--- title: News from north.io | Frithjof Hennemann description: "Frithjof Hennemann is co-founder and CEO of [north.io](http://north.io), a software company dedicated to making geospatial data accessible and manageable. Frithjof has a passion for the ocean and the environment, and he is committed to helping preserve and protect it. He has a degree in law (second state examination) from the Freestate of Bavaria / Germany (2003) and holds an MBA from TiasNIMBAS (2008). \n\nPrior to founding north.io alongside Jann Wendt, he worked as Managing Director in several positions in the marine industry. After seeing the potential of ocean data, Frithjof decided to create a platform that could make this data more available and meaningful. Today, north.io, with its geospatial data platform, is a leader in leveraging geospatial data to help make better decisions and drive meaningful insights. 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Frithjof has a passion for the ocean and the environment, and he is committed to helping preserve and protect it. He has a degree in law (second state examination) from the Freestate of Bavaria / Germany (2003) and holds an MBA from TiasNIMBAS (2008). Prior to founding north.io alongside Jann Wendt, he worked as Managing Director in several positions in the marine industry. After seeing the potential of ocean data, Frithjof decided to create a platform that could make this data more available and meaningful. Today, north.io, with its geospatial data platform, is a leader in leveraging geospatial data to help make better decisions and drive meaningful insights. Frithjof continues to lead the company in its mission to provide the world with easy access to geodata. 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