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north.io
Builds cloud and on-premises big data platforms for managing, processing and visualising underwater and terrestrial sensor data, serving navies, offshore wind operators and hydrographic agencies.
Founded 201951-200 employeesKiel, Germany3 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Naval & MaritimeAI & Defence Software
Products & Solutions
TrueOcean
TrueOcean
Cloud and on-premises platform for centralising, processing and sharing ocean sensor data. Supports 40+ underwater data formats including multibeam echosounder, sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profiler and point clouds. Provides browser-based 3D visualisation, spatial search, role-based access control and open APIs, with deployment options ranging from SaaS to air-gapped private installations for defence and data-sovereignty use cases.
TrueEarth
TrueEarth
Terrestrial counterpart to TrueOcean, designed for managing and analysing land-based geospatial datasets including GeoTIFF, SHP and vector formats. Shares the same cloud-agnostic infrastructure, WMS/WFS API support and secure role-based access model, enabling public authorities, environmental agencies and survey firms to standardise geodata workflows across departments.
About
north.io is a Kiel-based geospatial software company founded in 2011, specialising in the management, processing and analysis of ocean and terrestrial geodata. It operates two flagship SaaS platforms — TrueOcean for underwater sensor data and TrueEarth for land-based geodata — available as cloud, private cloud or air-gapped on-premises deployments. The company employs 50+ specialists and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Offices
Kiel, GermanyBacked by
Gabler GroupVAERING
Customers & Partners
Cimbria Subsea ServicesSulmara SubseaSubsea Europe ServicesFlotation Energy LtdDEVELOGIC GmbHGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielMinistry for Energy, Climate, Environment and Nature of Schleswig-HolsteinInstituto Hidrográfico (Portuguese Navy)Fraunhofer IGDIONOSNVIDIAMicrosoftIntelSpireQPS
Timeline
2025
TrueOcean selected as data platform for MMinE-SwEEPER, a €6 million EU Horizon project for underwater munitions removal; demonstrated naval mine data processing at NATO REPMUS 2025.
2024-09
Raised €8.5 million in new funding, with VAERING joining as an investor.
2024
Ranked among the Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies by Geoawesomeness.
2023-09
Merged with TrueOcean GmbH and NatureConnect GmbH, consolidating into a single marine and terrestrial geodata platform company with 70 staff.
2022
Gabler Group became a strategic investor in north.io.
2011
Founded in Kiel, Germany as a geospatial data management specialist.
Open Positions (3)
2 Software & Data1 Business Development
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north.io
Builds cloud and on-premises big data platforms for managing, processing and visualising underwater and terrestrial sensor data, serving navies, offshore wind operators and hydrographic agencies.
Founded 201951-200 employeesKiel, Germany3 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Naval & MaritimeAI & Defence Software
Products & Solutions
TrueOcean
TrueOcean
Cloud and on-premises platform for centralising, processing and sharing ocean sensor data. Supports 40+ underwater data formats including multibeam echosounder, sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profiler and point clouds. Provides browser-based 3D visualisation, spatial search, role-based access control and open APIs, with deployment options ranging from SaaS to air-gapped private installations for defence and data-sovereignty use cases.
TrueEarth
TrueEarth
Terrestrial counterpart to TrueOcean, designed for managing and analysing land-based geospatial datasets including GeoTIFF, SHP and vector formats. Shares the same cloud-agnostic infrastructure, WMS/WFS API support and secure role-based access model, enabling public authorities, environmental agencies and survey firms to standardise geodata workflows across departments.
Open Positions (3)
2 Software & Data1 Business Development
About
north.io is a Kiel-based geospatial software company founded in 2011, specialising in the management, processing and analysis of ocean and terrestrial geodata. It operates two flagship SaaS platforms — TrueOcean for underwater sensor data and TrueEarth for land-based geodata — available as cloud, private cloud or air-gapped on-premises deployments. The company employs 50+ specialists and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Offices
Kiel, GermanyBacked by
Gabler GroupVAERING
Customers & Partners
Cimbria Subsea ServicesSulmara SubseaSubsea Europe ServicesFlotation Energy LtdDEVELOGIC GmbHGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielMinistry for Energy, Climate, Environment and Nature of Schleswig-HolsteinInstituto Hidrográfico (Portuguese Navy)Fraunhofer IGDIONOSNVIDIAMicrosoftIntelSpireQPS
Timeline
2025
TrueOcean selected as data platform for MMinE-SwEEPER, a €6 million EU Horizon project for underwater munitions removal; demonstrated naval mine data processing at NATO REPMUS 2025.
2024-09
Raised €8.5 million in new funding, with VAERING joining as an investor.
2024
Ranked among the Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies by Geoawesomeness.
2023-09
Merged with TrueOcean GmbH and NatureConnect GmbH, consolidating into a single marine and terrestrial geodata platform company with 70 staff.
2022
Gabler Group became a strategic investor in north.io.
2011
Founded in Kiel, Germany as a geospatial data management specialist.
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