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Geollect Form Part of an Alliance Led by Techmodal that Have Wo...
21/10/2021 by GeollectGeollect is part of an alliance led by Techmodal, a Bristol-based applied data science business, that has won a two year contract worth up to £8.3 million to become the Royal Navy...
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Geollect Named as a Future 50 Award Winner
8/10/2021 by GeollectIt’s official! We’re proud to be named as one of Insurtech Insights and Sønr Global Future50! Chosen among thousands of contenders, Geollect has been name...
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Western Armies turn to Start-ups in the "Data War with China"
12/8/2021 by GeollectWestern militaries are losing the war with China. Not a conventional war, but the war to master a new world where every day data has become a potent military weapon.
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Evidence points to secret Indian navy base on Mauritian island
4/8/2021 by GeollectIt was our pleasure to provide Al Jazeera Media Network and Yarno Ritzen data and analysis for this case. Using Geollect's proprietary platform Geonius, vessel t...
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Geollect make Best Startup's list of top Innovative Technology ...
3/8/2021 by GeollectLast week Geollect were named in Bristols top Innovative Technology companies by BestStartup.co.uk. Bristol is one of the top technology hubs in the country and it's great to ...
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Adam Symington on the You Want To Do What Podcast!
2/8/2021 by GeollectGreat to hear Adam Symington, one of our lead data analysts here at Geollect, talking with Daniel Spink on the You Want To Do What Podcast . Adam talks about life as a Data Scient...
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Geollect continues roll with British Intelligence and Military
9/7/2021 by GeollectThe complete Article below from Intelligence Online published 09/07/2021"The UK's ministry of defence has shown its support in Geollect, a start-up incubated by the GCHQ, with...
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North Club's Alvin Forster talks about the value of a technical...
29/6/2021 by GeollectHere at Geollect. we pride ourselves on the technical partnerships we build with our clients. It was great to see Alvin Forster, Loss Prevention Executive, North P&I Club ...
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Geollect tools detect North Korea's fuel smuggling
23/3/2021 by GeollectFind out how Geollect has helped RUSI uncover North Korea's oil smuggling networks
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Big Data in the Shipping Industry
22/2/2021 by Geollect"An accusation sometimes levelled at the shipping industry is that is has looked to solve tomorrow’s problems with yesterday’s solutions. The industry has relied on outdated syste...
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Geollect announced as winner of UKHO innovation award
1/2/2021 by GeollectGeollect has won the UKHO's prestigious ADMIRALTY Challenge
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Geollect nominated as a top geospatial company
27/1/2021 by GeollectGeollect has been nominated as a top Geospatial player by Welp Magazine
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Geollect Analysis Reveals Shocking New Detail About Wakashio Gr...
22/1/2021 by GeollectAnalysis by our investigation team has revealed the Wakashio appears to have suffered an engine failure prior to its fateful grounding.
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Wakashio Phone Signal Theory Gains Traction
24/12/2020 by GeollectThe hypothesis we put forward that the Wakashio sailed dangerously close to Mauritius in a quest for phone signal is gaining traction. Nishan Degnarain from Forbes has delved d...
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The Wakashio Saga Takes Another Turn
23/12/2020 by GeollectFind out how our tools are supporting investigative journalism
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Challenging Assumptions: When to put the AI in AIS
23/11/2020 by GeollectWhen you purchase a ready meal from a supermarket there will be a list of ingredients on the back of the packet. This information is fundamentally important for a consumer to ...
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North P&I launches new Globeview route risk advice provided by ...
26/10/2020 by GeollectShipping insurer North P&I Club has launched a new marine risk awareness system, hosted on its MyGlobeView digital platform. The Route Risk Advice application is designed to ...
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North Club, partnered with Geollect, receives the 2020 SAFETY4S...
21/10/2020 by GeollectNorth Club received the 2020 SAFETY4SEA Technology Award, sponsored by Green Jakobsen A/S, for launching ‘the Digital Covid-19 Tracking Tool’, a continuously updated map, built by ...
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Geollect & scientific researchers to team up to investigate sub...
16/10/2020 by GeollectEuropean Space Agency - ESA Geollect are proud to be engaging in cutting edge scientific research on this PhD project in collaboration with the University of Leeds and the Nationa...
