Seabed 2030
Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between the Nippon Foundation and GEBCO. It aims to bring together all available bathymetric data to produce the definitive map of the world ocean floor by 2030 and make it available to all. It builds on more than 100 years of GEBCO's history in global seafloor mapping.
On World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project launched this short film
Find out more about Seabed 2030, its aim and who is involved.
The focus for data compilation and co-ordination activities for Seabed 2030 is carried out at four Regional Centers. They are responsible for compiling bathymetric information and collaborating with existing mapping initiatives within their regions.
A Global Center is responsible for producing and delivering global GEBCO products.
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- Road Map
(9 MB) - Brochure (7.6 MB)
- Concept paper on Seabed 2030: Mayer, L.; Jakobsson, M.; Allen, G.; Dorschel, B.; Falconer, R.; Ferrini, V.; Lamarche, G.; Snaith, H.; Weatherall, P. The Nippon Foundation — GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project: The Quest to See the World’s Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030. Geosciences 2018, 8, 63.
Latest news
- PRESS RELEASE : A statement from the Chairman of the GEBCO Guiding Committee, Vice Admiral (ret) Shin Tani - 5th September 2018
- Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Training Programme in the news
- Film launched on World Hydrography Day - June 2018
- PRESS RELEASE : Ocean Infinity donates 120,000 square kilometres of data from search for missing Malaysian airliner to The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project
(350 KB)- June 2018 - New Zealand scientists launch their part in the Seabed 2030 Project - June 2018
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