About us

MARIS B.V. is a company located in Voorburg (the Netherlands) providing webbased services and applications. MARIS is involved in Marine and Oceanographic Data Management systems on a Pan-European scale and is coordinating a number of EU-funded projects to harmonise and standardise data overview and access. Moreover, MARIS is very active as developer of database, Content Management Systems, website and web based mapping for the tourism sector, government and oil and gas industry. 

Origin
MARIS originates from a Netherlands governmental initiative to improve overview and access to marine expertise, information and data related to the sea and its uses, and to stimulate its wider use by governmental departments, scientific institutes and industrial companies. Started in 1985 as governmental project "MARIS" is operating since the end of 1989 as an independent foundation. In 1996 the foundation has established the private company MARIS BV, however still with strong links to the Netherlands government and departments & institutes.

Current situation
Since summer 2007 MARIS is located in Voorburg, the Netherlands. The team consists of 9 people developing internet applications, mainly on MS Windows platform. The team holds firm knowledge on project management, system development, website/CMS development and design. MARIS operates from internet servers, that are  connected to the Internet via a high-speed internet connection and hosted in a safe environment at a professional telecom centre. 
Please check the "Services" section for more information what MARIS can offer your organisation. Please check the "Contact us" section how to reach the office in Voorburg.