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West P&I Launches Neptune, a Global Information Portal Built by...
15/10/2020 by GeollectToday West P&I Club has announced the launch of Neptune, a comprehensive global information portal for Members, brokers and Club correspondents. Providing security, operationa...
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Cruise Lines Turn To Geollect To Assist With Return To Operatio...
22/9/2020 by GeollectGeollect’s situational awareness and asset tracking tools are providing the world’s largest cruise line with clarity in a turbulent world. Nations are going in and out of lockdown...
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Geollect featured in The Marine Insurer
9/9/2020 by GeollectIdentify Threats to Shipping We've been featured in the latest issue of the Marine Insurer where Nick Shaw, CEO of the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) discusses the im...
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Geollect Selected for GCHQ Mentoring Programme
4/9/2020 by GeollectGeollect is one of 10 companies chosen to take part in a special mentoring programme being run by the UK’s intelligence, security and cyber agency. The aim of the scheme is to dev...
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Start-ups to be mentored by GCHQ revealed
4/9/2020 by GeollectToday we announced we will mentor 10 tech start-ups using AI, data science and machine-learning to help keep people safe. 3 September 2020 Companies selected to benefit from the ...
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Geollect team with James Madison University in support of the C...
31/8/2020 by GeollectAchieving a goal is always cause for pride in a job well-done, especially one that involves a global humanitarian effort. But meeting that goal and surpassing it by 100%? That’s ho...
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COVID-19: Maritime Tech Startups Provide First Response In Glob...
19/8/2020 by GeollectGeollect has been recognised as providing groundbreaking services in support of tracking COVID-19 and impacts to shipping on a global scale. Follow the link to read the original ar...
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Lloyd’s Selects 10 Insurtechs for Its Innovation Accelerator, F...
12/8/2020 by GeollectThe Lloyd’s re/insurance market announced the latest cohort of insurtech disruptors that will join its Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator program with a focus on COVID-19 products ...
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3 new start-ups join Lloyd’s Lab for fast-tracked COVID-19 coho...
11/7/2020 by GeollectLondon: Lloyd’s has started work with three new InsurTechs to help the Market respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its package of measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandem...
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Amazon Web Services unveils new space business segment
1/7/2020 by Geollect"Working with AWS, Geollect provides near real-time geospatial maritime intelligence, meaning it's now possible to track and analyze the activity of ships and fleets around the wo...
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Amazon's AWS establishes new aerospace cloud unit as Jeff Bezos...
1/7/2020 by GeollectGeollect recognises Amazon's AWS expansion into the aerospace and satellite industry as a critical step towards making data more accessible. Geollect empowers it's clients to make...
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Geollect Joins Lloyd's Lab Fusion Programme
1/7/2020 by GeollectGeollect is participating in a short but intense three-day programme run by Lloyd's Lab from July 21 to July 23. The Lloyd’s Lab Fusion programme has been designed to provide a se...
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The International Group of P&I Clubs continues to monitor and r...
22/5/2020 by GeollectARX Mouldings highlights the value of the Geollect Covid-19 dashboard. "The International Group has launched a new online digital tool (dashboard) to assist shipowners, charterers...
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Thetius: Geollect Helping Maritime Industry Deal with Covid-19 ...
15/4/2020 by GeollectGeollect highlighted by Thetius for our technology initiative supporting the maritime industry Covid-19 response. Thetius is a leading source of intelligence, analysis, and researc...
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Gard P&I Announces IG Covid-19 Dashboard Powered by Geollect
7/4/2020 by Geollecthttp://www.gard.no/web/updates/content/29491552/international-group-launches-online-covid-19-tracker- A new interactive tool launched by the International Group of P&I Clubs ...
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Geollect provide International Group of P&I Clubs a Covid-19 Re...
7/4/2020 by Geollecthttps://www.igpandi.org/article/international-group-online-covid-19-tracker-launch Geollect worked with the North of England P&I Club to provide a COVID-19 dashboard to the In...
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Digitalization - New digital tool helps shipowners to track the...
6/2/2020 by GeollectNorth P&I Club has launched a new digital tool that will help shipowners and operators track the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak. North P&I Club has developed its MyGl...
