Documents for Science Day and TSCOM XXV

The 25th meeting of the GEBCO Technical Sub-Committee on Ocean Mapping (TSCOM) will be held at the offices of the Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM) in Brest, France between 28th September and 30th September 2009.

The meeting includes the 4th GEBCO Science Day which will be held at Oceanopolis, Brest, France on 29th September 2009. Find out more about Science Day and this year's call for papers.

Posters, presentations and reports submitted for inclusion and discussion at this year’s GEBCO Science Day and TSCOM meeting will be made accessible from this page.

Please note, that for display purposes, posters may be up to A0 size (approximately 90cm x 115cm) in either in landscape or portrait orientation.

To submit material either

Contributions and schedule for the 4th GEBCO Science Day

Oral presentations

Oral presentations will last for 20 minutes plus five minutes for discussion and any questions. An explanation of organisation acronyms used is given in the table below.

Time Author(s) Affiliation Title
09:00 - 09:25 J. Hall Geological Survey of Israel, (retired) Proactive Bathymetric Mapping Activities around Israel and in the Arctic.
09:25 - 09:50 E.  Sgherri IXSEA Mapping Sonar: A new survey tool for  Hydrographers and the industry.
09:50 - 10:15 J.Y. Royer (1) and the GRAL Team (G. Louis and M.F. Lequentrec-Lalancette (2) L. Geli (3), M. Maia (1))

(1) UEB/IUEM/CNRS/, (2) SHOM, (3) IFREMER

Towards a high resolution geoid and bathymetry from altimetry:

requirements for a future mission.
10:15 - 10:40 C. Jacobs (1), P. Weatherall (2), M. Jakobsson (3) (1) NOCS, (2) BODC, (3) Stockholm University Olex global sounding database: a phenomenal resource for regional bathymetric mapping projects.
Coffee break 10:40 - 11:15      
11:15 - 11:40 N. Debese and M.F. Lequentrec-Lalancette SHOM Analysis of bathymetric datasets quality: a margin case study.
11:40 - 12:05 S. Youssef and W. Roest SHOM/IFREMER EXTRAPLAC project.
12:05 - 12:30 D.MA Shapp and European EMODNET MARIS/IFREMER/SHOM/ EU EU EMODNET Hydrography Pilot project.
Lunch 12:30 - 14:00      
14:00 - 14:25 Y. Beaudoin UNEP Shelf program The UNEP Shelf program: using historical data to help developing states secure their seabed rights.
14:25 - 14:50 N. Jeannée(1), O. Lemarchand (1), B Loubrieu (2), J.F. Bourillet (2), E. Moussat (2), J. Populus (2), J.C. Le Gac (3), G. Morvan (3)

(1) Geovariances, (2) IFREMER, (3) SHOM

Setting up a unified 100m bathymetry model for the French coastal areas: methodology and innovative outcomes.
14:50 - 15:15 V. Donato, C. Le Roux, J.C. LeGac, P.Y. Dupuy SHOM The French littoral geographic reference Litto3d and examples of use.
Coffee break 15:15 - 16:00      
16:00 - 16:25 Ph Alain IXSEA New ways to share and visualize marine geophysical data.
16:25 - 16:50 V. Tosello, E. Moussat, M. Treguer, G. Maudire IFREMER Online services at Ifremer for marine geosciences data and product access.
16:50 - 17:15 J. Austin Foulkes Google Exploring the Ocean in Google Earth.

Return to the top of the pagePoster presentations

An explanation of organisation acronyms used is given in the table below.

Author(s) Affiliation Title No. of posters Poster
SHOM/mip SHOM LITTO3D 1  
Shom/geophy Lequentrec-Lalancette SHOM Bathy and gravity 1  
K. M. Marks (1), W. H. F. Smith (1), D. T. Sandwell (2) (1) NOAA, (2) Scripps Institution of Oceanography Error Analysis of the Altimetric Bathymetry Model 1 Adobe PDF version of the poster 'Error Analysis of the Altimetric Bathymetry Model' (2531 KB)
T. Garlan SHOM sedimentology 1  
B. Hell Stockholm University Compiling a new bathymetric model of the North Atlantic Ocean 1 Adobe PDF version of the poster abstract "Compiling a new bathymetric model of the North Atlantic Ocean" Abstract (7KB)

Return to the top of the pageAcronyms used

Acronym Explanation
BODC British Oceanographic Data Centre
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
EU European Union
IFREMER Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer
IUEM L’Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer
MARIS Marine Information Service
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US
NOCS National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
SHOM Service Hydrographique et Océanographique De la Marine
UNEP United Nations Environment Program

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