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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

It is with great sadness that we have learnt that Sir Anthony Laughton FRS died in September 2019 at the age of 92. The GEBCO community would like to express its sadness at this news and also to celebrate Tony’s contribution to GEBCO. Tony was one of the founders of the modern GEBCO in 1974 when it

From the press release: London, Tuesday 22 October 2019 – Three new global initiatives for mapping the world’s entire ocean floor have been announced in London at a special conference organised by The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, the international collaborative project to produce a

Members of the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team, winners of the four million dollar Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE in May this year, recently met with the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo to discuss their winning entry from this international seafloor mapping challenge. Team member, Karolina Zwolak

Hosted by: University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping / Joint Hydrographic Center CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | FREE REGISTRATION Closes Sept. 30, 2019 Join the world’s experts on ocean floor mapping for a special one-day event focused exclusively on bathymetry. Read the latest news about

The GEBCO community is pleased to welcome the students just beginning the 2019/2020 class of the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Training Program at the University of New Hampshire. The Year 16 class adds three new countries to the global network of young ocean mappers with 96 students representing 43

The GEBCO Ocean Map 2019. Credit: GEBCO From the press release: London, 13 June 2019 – The data available to produce the definitive map of the world’s ocean floor has more than doubled, just two years after the launch of an international effort to produce a complete map by the year 2030. Following