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North P&I Club unveils interactive information portal
29/1/2020 by GeollectNorth P&I Club has announced details of its new digital resource, MyGlobalView, an interactive geographical information portal. The portal was developed in partnership with geo...
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North P&I Club Launches Advanced Interactive Information Portal...
29/1/2020 by GeollectNorth P&I Club has announced details of its new digital resource, MyGlobeView, which is an advanced, interactive geographical information portal, developed in partnership with ...
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New Contract Aims To Increase Security On The High Seas
23/1/2020 by GeollectPress release on Forbes website. Contributor - Elizabeth Howell With so much ocean to cover, another satellite company has brokered an agreement to keep track of large ships sail...
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The Armed Forces veterans using military skills to run successf...
11/11/2019 by GeollectRichard Gwilliam (centre) is co-founder of Geollect and was in the Royal Navy for 28 years (Image: Bristol Post) It’s been five years since the UK withdrew its last troops from op...
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Geollect has secured a deal with an American cruise line
17/10/2019 by Geollecthttps://www.carnivalcorp.com/ Bristol-based specialist tech firm Geollect has secured a deal with an American cruise line that is projected to be worth £5.5m within five years. U...
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Over £85 million of deals announced at UN General Assembly in N...
27/9/2019 by GeollectGeollect has secured a deal with a US cruise line operator projected to be worth £5.5 million by the end of 2024. Transatlantic export and investment deals expected to be worth ov...
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Open innovation: Inmarsat’s accelerator journey to enable marit...
6/6/2019 by GeollectMay 2019 was an exciting month for Inmarsat and its Digital Incubation team, with the successful completion of our first accelerator – the Rainmaking Transport Start-up Engagement ...
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Cargotec will continue joint projects with seven startups as an...
16/5/2019 by GeollectCargotec will continue joint projects with seven startups as an outcome of the Rainmaking Trade & Transport Impact Programme, a leading maritime startup collaboration platform....
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Geollect is a MarineTech Finalist in the Rainmaking Innovation ...
18/3/2019 by Geollect“Industry collaboration is key to addressing the big challenges faced by the logistics and maritime industry. For far too many it remains a buzzword, unless we take real action. It...
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Press Release from Esri’s 2019 Federal GIS conference
18/2/2019 by GeollectPress release courtesy of Sherin Shibu - www.govloop.com/using-data-science-and-intelligence-with-geospatial-analysis/
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Newly launched Geollect app protects shipping from piracy
19/12/2018 by GeollectIn many parts of the world, commercial ships and yachts face significant risks ranging from armed attacks by pirates and thefts at sea, to an above average chance of crew injuries ...
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Our First Ever Intern - Nicola Clift
12/9/2018 by GeollectI have been lucky enough to be part of the Geollect team for 3-weeks as their first ‘Geointern’ before going into my third year at the University of Exeter, studying BSc Geography...
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Lloyd's Lab opens its doors to tech disruption
5/9/2018 by GeollectOn Monday 3rd September, CEO Cate Gwilliam pitched to Lloyd's of London for Geollect to win a place in the first cohort of Lloyd's Lab and we are very pleased to announce that Geol...
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Defense Companies Run Space Race
29/8/2018 by GeollectVice President Mike Pence announced the administration’s plans for a ‘space force’ earlier this month. PHOTO: EVAN VUCCI/ASSOCIATED PRESS Defense and aerospace companies are acce...
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Uk P&I club - Geollect Portal update
16/8/2018 by GeollectUK P&I Club has published a press release based on the feedback from their Membership Based on this feedback, they have continued to evolve Geollects' Maritime Intelligence Po...
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Navigating Life in a Start-up
3/7/2018 by GeollectAs we begin our 9th month of trading, we here at Geollect have taken a step back to reflect on the wonderful chaos of the past 8 months. We’ve been busy developing and running the...
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Geollect provides UK P&I Club members with valuable geospatial ...
29/5/2018 by GeollectThanks to innovators in the field like the UK P&I Loss Prevention team, Geollect’s Maritime Intelligence Portal has transformed the way Loss Prevention stores, organises, visua...
