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Event will bring together leading experts to address some of the defining questions for our ocean industries and the marine environment

Beta Seabed Mapping Service now available on the ADMIRALTY Marine Data Portal

The UKHO has announced BMT as the winner of its first ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme challenge on ‘Unlocking Autonomous Navigation’

The UK Hydrographic Office’s ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme will help start-ups and innovators develop solutions to support safe, secure and thriving oceans

UKHO appoints RAdm Peter Sparkes as Acting Chief Executive following the retirement of CEO Tim Lowe CBE
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Rear Admiral Peter Sparkes, the current UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive, has been appointed to the position of Acting Chief Executive and Accounting Officer.

Geospatial Data Strategy to unlock the power of location data across the UK’s Blue Economy
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New strategy sets out steps to increase data access, develop skills and support innovation across the UK’s geospatial community

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