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Applications Team

Our Applications Team are at the front line for dealing with all enquiries to POL, from large commercial companies through to members of the public. A wide range of products and services will help you get the most from our science

We can supply you with :-

• tidal predictions
• offshore data
• marine software
• extreme levels
• advice to help you run your coastal and offshore activities

Click one of the options on the left-hand menu to explore the various aspects of our work.

Software packages

POLPRED

Would knowledge of offshore tides and currents aid your operations? Imagine the benefits if you save just one day's downtime. POLPRED is a cost-effective way to anticipate problems arising from tidal movement. POLPRED is now used by many offshore contractors for both planning and operational activities - [More]

POLTIPS·3 - Tidal prediction software

Within minutes of installing the software you can be producing tide tables for hundreds of locations around the UK (on the standard version), or looking at the ebb and flow of the tide in simple to understand graphics. POLTIPS·3 will run on Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. It has an easy to use and intuitive interface, yet incorporates a sophisticated tidal computation engine - [More]

Data available from all POL models

The Applications Team can provide a wide range of parameters relating to sea-levels and currents, both tidal and non-tidal (surges). However, if there is something that is required that is not listed on our website, please contact us as we still may be able to help you.

Data available from all POL models 58KB pdf.

Software Developers

Search for sunken treasure

The Applications Team have been involved in a wide range of projects and this is one of the more unusual examples.

We don't know whether there will be any treasure on board, but when the flagship of John Paul Jones sank, a ship of major historic significance was lost. In 1779, the Bonhomme Richard engaged HMS Serapis in a three-and-a-half hour point-blank battle. Jones finally won and captured the Serapis, only to watch the Bonhomme Richard be consumed by the sea 36 hours later.

The Ocean Technology Foundation is based in Connecticut, USA, coordinating the search for the Bonhomme Richard, and eventually her raising. They have enlisted the help of experts in many fields to help achieve this. As the precise whereabouts of the ship are unknown, POL provided maps showing the tidal currents off Flamborough Head, in September 1779 - not something readily found at your local chandlers. It is rewarding to see scientists and historians co-operating in the same quest.