Oceano Vox
Oceano Vox transforms vessels into connected oceanographic sensors, creating a real-time collaborative weather data network for maritime safety and performance. The company's Weather VOX solution collects onboard instrument data via a CE-certified NMEA 2000 gateway and transmits it through GSM or satellite, enabling live weather sharing, forecast comparison, and AI-based nowcasting updates every 15 minutes.
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Product
Problem
The oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface yet remain the least observed environment on the planet. Weather forecasts are calculated tens of kilometers away from where mariners actually navigate, and certified in-situ data is rare, fragmented, or inaccessible, limiting forecast accuracy and maritime safety.
Solution
Oceano Vox equips vessels with connected sensors that turn every hull into an oceanographic observation station, creating a collective real-time data network. The company offers two complementary programs: Vox Maritime equips commercial fleets with certified autonomous weather stations, while Vox Initiative engages sailing charters, sailing schools, and recreational boaters who share their data in open source with the scientific community under the UNESCO Ocean Decade framework. Data collected by the network is transmitted via GSM or satellite and made available to scientists, route planners, and fleet managers through direct access or API. This crowdsourced approach enhances weather prediction accuracy, improves safety at sea, and supports climate transition research.
Target Audience
Primary customers include commercial fleet owners, fleet managers, P&I clubs, insurers, and route planners for Vox Maritime, as well as sailing charter companies, sailing schools, boat builders, and offshore racing teams for Vox Initiative.
Features
- VOX 1 gateway: CE-certified NMEA 2000 bridge that collects onboard instrument data (wind, pressure, surface current) and transmits it in real-time via GSM or satellite, with plug-and-play installation requiring no technician
- VOX 2 station: autonomous, ship-independent weather station with dedicated sensors including wind, pressure, temperature, and inertial measurement (heave/pitch/roll), calibrated to ISO 17025 and compliant with WMO standards
- AI-based nowcasting service providing very short-term weather forecasts with updates every 15 minutes over 1 km² areas, based on in-situ observations
- Real-time community weather visualization and comparison of local observations against forecasts
- Alerting system for significant discrepancies between forecasted and actual conditions
- Routing module for trajectory optimization and real-time alerting for safety-relevant conditions
- Open-source data sharing with scientific programs, contributing to 3 of the 10 UN Ocean Decade challenges
- Vox Maritime supports charter-party warranty protection, P&I dispute evidence, CII compliance proof, and speed-power-consumption curve calibration