotters make direct observations of Hurricane Idalia to improve existing forecasts

OCEANS 2023 Gulf Coast

How Luode streamlines the design and maintenance of offshore wind sites with the Spotter system

Press Release: Naval Oceanography and Sofar Ocean Announce Collaboration to Advance Ocean Weather Forecasting, Data Collection

Webinar: Enhancing operational safety and efficiency at offshore wind sites with Luode

White Paper: The Unexpected Cost (and Benefit) of Weather for Maritime Shipping Companies

Webinar: Exploring the Next Frontier of Coastal Ocean Data Collection with the University of Western Australia

Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk enhance voyage optimization capabilities with Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder platform

How The Ocean Cleanup Uses Sofar’s Metocean Data to Clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Backyard Buoys Awarded $4.98M Cooperative Agreement With National Science Foundation to Improve Ocean Data Access For Indigenous Communities

How Power Save Mode increases Spotter’s battery life and deployment duration at high latitudes

Send More Ocean Data for Less Using High Data Rate (HDR) Mode

What's New in Spotter 3?

White paper: Why deploying a network of marine sensing systems is the key to collecting ocean data at scale

White Paper: The Unexpected Cost (and Benefit) of Weather for Maritime Shipping Companies

White paper: The key components of an effective voyage optimization platform

How to Reduce a Vessel's Carbon Intensity

Decarbonizing the Shipping Industry: the Role of the IMO

Everything You Need To Know About The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII)