Timeline for the WIS Portal

September 2021

Initial release (Oceansmap v1)

Data Types - WIS Stations, NDBC, and MEDS buoys
Data Export - Generic Export
- Time Series (ONELINES)
- Wave/Wind Percent Occurrence
Plots - Wave/Wind Rose
- Wave Height Duration Distribution
- Yearly Wave Height Time Series

March 2023

New Tools and minor updates (Oceansmap v1)

Data Export - 2D Spectra
- Mean-Max Summary Tables
- Extremes Analysis Table (Wave Hs)
Plots - Mean & Max Wave Height Duration
- Extremes Analysis Plot
Input for Models - CMS-Wave (WIS Only)

March 2025

Migration and Updates (Oceansmap v3)

Data Export - Mean-Max Summary Tables (faster)
- Extremes Analysis Table (faster)
Input for Models - CMS-Wave (WIS and NDBC)

February 2026

Platform - The Export button is no longer needed to open the Product Catalog
Product Catalog - Extremes Analysis Table and Plots now provide both Wave Hs and Wind Speed.

Coming Soon (2026)

Added capabilities - Filter table and plot output based on selected limits
- Availability of some tables and plots for Buoy data as well as WIS stations
Data Types - WIS Stations, NDBC, MEDS, addition of CDIP buoys