The HUB Ocean Blog

Turning the Tide

HUB Ocean on the Mapscaping Podcast
Philipp Chernenko Philipp Chernenko

HUB Ocean on the Mapscaping Podcast

Our Product and Data Science Lead Tara Zeynep Baris was a guest on Daniel O'Donohue’s “Mapscaping Podcast”, one of the best podcasts in the geospatial genre. Tara talked through what we at HUB Ocean are doing and what challenges our Ocean Data Platform will solve. Here is the transcription of this podcast.

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Digital Twins of the Ocean and Data Interoperability
Philipp Chernenko Philipp Chernenko

Digital Twins of the Ocean and Data Interoperability

Our knowledge of the ocean remains fragmented, but prospects of a more comprehensive and accurate understanding have never been more promising. Digital twins, once created to operate independently, are increasingly designed to work together, or to "interoperate".

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Sharing shipping data with WIO Symphony
Philipp Chernenko Philipp Chernenko

Sharing shipping data with WIO Symphony

WIO Symphony is a web tool that supports ecosystem-based marine spatial planning in the Western Indian Ocean. It was co-developed by a team led by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) and 10 member states of the Nairobi convention. A dataset from HUB Ocean is central in this marine spatial planning tool and provides valuable shipping data.

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Ocean Data Easily Explained
Philipp Chernenko Philipp Chernenko

Ocean Data Easily Explained

 Why does ocean data matter and why should it matter to you? We’ve gathered the most common questions about ocean data and answered them for you; for example what is is, how it is collected and used. And more importantly - how it will help us make the world a better place. Welcome to our "Ocean Data Easily Explained".

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Sharing industrial ocean data: use cases
Philipp Chernenko Philipp Chernenko

Sharing industrial ocean data: use cases

We at HUB Ocean always say privately-owned industrial ocean data must be unlocked for the benefit of science, but why has this not already happened? What are the barriers? Do industries — for example, shipping, fisheries, or energy companies — know what data scientists really need? Do scientists know what data exists?

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Home of the Northernmost magic
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Home of the Northernmost magic

My first expedition to Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, was about observing, absorbing, and participating in big data collection in action.

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When whales and ships must share the ocean corridors
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When whales and ships must share the ocean corridors

As McKinsey says in its Insights, the shipping sector is the lifeblood of global trade, accounting for approximately 80% of all trade, with further growth expected. The industry also represents about 3 percent of total CO2 emissions—an amount that, if unchecked, could increase by as much as 50% by 2050.  

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Data management is the foundation!
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Data management is the foundation!

It´s not a “hot” topic in the world where words like artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and digital twin of the ocean are flying around.

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How does software trust that you are you?
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How does software trust that you are you?

Throughout my career, I’ve always found working with authentication systems to be intimidating and challenging due to the technical jargon and critical nature of such systems in modern software.

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The Fear of Uncertainty
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The Fear of Uncertainty

Data providers may feel that it is safer not to share due to perceived uncertainty on essential legal issues. Is that fear real, and how can we counter it?

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