Marla.blue is excited to announce the launch of its brand new tool: an interactive map that forecasts underwater visibility and coastal conditions anywhere around the UK coast.
Founded by divers who happened to be scientists, Marla has created an AI model which uses satellite data, weather forecasts, coastal conditions, and diver visibility reports to predict underwater visibility for freedivers, scuba divers, open water swimmers and spearfishers in the UK.
“While diving in the South West, I found the unpredictable visibility very frustrating. I couldn’t find anything that would tell me the visibility. I have a background in AI, so I decided to create a model myself, and here we are!” Dima KaramshukMarla co-founder & AI scientist
Now launching Marla.blue!
Marla has researched, designed and developed a platform, allowing divers to check the underwater visibility anywhere around the UK coast, with an error of fewer than a few metres. The forecast is for the vertical visibility in the water as seen from the sea surface, with a resolution of up to 300m.
Check today’s visibility for any spot anywhere around the UK.
Get the forecasted visibility for tomorrow on the interactive map.
Share your dive report as you come out of the water.
Check the sea conditions for today and tomorrow, as well as for the past 3 days.
Marla is live on the web, find it at https://uk.marla.blue.
Currently FREE to use, for all divers!
We need your help! We’re asking all divers to share their viz reports from their dives. Each visibility report helps improve the model for future forecasts, as well as letting divers know the real-time conditions. Every report makes a difference.
Recognition & Funding
Recognized for its groundbreaking potential, in April 2024, Marla (trading as Ocean AI Ltd) was one of the 12 innovative companies that has been granted a share of almost £1.85 million of funding from the Innovate UK marine and maritime Launchpad in the Great South West. Today, Marla leverages cutting-edge AI models, satellite data, weather forecasts, and real-time diver reports to craft a state-of-the-art underwater visibility forecasting algorithm.
Future Vision
Marla’s technology can be scaled anywhere across the globe and Marla has already started early user testing in Australia.
Forecasting undersea visibility is tough, but we’re up for the challenge. With every divers’ valuable input, we believe in our collective ability to map the undersea conditions across the world’s oceans.
This is just the beginning of our journey!
Co-founder and diver Dima Karamshuk is available for interview.
Contact
Marla public email: info@marla.blue
More information: https://www.marla.blue/
Visibility forecast tool: https://uk.marla.blue/
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