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The UK P&I Club has partnered with Geollect
29/5/2018 by GeollectThe UK P&I Club, which is navigating with the goal of providing members as much relevant information as possible, has partnered with geospatial intelligence firm Geollect. The ...
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Crowd-sourced safety information - UK P&I club
29/5/2018 by GeollectArticle published in https://www.nautilusint.org magazine.
Company spotlight
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Geollect Team in Focus- October 2021
21/10/2021 by GeollectHello, I've joined Geollect as a Data Scientist more than a year ago now - feels like it was yesterday! Back then, I was looking for a transition from academia to industry, having...
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Geollect become official sponsors of the Fleet Air Arm Football...
20/10/2021 by GeollectGeollect have become official sponsors of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Football Team. Above: Receiving a shirt from Lieutenant Commander 'Scooby' Plenty The Geollect tea...
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Anna Ledwoch Presenting at AI Fest
1/10/2021 by GeollectAI Fest: 12-13 October 2021, virtual Anna Ledwoch, Data Scientist at Geollect, will be presenting and on the panel of AI Fest. AI Fest is a UK conference series run by Ds...
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DSEI and London International Shipping Week
17/9/2021 by GeollectOur team spent the last week attending DSEI and London International Shipping Week which was filled with great conversations and exciting opportunities for the company. We enjoyed...
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Geollect Team in Focus – September 2021
9/9/2021 by GeollectHi everybody, I’m Connor the Head of Sales and Marketing here at Geollect. It’s been eight months since I joined the am...
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Geollect Team in Focus - July 2021
5/7/2021 by GeollectWell, there we have it, in a flash, I tick over past the 1-year mark at Geollect, and what a year it has been! Like a young blossoming relationship, we are still in the honeymoon ...
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Geollect Team in Focus - May 2021
26/5/2021 by GeollectHello! I am thrilled to introduce myself as the newest member of the ever-growing Geollect family and the M...
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Geollect Team in Focus - February 2021
24/2/2021 by GeollectIt’s been almost a year now since I joined Geollect. Back then I was looking for a new challenge, an employer that would both allow me to develop myself, as well as my career. Not...
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Geollect Team in Focus - January 2021
28/1/2021 by GeollectHappy New Year! As we enter our 10th month of working under the murky cloud of COVID, attitudes remain bright and cheerful within the good ship Geollect. Since the first wave a...
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Geollect nominated as a top geospatial company
27/1/2021 by GeollectGeollect has been nominated as a top Geospatial player by Welp Magazine
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Geollect Team in Focus - November 2020
16/11/2020 by GeollectHello! I’m Nicky, a Geospatial Intelligence Officer in Geollect’s GIS Team. In 2019, I graduated with a BSc in Geography with Applied GIS from the University of Exeter. With a lov...
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Geollect Team in Focus - Oct 2020
6/10/2020 by GeollectI'm not sure many people would have predicted how 2020 was going to go if they were asked at the beginning of this year, and that couldn't be truer for myself. A few months ago I ...
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Introducing SIGHT
5/10/2020 by GeollectOur new Covid-19 insights tool Geollect Ltd today announced the release of SIGHT, a new pandemic tracking and insi...
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Geollect Team in Focus - Sep 2020
7/9/2020 by Geollectby Josh Nock I joined Geollect in October 2019, having previously put my geospatial intelligence skills to work in the utility sector. I was searching for a new challenge where I...
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Calling old shipmates...
10/8/2020 by GeollectBack in the last few days of March I received a call from Rich & Cate Gwilliam, founders of Geollect. Rich & I had served together in the Royal Navy and since retiring fro...
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From College to Geollect - My Journey
14/7/2020 by Geollectby James Grimes For a College Student who had recently graduated, going straight into the job market seemed quite intimidating. It was also a strange time to say the least - at t...
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Richard Gwilliam from Geollect appears in Leaders Council podca...
4/5/2020 by GeollectThe Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from across the nation in an attempt to understand this unive...
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Startup Wharf Interview with Geollect CEO and COO - Covid-19
4/5/2020 by GeollectWatch the Startup Wharf Interview with Geollect CEO and COO on YouTube.
