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The National Oceans and Coastal Information Management System (OCIMS) provides decision support for the effective governance of South Africa’s oceans and coasts.

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Staying on Track

Visualizing Big Coastal Geodata in Compliance with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Specifications

Cape Town
17°
Fair
07:0318:28 SAST
Feels like: 17°C
Wind: 23km/h SE
Humidity: 49%
Pressure: 1019.98mbar
UV index: 4
12h
17°C
TueWedThu
19/12°C
15/12°C
18/11°C

Durban
22°
Fair
06:2517:20 SAST
Feels like: 22°C
Wind: 3km/h WNW
Humidity: 60%
Pressure: 1027.09mbar
UV index: 3
11h
23°C
MonTueWed
24/15°C
24/15°C
25/17°C

Hermanus
19°
Sunny
07:1918:00 SAST
Feels like: 19°C
Wind: 13km/h NE
Humidity: 56%
Pressure: 1021mbar
UV index: 1
11h
22°C
MonTueWed
25/14°C
21/15°C
17/13°C

Port Elizabeth
18°
Sunny
06:5317:36 SAST
Feels like: 18°C
Wind: 8km/h NNW
Humidity: 52%
Pressure: 1025.4mbar
UV index: 2
11h
22°C
MonTueWed
30/14°C
31/14°C
22/12°C

The National OCIMS is the result of collaborative partnerships led by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The project has drawn from the expertise of government, labour, business, academia and other sectors. It serves under the premise of Operation Phakisa a national government project.