Introducing SeaScope: a digital twin for marine operations

At Calypso Science, we have developed SeaScope, an advanced tool designed for professional marine users. This innovative tool provides real-time forecast data, measured observations, and model-measured comparisons, offering a comprehensive decision-making platform for harbor pilots, offshore operators or vessel traffic services. SeaScope enables users to visualise and compare environmental conditions in real time, track operational thresholds, and download data tailored to their specific Portable Pilot Units (PPUs).

By acting as a digital twin of the marine environment, SeaScope enhances operational efficiency, safety, and long-term planning. The interface is highly adaptable, designed to meet the specific needs of each client or operation while maintaining a common core structure:

At the core of our forecasts is a high-resolution tidal model (100m or less), which we operationalize based on the specific needs of each port or region. Using this model, we enhance accuracy by incorporating storm surge forecasts, wave-current coupling, and atmospheric interactions, ensuring a comprehensive and dynamic representation of local marine conditions. Leveraging the Oceanum datamesh capabilities, we ensure fast access to global models such as GFS and ECMWF, as well as high-resolution regional domains like AROME-HD and MARC-WW3.

Live data streams provide real-time comparisons with model outputs, ensuring accurate environmental assessments. These include ocean buoys, tidal gauges, anemometers, current meters, and river gauges.

The interface is highly customizable; current vectors can be displayed on top of isobaths, over nautical charts, or alongside port markers, beacons, and lights, providing users with tailored visualization options to enhance situational awareness and navigation.

Additionally, SeaScope features a data export function, allowing forecasts to be downloaded in multiple formats, including GRIB1, GRIB2, and the new S-100 format, for seamless integration into third-party systems such as marine routing platforms and PPUs.

We are currently deploying digital twins in several ports across New Zealand and Australia. Building on the development of new high-resolution hydrodynamic models in France we have set up a demonstration platform for the Brest/Ouessant region. 

If you are interested in testing SeaScope and exploring its capabilities, contact us to request access.