As part of the decadal conference series (following on from 1999 and 2009), OceanObs’19 galvanized ocean scientists from all over the planet to communicate the decadal progress of ocean observing networks and to chart innovative solutions to society’s growing needs for ocean information in the coming decade. These scientists came from academic and research institutes, governments, non-governmental organizations, indigenous communities, and the private sector, along with other stewards of ocean resources and members of civil society. For more information, go to http://www.oceanobs19.net or @oceanobs19 on Twitter. My evening side event keynote to AtlantOS on operational and informational data products is at http://esriurl.com/oceanobs19. JCOMMOPS web globe as shown in their booth is at http://esriurl.com/atlantos.