Europe is finally learning to watch its seabed
Apr 12
Back to Companies
Kiel, GermanyKiel, Germany
N
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, Germany5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Naval & MaritimeAI & Defence Software
Products & Solutions
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
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 (5)
N
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, Germany5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Naval & MaritimeAI & Defence Software
Products & Solutions
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
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 (5)
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.
Similar Companies
P
Parrot
Parrot designs and manufactures European professional micro-UAVs, including ANAFI platforms used by public safety, government and defence operators.
5 roles
hema electronic
Designs and manufactures FPGA-based embedded electronics and optronics hardware for military vehicles, submarines and frigates, as well as industrial embedded vision and intelligent camera systems.
3 roles
M
Mirai Robotics
Bari startup building software-defined autonomous surface vessels and AI information intelligence platforms for maritime operations. Targets persistent ISR and patrol missions and raised 3.6 million euro in pre-seed funding in 2026. Founded in 2025.
3 roles
M
MED Defense
Defence division of Gruppo MED building custom military RHIB inflatable boats. Has delivered over 200 vessels since 2015 to Italian forces including the Carabinieri, State Police, Guardia di Finanza, Comsubin navy special forces and Coast Guard.
north.io owns its name, logo and all referenced trademarks — used here for identification only. Claim, update or remove this profile.