About Open Waters
Hi there!
I'm Brandon, and I started Open Water Software as a home for various projects related to marine software and data. My hope is that it grows into a community where mariners, developers, and ocean enthusiasts can come together to build better tools for understanding and navigating the sea.
"Open" as in "The Ocean"
The ocean is a commons. We all depend on it, and we are all responsible for preserving it. Centuries of mariners, hydrographers, scientists, and engineers chose to share what they learned about the sea, and we've all benefited.
Open source software works the same way. By freely sharing what we build—and collaborating openly—we create tools that are better, more reliable, and more useful to everyone. Open Water Software is committed to producing open source tools and data.
If you want to learn more or talk about ways to contribute, get in touch.
Cheers!
Brandon Keepers
Founder of Open Water Software, LLC
Our Projects
Tide Predictions
Accurate tide predictions powered by our Neaps engine, with comprehensive data from thousands of reference and subordinate stations worldwide.
Learn more about tides →Crowd Depth
Help improve nautical charts by sharing depth data from your vessel. Our Signal K plugin makes it easy to contribute to crowd-sourced bathymetry programs.
Learn more about bathymetry →Developer API
Access our marine data programmatically through well-documented APIs. Build your own tools and applications using our open data.
View API documentation →Get Involved
We welcome contributions from anyone interested in marine software and data. Whether you're a developer, a mariner with domain knowledge, or someone who loves the ocean, there's a place for you in our community.