Vision
Our vision is an ocean observation market fueled by innovation, in which technologies and data is provided for a sustainable use of the ocean
Mission
SOOP activates awareness and knowledge from science, society, business and decision-makers to support ocean observing on non-scientific infrastructure
SOOP provides platform technologies and research infrastructure to set standards and create open, interoperable solutions that significantly lower barriers for the co-development of measurement systems and data flows
SOOP co-develops reliable, affordable and user-friendly ocean observing systems with industry
SOOP supports ocean observation and data delivery from non-scientific maritime infrastructure
SOOP enables innovation in the Blue Economy, from technology development to usage of ocean data