Drift+Noise Polar Services GmbH is a spin-off company of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). The founders look back on more than 15 years of operational experience in polar regions.
Drift+Noise is fully committed to assisting stakeholders acting in polar waters with operational ice information from models and satellites, by leveraging technology from polar research, geophysics, and remote sensing.
We are looking for early-adopters in the marine and polar market who are presently investing in the digitization of their operations. We integrate Agile and DevOps practices to ensure the high quality of our operational services; concepts such as code revision, test driven development, and continuous integration are used in our daily workflow.
Key users of our services include icebreakers like RV Polarstern (the German national icebreaker operated by the AWI) and RSV Nuyina (chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division), expedition cruise companies such as Ponant, Hapag Lloyd Cruises, and Lindblad as well as Marine Technology and Engineering Organisations like the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA).
Portrait by the Copernicus Marine Service
Bremen's Buten un Binnen accompanied our team while we were supporting the research icebreaker Polarstern in Antarctica. (in German)
Business Development and Consulting
Lasse holds a PhD in geophysics and is founder of the first generation. He takes care of the sustainable growth of the company and consults polar expeditions on-site and remotely.
Research and Operational Field Support
Jakob holds a PhD in physics with a focus on sea ice. He coordinates research and consults clients in the field.
Scientist at ECMWF
Panagiotis is one of our co-founders and is currently employed by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. His expertise includes remote sensing, model data processing, and scientific software development.
Entrepreneur
Matthias is one of our co-founders. He serves on the board of directors of Open Analytics and assists Drift+Noise in legal and regulatory matters.
Master Mariner and Ice Advisor
Bjørn is employed by the Svendborg International Maritime Academy and is a master mariner, ice instructor, ice advisor, and member of the International Ice Charting Group Task Team 8.