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Access the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO's Ocean Decade Bathymetry Data Sharing Guideline

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IOC of UNESCO's Ocean Decade Bathymetry Data Sharing Guideline

Areas shown in blue indicate regions considered mapped in the GEBCO_2024 Grid

Areas shown in blue indicate regions considered mapped in the GEBCO_2024 Grid

The document has been prepared by the Ocean Decade Corporate Data Group. It highlights the opportunities for industrial companies working in the marine environment to make their bathymetry data publicly available.

It presents the mutual benefits of data sharing to both science and industry and provides guidelines and best practices on how to achieve this.

Find out more about how to:

  • contribute data to help update the global GEBCO grid.
  • submit data to the IHO Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry.
  • get involved in crowdsourced bathymetry initiatives.

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