# Navy, Sofar Ocean Partner on Ocean Data Collection Tech Research

Sofar Ocean partners with Naval Meteorology for advanced weather forecasting and marine data technology to boost Navy's operational decisions.

**Date:** Aug 7, 2023

Sofar Ocean and the [Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command](https://www.cnmoc.usff.navy.mil/) have entered into a five-year cooperative research and development agreement to explore collaboration opportunities aimed at enhancing the Navy's data gathering and weather forecasting capabilities.

The partnership will leverage Sofar's [data assimilation](/content/posts/improving-wave-forecasts-using-satellite-altimeter-data-assimilation/index.html) methods, marine sensing technology, and data-as-a-service platforms, with the goal of enabling improved decision-making by operational commanders. The signing of the agreement comes one year after the U.S. National Ice Center deployed a [Sofar spotter buoy](/content/products/spotter/index.html) for North Pole patrol operations.

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# Navy, Sofar Ocean Partner on Ocean Data Collection Tech Research

# August 7, 2023

# Sofar Ocean partners with Naval Meteorology for advanced weather forecasting and marine data technology to boost Navy's operational decisions.