Oceanographic Data Tools: Informing the oil & gas industry and marine planning sector

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ODaT will work with BP and Marine Scotland to scope, develop and test an innovative data layer tool. The tool will translate legacy oceanographic data into a series of maps (data layers) to inform; oil spill response and management, routine oil exploration environmental monitoring, and decision making and marine management. The tool will be supported through an internally constructed web mapping service, allowing the outputs to be integrated into BP's oil and gas standard Common Operating Picture (COP) and Marine Scotland's National Marine Plan Interactive (NMPi).Informative data layers will provide the oil and gas sector with a unique capability to access and utilise the UK's oceanographic data sets. The ability to integrate the layers into the oil and gas sector COP system will significantly increase effectiveness and impact from the project. As an outcome, the sector will be able to enhance their existing operations by basing future environmental management decisions on the best available information. The NMPi is a well-established and publicly accessible marine planning system. It is crucial that the NMPi is continually updating its content to ensure that it remains an effective public service. ODaT will broaden the NMPi content, providing an informative GIS layer based on the outputs of NERC oceanographic science programmes. This will significantly enhance the service, benefiting a wide range of marine stakeholders.Working with BP and Marine scotland, ODaT will support the key deliverables of broader ocean observation collaborations and working groups. ODaT will, in turn, act as an exemplar to the broader oceanography community, demonstrating how an innovative data tool, developed through effective knowledge transfer, can translate oceanographic data to benefit the wider marine community.