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A PhD Intern's Experience at Geollect
2/4/2020 by Geollectby Matthew Marshall After years of battling temperamental lab equipment and cleaning what seemed like an endless supply of glassware, I was ready to try something a little differe...
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GovTech at 2020 Esri Federal GIS Conference
30/1/2020 by GeollectFebruary 11–12, the Geollect team and over 5000 professionals will gather for the 2020 Esri Federal GIS Conference (#FedGIS) in Washington, DC. The conference allows attendees to ...
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Kleos and Geollect sign channel partner and integrator agreemen...
17/1/2020 by GeollectKleos Space (ASX:KSS) a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, and UK geospatial intelligence and analysis company Geollect, have entered in...
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Geollect in Hamburg, with other global startups to solve the bi...
28/10/2019 by Geollect9 startup teams, from 8 different countries, are moving forward past the first check-point at the Trade & Transport Impact program. 18 projects have been identified and ...
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Launch of GlobeView product for North P&I Club
27/9/2019 by GeollectWe would like to congratulate Will Hillman, Geollect's Head of Geospatial Development, on the launch of Geollect's GlobeView product, which he developed for North P&I Club. N...
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Richard Gwilliam Wins!
27/9/2019 by GeollectRichard Gwilliam, our COO, won Business Leader of the year at the English Veterans Award. He also won a silver for Entrepreneur of the Year! Pictured above is Richard with CEO, Cat...
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Geollect wins Bronze Award from the Defence Employer Recognitio...
27/8/2019 by GeollectGeollect is very proud to announce that it has received a Bonze award in The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The ERS encourages employers to support defence and inspir...
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Geollect's Richard Gwilliam is a veterans Awards Finalist!
8/8/2019 by GeollectWe are very proud to announce that Richard Gwilliam, Chief Operating Officer, is a finalist in the Veterans Awards 2019! Richard (Gwilly) is a finalist for Business Leader of t...
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Geo Business 2020 Awards
31/7/2019 by GeollectThree members of the Geollect team are up for an award at the Geo Business Awards 2020. CEO, Catherine Gwilliam, is a finalist for 'Geospatial Professional of the Year' - An indi...
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Geollect is a finalist in the Soldiering On Awards
9/1/2019 by GeollectWe are really pleased to announce that Geollect has been selected as a finalist in the SoldieringOnAwards 2019 in the Business of the Year - Start Up Award - in partnership with S...
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How is Remote Sensing and Artificial intelligence (AI) transfor...
20/8/2018 by GeollectDate and time Tue, August 21, 2018 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CAT LocationBongoHiveThabo Mbeki RoadLusaka,Lusaka Province10101 Zambia Join us for an evening of unique perspectives as we h...
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Geollect Exhibiting at Esri User Conference 2018
3/7/2018 by GeollectGeollect will be exhibiting in the Esri User Conference 2018 Start-up Zone, and we are proud to say we will be the only UK start-up company there! . As a start-up less than a year...
Technical articles
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National Stereotypes in Large Language Models: Do Polish people...
14/10/2021 by GeollectGeollect team member Anna Ledwoch has written an article about Natural Language Processing models. Anna works as a Data Scientist at Geollect and her responsibilities incl...
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The Dark Interconnected World of the Illegal Oil Trade
29/9/2021 by GeollectBackground A ship to ship transfer (STS) is the transfer of cargo from one ship to another at sea. While often legitimate in origin, these operations can also involve the trans...
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You WINSOME, You lose some - An alternative Geollect look at th...
1/9/2021 by GeollectIn August 2021, several mainstream media and social media articles were written raising concern over a tanker which was being reported as AIS dark for the past month. The vessel w...
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Is the MV ASPHALT PRINCESS Incident all it seems?
5/8/2021 by GeollectThe recent potential hijacking of the vessel MV ASPHALT PRINCESS has raised suspicions, not only due to the timing of the incident itself, but to the abandonment of the vessel les...
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Dynamic AIS data is reducing "dark" journeys
16/2/2021 by GeollectFind out how Dynamic AIS data has reduced vessel alerts by up to 84%
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Impact of Covid19 on Fleet Dispersal
15/12/2020 by GeollectAccumulations of vessels and the threat to insurers The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to business operations and the global economy. The m...