QPS and north.io Join Forces to Unlock Value from Hydrographic Data

17.04.2023

Kiel, 17 April 2023. Maritime software solutions provider QPS and marine geo-information specialist TrueOcean have teamed up to develop digital workflows that can optimise the journey of hydrographic data from ping to cloud, by improving on traditional data sharing practices including the use of hard drives or standalone cloud services.

The partners are working together to take the next steps in digitizing the data value process in offshore projects. Their focus is on building seamless integration between industry-leading QPS software solutions and the cutting-edge new north.io Marine Data Platform (MDP), with the shared objective of eliminating friction and accelerating data exchange.

The goal is to get information to end users faster by making it possible to directly upload QPS proprietary data to north.io's MDP without data conversion and including valuable metadata from the QPS format. Data can be viewed directly within the platform and extracted into other QPS products for additional analysis.

north.io's MDP gives QPS users an intelligent data space to store data centrally, securely, and at scale, with the added benefit that data has less chance of being lost or corrupted compared to using physical media for storage and sharing. The platform enables more effective collaboration between internal and external stakeholders while making it easier and faster to access data through unique capabilities such as geospatial searching using a map-based interface.

As a result of the partnership, the QPS .qpd file format will be accessible directly on the MDP, increasing efficiency for users who can quickly get an overview of the content at the touch of a button. The scalability of north.io's MDP along with faster processing are expected to unlock further efficiencies for hydrographic functions powered by QPS’ software solutions.

“Our joint endeavours will provide solutions to streamline the ability to access value from QPS data by accelerating access and sharing among stakeholders,” said Frithjof Hennemann, CEO, north.io.
‍ “With QPS as a domain partner we merge geo-information and hydrographic functionalities for enhanced data processing features. Verified information will become the key asset and our aim is to make it easily accessible for all project stakeholders without the necessity to be domain experts,” adds Hennemann.

“The demand for offloading QPS proprietary data through a GIS system is growing. QPS sees the need for customers to provide data to their end customers through such platforms and we want to respond to this request from our customers. We want to make it as simple and efficient as possible and provide the best possible solutions to our customers,” concluded Almar Hollaar, Managing Director, QPS.

About QPS

Quality Positioning Services BV (QPS), headquartered in Zeist, The Netherlands, is an independent software design company founded in 1986. QPS subsidiary offices are located in Canada, the USA and the UK. QPS are experts in maritime geomatics software and services. QPS solutions are used across a variety of industries, including hydrographic surveying, offshore construction, chart production, and piloting. Marine construction solutions are highly focused on oil and gas, offshore wind farms, and the dredging industry. Services include on-site and on-board training, setup, and support. With the highest capabilities and industry-renowned stability, QPS keeps even the most complex jobs running smoothly.

About north.io

north.io is a solution provider for the management, processing and analysis of raw underwater sensor data. Tailored to the needs of offshore wind, surveying, defense, security and government. With the Ocean Data Platform, north.io develops scalable solutions for the acquisition, fusion and analysis of complex sensor data, for applications in critical infrastructure protection, maritime security and complex environmental and infrastructure projects.

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Frans Nijsen

Head of Marketing & Sales, QPS