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An upgraded version of the EMODnet Bathymetry Digital Terrain Model (DTM) for European Seas has just been released and is available for viewing and downloading, and sharing by OGC web services. EMODnet is a project, funded by the European Commission, to bring together marine data into interoperable

An updated version of the IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book is now available from web pages hosted at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry. The Cook Book is a technical reference manual on how to build a bathymetric grid. It was created with the aim of

The GEBCO community is pleased to welcome the students just beginning the 2018/2019 class of the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Training Programme at the University of New Hampshire. The Year 15 class adds two new countries to the global network of young ocean mappers with 90 students representing 39

The GEBCO community is pleased to welcome Mr David Millar, Fugro's Government Accounts Director, Americas, to the IHO-IOC GEBCO Guiding Committee. David Millar, Fugro Government Accounts Director, Americas David has more than 30 years of experience in hydrographic survey and ocean mapping. He has

Students of the Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Training Programme at the University of New Hampshire recently took part in a news programme of WCVB-TV Channel 5, Boston, USA – highlighting the need to better map our global ocean floor. The story shows how the course is helping to train a new generation

On World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is pleased to launch this short film, restating our commitment to mapping the entirety of the World’s ocean floor by 2030 and setting out how you can contribute to the Project’s success. Our recently announced partnership with

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is aiming to map the global ocean floor by 2030. To do this we need a lot of data! To help with this task we are encouraging the global community to join in. Through crowdsourcing initiatives, i.e. working with people who are already collecting data we

The GEBCO Symposium is a one day event that brings together international experts to discuss innovative technologies and approaches that are pushing the boundaries of ocean floor mapping. This year, the GEBCO Symposium will be held on 14th November in Canberra, Australia. We are interested in having

Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry at the University of New Hampshire, USA (2018-2019) 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

Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry at the University of New Hampshire, USA (2012-2013) 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