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Sextant
Sextant documents, disseminates, and promotes a catalog of marine environmental data for Ifremer laboratories and partner organizations.
About Sextant
Sextant is a web-based data infrastructure that documents, distributes and promotes a catalogue of marine environment data. It is designed for Ifremer laboratories and partners, and for national and European stakeholders working in the marine and coastal domain. It provides tools for archiving, discovering and accessing data.
The homepage lists interactive maps covering European bathymetry, physical habitats, marine sediments, marine samples, vessel geophysics and ADCP current data, and habitat typology for New Caledonia. It also shows a list of recently added or modified data. Linked partner services include LOPS wave databases, ResCORE for ocean renewable energy projects in France, ODATIS for French ocean observation data, and Surval for marine water quality data. The homepage notes that the authentication method has changed and refers users to the online help for details. Pricing is not stated.
Key features
- Interactive maps of marine datasets, including European bathymetry and physical habitats
- Maps for marine sediments, marine samples and vessel geophysics data
- Vessel ADCP current data and hyperspectral imagery for Reunion Island
- Habitat typology map for New Caledonia
- Surval: view and download marine water quality data from the Quadrige database
- Listing of latest added or modified data
Best for: Ifremer laboratories, their partners, and national and European stakeholders working on marine and coastal data.
Good for
- Brings together several types of marine environmental data in one catalogue
- Provides tools for data archiving, discovery and access
- Links to related partner services such as ODATIS, ResCORE and LOPS wave databases
Watch out for
- The homepage notes that the authentication method has changed, so users need to consult the online help
Sextant at a glance
- Website
- sextant.ifremer.fr/eng
- Category
- Research & Data › Climate & Environmental Data
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Sextant FAQ
Has the way to log in to Sextant changed?
Yes. The homepage states that the authentication method has changed and points to the online help for information on the new authentication system.
How current is the data in Surval?
Surval states that its data is taken from the Quadrige database and updated daily.
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