Latest News from the Seabed 2030 project

Paul Johnson of the University of New Hampshire has created an interactive globe of the GEBCO 2021 grid which is publicly available to use as a scientific tool or educational aid.

Seabed 2030 and Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) have established a Memorandum of Understanding in recognition that both organisations will continue working together to advance our understanding of the global ocean through collaborative contributions towards the completion of a definitive map of the seafloor. The effort complements the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Head of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans Regional Center, Vicki Ferrini, has been interviewed as part of a Bloomberg film on seafloor mapping.

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered a technical cooperation agreement with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), a world-leading centre for hydrography specialising in marine geospatial data, and Teledyne CARIS, the leading developer of marine mapping software. The Memorandum of Understanding – announced on the first World Hydrography Day to fall within the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – will see the parties work together to advance the effort associated with producing the definitive map of the seafloor by the year 2030.

ECO Magazine's special issue on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is available digitally now.  The publication features an article by Seabed 2030 Project Director, Jamie McMichael-Phillips, 'Inspiring a Transparent and Accessible Ocean for All.'

Seabed 2030 and Esri have entered a new formal agreement, which will see the two organisations work collaboratively towards the shared objective of assembling a global compilation of high-resolution bathymetric data, to assist us in the sustainable use of our planet.

Members of Seabed 2030’s newly launched Strategic Advisory Group have elected Kilaparti Ramakrishna as its Chair. The Strategic Advisory Group is responsible for providing independent strategic and technical advice from the wider mapping community outside the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) to the Seabed 2030 Project.

Read the April 2021 edition of our bi-monthly e-newsletter 'In-depth,' featuring the 100th anniversary of the IHO, a piece on the UN Ocean Decade, an interview with Mitsuyuki Unno of The Nippon Foundation and much more!