Sofar Ocean Live Data Platform Now Covers Half the World's Oceans Largest Commercial Ocean Data Platform Reaches Major Milestone in Global Deployment; Goes Live with Government, Maritime Shipping, and Climate Science Customers News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sofar Ocean, the world's largest real-time ocean data platform, announced today it has reached a major milestone in its global deployment now covering half the world's oceans, and is on track to cover the entire planet by the second half of 2021. Sofar's satellite connected platform provides live marine data that drives more accurate ocean weather forecasts, dynamic ship routing for commercial, private, and government vessels, and improved research capabilities that benefit climate scientists and other researchers. The Sofar platform is already deployed by government, commercial shipping, and climate science customers: