Every dive is a data point for ocean research.

DIVR is a free dive-logging app that turns the observations divers already make into research-grade biodiversity data for marine science. Live now on iOS and Android.

Download: App Store · Google Play

Press contact: Joep Weterman · joep@divr-connect.com

Quick facts

30 sec

to log a dive, with photos, buddies and species sightings

4,700+

marine species in the catalogue, verified against WoRMS

10,000+

dive sites in 140+ countries

Free

for divers, on iOS and Android

Darwin Core

the international biodiversity data standard we structure to

~€1k

the budget one founder built the entire platform on, solo

The story

Recreational divers make millions of dives a year and collectively see more of the ocean than any research fleet, yet almost none of what they observe is ever used. DIVR is a free dive log built to change that.

Divers log a dive in under 30 seconds, with photos and species sightings. DIVR validates each sighting against the World Register of Marine Species and structures it in Darwin Core, the international standard for biodiversity data, so it can flow to marine research organisations including Coral.org and EMODnet, which welcomed DIVR as an official Associated Partner in September 2026. Founder Joep Weterman, an econometrician and scuba instructor, built the platform solo.

Joep Weterman, founder of DIVR

Joep Weterman

Founder

Dutch econometrician and scuba instructor, founder of DIVR. Taught and guided dives in Thailand and the Philippines before building DIVR alongside his studies, shipping the entire platform solo with AI-assisted coding.

Three ways to tell it

Community science

The world's divers as a sensor network for the ocean. Every recreational dive is already an observation; DIVR is the pipeline that makes it usable for research.

The build

One econometrician and scuba instructor shipped iOS, Android, web and a research data pipeline solo and AI-assisted, on a budget of about €1,000.

The data pipeline

How a casual dive log becomes WoRMS-validated, Darwin Core structured biodiversity data flowing to marine research organisations including Coral.org and EMODnet, where DIVR is an official Associated Partner.

Downloads

Logo pack (mark + wordmark, color and white)App screenshots (all screens)Product shots (hero, portrait, square, story)Press release (English, PDF)Persbericht (Nederlands, PDF)

Need something else, an interview, or preview access before launch? Email joep@divr-connect.com. We respond to press inquiries within 24 hours.

DIVR is a data company that turns recreational diving into research-grade ocean data. Divers log dives, photos and species sightings in a free app; DIVR validates and structures those observations and delivers them to marine research organisations. DIVR was founded by Joep Weterman and launched in August 2026. More at divr-connect.com.

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