Maritime Spatial Solutions is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and deliver actionable insights from complex maritime data environments.

Maritime Spatial Solutions was founded by Captain Amilynn Adams to address challenges that sit at the intersection of spatial data, maritime operations, and decision-making. The firm focuses on translating complex spatial and maritime data into insights that are practical, operationally grounded, and fit for real-world use. Emphasis is placed on clarity, analytical rigor, and responsible interpretation.

Professional Focus

Captain Adams brings a background that spans hands-on marine operations and advanced spatial data analysis. Her work is informed by direct experience with how vessels operate, how waterways are used, and how operational decisions are made.

Areas of focus include:

• Maritime operations and shipping, informed by experience as a hawsepipe sailor and senior operational leader

• Bespoke analysis of AIS and other maritime data sources

• GIS administration, system design, and governance

• Interagency collaboration and team coordination

• Structured problem-solving in complex operational environments

This combination allows spatial analysis to be applied as a decision-support and operational tool rather than an academic exercise.

Experience & Credentials

In addition to being a licensed US Merchant Marine captain, Amilynn Adams is a retired Captain of the NOAA Commissioned Corps with a career that included operational assignments at sea and senior leadership roles supporting marine and aviation operations.

She holds:

• A U.S. Coast Guard Deck Officer license (Third Mate, Any Gross Tons)

• Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) certification through the GIS Certification Institute

These credentials reflect decades of both operational qualification and professional commitment to GIS practice.

Approach

Maritime Spatial Solutions is guided by Captain Adams' unique experience of having one foot firmly planted on the deck plates and the other in advanced spatial data analysis. That perspective shapes how work is approached:

• Analysis is grounded in operational reality

• Assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations are uniquely understood and clearly communicated

• Technical complexity is used only when it adds value

• Emphasis is placed on insight, clarity, risk, and usefulness

Maritime Spatial Solutions operates as an independent, advisory consulting practice. Engagements focus on helping clients better understand their problem space and make informed decisions. The firm does not sell predetermined outcomes or technology-driven solutions.