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Every day, our specialist teams work with partners around the world to help them make the best use of the marine environment. This includes working with the international shipping community to support safe navigation, collaborating with commercial partners to boost innovation across the UK's marine economy, supporting the Royal Navy to protect national security, and partnering with governments to help build a more sustainable future.
Explore the examples below to discover the power of marine geospatial data.
Seabed mapping data to support Monserrat's ocean economy
The UKHO has been supporting the Government of Montserrat through the Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Programme (OTSMP) to develop its hydrographic understanding and capabilities; this is critical to supporting sustainable economic growth, ensuring safe maritime operations and helping to protect communities from climate change impacts.
Military ENC for the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
The Royal Navy and our defence customers rely on our navigational products and services. We support the UK’s National Security providing hydrographic data and specialist expertise, identifying data needs and requirements to fulfil our national and international security remit.
Setting foundations for autonomous shipping
The possibility of partially or fully autonomous vessels promises to be nothing short of transformative for the maritime industry, and key to its development is marine geospatial data. To help advances in this sector, we’ve worked with partners including the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Department of Transport to support vital testing and research.
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