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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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Working together to improve software testing

Posted by: Andy Poole, Posted on: 24 July 2019 - Categories: Test Automation
UKHO staff presenting at Software Testing Meet-up

Meetups are a great way of sharing challenges, processes and solutions with other organisations. In June, we held a meetup on software testing with our government partners to discuss test automation practices.

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Mapping beaches with the Data Science Accelerator Programme

Posted by: Ciaran Evans, Posted on: 24 May 2019 - Categories: Data Science, Data Science Accelerator Programme

GDS' Data Science Accelerator Programme helps people in the public sector develop their data science skills. Read about UKHO's Software Engineer Ciaran Evans' project as part of the programme.

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How the UKHO is supporting the Blue Economy

Posted by: Cathrine Armour, Posted on: 5 April 2019 - Categories: Big Data, Blue economy, UKHO

Our oceans are critical to so many aspects of our day-to-day lives, but how do we unlock their full economic potential? The key lies in accurate, comprehensive marine geospatial data.

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Building a Women’s Network at the UKHO

Posted by: Sharon Lewis, Posted on: 8 March 2019 - Categories: UKHO
Apprentice presenting to colleague, Bathymetric Co-ordinator checking survey data, Senior Oceanagraphic Analyst presenting to colleague, Product Owner presenting at Tech Exeter Event

Creating a gender balance across tech teams is a challenge that needs to be addressed. As part of International Women's Day, Sharon Lewis talks about how our Women's Network is working to create parity across our own teams at the UKHO.

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Celebrating the small things

Posted by: Dan Beasley, Posted on: 5 March 2019 - Categories: Agile, UKHO
UKHO employees with their laptops in an informal 'coffee and code' meeting

Little things can make a big difference. Find out how we reward small steps of improvement to boost productivity and positivity within our teams.

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Developing digital skills

Posted by: Roxane Heaton, Posted on: 26 February 2019 - Categories: Software engineering, UKHO
Two UKHO colleagues working collaboratively at a monitor

Here at the UK Hydrographic Office, there’s a huge focus on learning and development so that staff can realise their full potential. Find out more about the opportunities we offer to develop digital skills.

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Enhancing the UK’s Core Data Asset

Posted by: Roger Skelley, Posted on: 6 February 2019 - Categories: Geospatial Commission
UKHO employee analysing satellite imagery on a monitor

As part of the Geospatial Commission, we're working with our partners to enhance our 'Core Data Asset' - the data each agency uses to create our varied products and services.

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Using crowdsourcing to improve navigational safety

Posted by: Michelle Case, Posted on: 3 January 2019 - Categories: Crowdsourcing

We work with a range of data suppliers to ensure our charts contain the latest safety information. One of these suppliers is the mariners themselves, sending crowdsourced information via our H-Note App.

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Delivering value with automated testing

Posted by: Andy Poole, Posted on: 18 December 2018 - Categories: Agile, Software engineering, Test Automation
UKHO worker looking at code and geospatial data on a screen

Test automation is part of our core engineering practices at the UKHO. We blend traditional manual testing with automated testing to help deliver real value to our customers.

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Data Discoverability: Improving access to UK geospatial data

Posted by: Nick Mort, Posted on: 23 November 2018 - Categories: Geospatial Commission
UKHO staff member looking at geospatial data on a monitor

Part of the value of geospatial data lies in how easy it is to discover, access and use - this was the topic for our first workshop as part of the Geospatial Commission.

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