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The ODIS Steering Group met on 22–23 July 2026, in two virtual sessions, to review progress on its ongoing work and prepare for the upcoming IODE-29 meeting. The agenda covered updates from the two Task Teams established earlier in the year: one on Communications & Operations, and one on Technical Support to ODIS. The agenda…

On 21 April 2026, the ODIS Steering Group met with a focus on reactivating community engagement and making progress on the 2026–2028 workplan ahead of the IODE Committee meeting in October 2026. The group agreed to send a narrative communication to National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) and Associated Data Units (ADUs) confirming that ODIS remains…

On 10 March 2026, the ODIS Steering Group held its Third Session, co-chaired by Adam Leadbetter and Elena Tel. The session focused on charting the way forward for ODIS, including its alignment with the IOC Data Architecture (IOC DA), adopted by Member States at the last IOC Assembly (A-33). The group discussed a proposal for…

On 9 January 2026, the ODIS Steering Group held a meeting to elect its co-chairs. Three candidates were nominated: Adam Leadbetter (Ireland), Emmanuel Soeding (Germany), and Elena Tel (Spain). Emmanuel Soeding indicated he would withdraw his candidature if two other candidates could be found. Adam Leadbetter and Elena Tel were elected by the ODIS Steering…

On 9 December 2025, the Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) Steering Group held its Fourth Session, chaired by Joanna Post, Head of Section. The virtual meeting, held across two sessions to accommodate different time zones, marked the first meeting of the newly constituted Steering Group. Attendees heard a presentation from Lucy Scott on the…

Universal Plastic has officially joined the Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS). This partnership ensures that plastic cleanup data collected through Universal Plastic’s app becomes visible to IOC member states and the global ocean community, strengthening efforts to regenerate marine ecosystems and advance the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Read the entire article here

Ocean InfoHub Project has ended in June 2024 and was reshaped into the IODE Programme Component: ODIS: Ocean Data and Information System. On 16 May 2024 the final Ocean Infohub meeting took place (online) in 2 different time zones, so that all regional partners could attend. During this meeting the progress (since the SG-IV meeting…

The Ocean Data and Information System team has developed outreach material. Discover our logo, video and brochure on the outreach page.

As the Ocean InfoHub project is coming to an end (end June 2024), this new website is launched. This website will have more information in the months to come