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Seabed 2030 Press Release 3D-visualization showing the seafloor bathymetry of the previously uncharted Sherard Osborn Fjord, north Greenland. The red line illustrates the inflowing warmer water of Atlantic origin that is partly prevented from reaching Ryder Glacier by a bathymetric shoal. Credit

Location: Globally flexible Salary: competitive GEBCO and The Nippon Foundation are seeking an Alumni Co-ordinator to work with the Seabed 2030 Project Director and the Project’s Global & Regional Centers to support the engagement and development of the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Alumni (“the Alumni”)

Data manager vacancy at the Seabed 2030 South and West Pacific Ocean Regional Center A vacancy is available, for a two-year period, to manage the bathymetry database of the Seabed 2030 South and West Pacific Regional Centre, based at the at the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project launches its bi-monthly newsletter In July 2020 the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project launched its bi-monthly e-newsletter In-depth - with the aim of providing updates on project developments. Join the Seabed 2030 mailing list to receive the

Release of version 4 of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO). Details of a new depth map of the Arctic Ocean have been published in the Nature Journal Scientific Data. The new portrayal of the Arctic Ocean floor is in the form of a digital gridded database and comprises

London, 21 June 2020 – On the occasion of World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to facilitate the complete mapping of the global ocean floor by 2030, has announced the inclusion of 14.5 million square kilometres of new bathymetric data in the latest GEBCO

The Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project launches study on the value of seabed mapping. Please note that the survey is now closed. Find out more about the context of this survey from the information below. By Jamie McMichael-Phillips (Seabed 2030 )Director, The

Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Training Program The Nippon Foundation of Japan has provided funding for GEBCO to train a new generation of scientists and hydrographers in ocean bathymetry. The 12-month course, leading to a Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry (PCOB), has been held at the University

On 1st December 2019, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project officially welcomed new Project Director Jamie McMichael-Phillips, former UK Deputy National Hydrographer and naval officer. Jamie McMichael-Phillips - Seabed 2030 Project Director This new appointment was announced at the Seabed

Sadly, the ocean mapping community lost a passionate and knowledgeable colleague on Monday, November 4, 2019 as Robert Anderson (better known as Bob) passed away. Bob had participated as an active member in GEBCO for almost 30 years, championing the global acquisition of seafloor mapping data