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Collaboration day - developing a community of learning

UKHO and Met Office staff talking at event

Collaboration day - developing a community of learning

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and the Met Office strengthened their long-standing relationship earlier this year by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

To maintain momentum, the UKHO and Met Office arranged a day of collaboration hosted by the Met Office, exploring their shared understanding and learnings on the topic of ‘our people’.

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Progress to date - UK Centre for Seabed Mapping (UK CSM)

Posted by: David Parker, Posted on: 26 October 2022 - Categories: Seabed 2030, Seabed mapping, UK CSM

Administered by the UKHO, the UK CSM aims to enable a more unified voice to promote seabed mapping and the resultant data, as the foundation data set for the marine environment, and as a key element of the UK’s national infrastructure.

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Using design thinking to innovate

Posted by: Dave Alexander, Posted on: 5 January 2022 - Categories: UKHO, User Experience, User Experience
Two members of UKHO staff in design sprint

To explore new ideas in addressing user problems in the maritime industry staff from across the UKHO have recently completed a week-long Innovation Challenge, using the Design Sprint methodology.

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5 reasons why it is important to map the ocean floor

Posted by: James Carey, Posted on: 10 June 2021 - Categories: Blue economy, COP 26
A digital visualisation of seabed mapping depicting shape and movement

James Carey outlines 5 reasons why better mapping could help us to understand the basics of our ocean ecosystem and help us protect it – and one reason why mapping could compromise our environment.

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Supporting Seabed 2030

Posted by: Helena Patton, Posted on: 9 April 2021 - Categories: Seabed 2030, UKHO
UKHO Staff analysing bathymetric data of a wreck

Helena Patton, International Bodies and Technical Engagement Strategy Manager, discusses how the UKHO will be supporting Seabed 2030 and how your input could help the team map 100% of the seafloor.

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UX maturity in changing times

Posted by: Dave Alexander, Posted on: 8 March 2021 - Categories: UKHO, User Experience, Ways of working
Seabed mapping service

For over 225 years, mariners have relied upon our charts, publications and data. But as the needs of users continue to evolve, so is our approach to delivering data, products and services - putting UX at the heart of what we do.

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Improving our understanding of the UK's Coastlines

Posted by: Roger Skelley, Posted on: 25 June 2020 - Categories: Data governance, Geospatial Commission, UKHO
UKHO Data Scientist analysing coastline data

Creating an accurate geospatial picture of our coastlines can be a challenge. Find out how we're working with the Geospatial Commission and partners across UK government to improve the way we map our coastal zone.

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Launching a Test Engineering exchange programme

Posted by: Andy Poole, Posted on: 26 February 2020 - Categories: Test Automation
UKHO test engineer Ollie Causley presenting

As a government agency, we get to exchange skills and knowledge with our partners - this was the aim of a Test Engineering exchange programme organised in partnership with the Met Office.

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Creating coastlines using data science

Posted by: Bernadette Sterry, Posted on: 12 February 2020 - Categories: Data Science
Coastline of the British Isles

Find out how we've automated the creation of a new coastline data set by combining satellite imagery and computer vision techniques.

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Improving user experience with the new UKHO design system

Posted by: Dave Alexander, Posted on: 24 October 2019 - Categories: UKHO, User Experience
User experience lead reviewing user design system on whiteboard at the UK Hydrographic Office

At the UKHO, we provide a range of products, services and data sets to help others with critical decision-making. Whatever the user need, we’re always looking to provide the best user experience, which is why we've developed our new design system.

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Data principles: plotting a course to data governance

Posted by: James Carey, Posted on: 1 August 2019 - Categories: Data governance
Coastal data sets being analysed by UKHO staff

At the UKHO, handling marine data is at the core of what we do. Each year we receive wide-ranging information from across the globe - so we've developed a set of principles to guide us on how we should manage our data.

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