GEBCO Symposium

The GEBCO Symposium brings together international experts to discuss innovative technologies and approaches that are pushing the boundaries of ocean floor mapping.

The symposium included presentations on topics such as mapping and data processing technology, deep water exploration, mapping missions, policy, diversity, equity & inclusion, Seabed 2030 and alumni activities.

Find out more from Map the Gaps.

GEBCO Symposium 2023

Held as a live event in Monaco
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The 2023 Map the Gaps Symposium and Crowdsouced Bathymetry Spotlight was held 7- 8 November 2023 in Monaco. Watch a recording of the event on YouTube.

GEBCO Symposium 2021 - REDUX

Convened by Map the Gaps, held virtually from Nairobi, Kenya
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The symposium included presentations on topics such as mapping and data processing technology, deep water exploration, mapping missions, policy, diversity, equity & inclusion, Seabed 2030 and alumni activities.

Find out more from Map the Gaps.

Access the presentations from YouTube.

2021 - GEBCO Symposium

Held as a virtual event

2021 - GEBCO Symposium

The symposium was held as a virtual event as part of GEBCO's annual week of meetings, co-organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), and the French Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the navy (SHOM), January 2021.

The meeting consisted of presentations on the following topics:

  • UN Decade of Ocean Science
  • Autonomous Mapping Technology
  • Seabed 2030 Progress & Update
  • Regional Mapping Initiatives
  • Cloud Data Transformation
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Ocean Mapping
  • Plans for Future Ocean Mapping and Data Management
  • Teledyne Caris Technology Training
  • Mapping the Gaps - Missions Around the World
 

 

2019 - GEBCO Symposium

University of New Hampshire Center For Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Presentations

 Title Author(s) Link
Key Note Address: NGA Support to the GEBCO Project–Mapping the Gaps Kevin Hope, Deputy Director Source Operations, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), USA (3.2 MB)
Advances in autonomous bathymetry, achieving planetary coverage without crew or fuel Sebastien De Halleux, Chief Operating Officer, Saildrone (11 MB)
Machine learning for bathymetric processing Andy Hoggarth, Teledyne Caris (5 MB)
An overview of cloud-based geospatial technologies to help map the gaps Wetherbee Dorshow, President & CEO, Earth Analytic (11 MB)
Lakebed 2030 Comprehensive Mapping of the Great Lakes Linden Brinks*, Tim Kearns, Great Lakes Observing System (1.5 MB)
Mapping the gaps on a shallow tropical reef Maria Kottermair, University of Guam, Guam (8 MB)
Multi-sensor high resolution acoustic mapping of marine macro-litter on the sea-floor: a new approach of the ‘marGnet’ project in the North Adriatic Sea Foglini, F*. (1), Madricardo, F. (1), De Pascalis, F. (1), Ghezzo, M. (1), Kruss, A. (1), Petrizzo, A. (1), Fiorin, R. (2), Riccato, F. (2), Faussone, G. C. (3), Mackelworth, P. (4), Basta, J. (4), Moschino, V. (1), Nesto, N. (1); (1) Istituto di Scienze Marine-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy; (2) Laguna Project s.n.c (Italy), (3) SINTOL srl (Italy), (4) Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation-BWI (Croatia) (4.6 MB)
Ocean Infinity Gary Hesling, Ocean Infinity (26 MB)
AusSeabed - Bringing the seabed to the surface, progress update Aero Leplastrier* and Kim Picard. Geoscience Australia (2 MB)
Bathymetric mapping for safe navigation: A case study of Lagos Lagoon Tata Herbert (1), Nzelibe Ifechukwu Ogochukwu (1) and Faneye Ayodeji John* (2), (1) Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria; (2) HafenCity University, Hamburg, Germany (1 MB)
Harnessing the power of the crowd - activating the Alumni Network, distributing data processing and QA/QC in the Atlantic/Indian Region Tinah Martin, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, GEBCO Training Program Alum Year 13 (1 MB)
GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team's solution for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Competition Yulia Zarayskaya, Geological Institute of Russian Academy of Science, Russia (on behalf of the GNFA Team) (4 MB)
Expanding horizons for ocean mapping Tomer Ketter, Center of Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, USA (504 KB)

2018 - GEBCO Symposium

Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia

Presentations

 Title Author(s) Link
Crowdsourced bathymetry on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Robin Beaman, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia (8 MB)
Developing innovative mapping solutions for sustainable ocean management Craig J. Brown, Nova Scotia Community College, Canada (7.2 MB)
How Pervasive Human Pressures Modify the “face of the deep” in the Venice Lagoon, Italy Federica Foglini, Fantina Madricardo and the ISMAR Team, Institute of Marine Sciences CNR, Italy (4.6 MB)
E/V Nautilus North Pacific Mapping and Exploration – Seamounts, Lava and Mapping the Gaps Federica Foglini, Fantina Madricardo and the ISMAR Team, Institute of Marine Sciences CNR, Italy (12 MB)
Kongsberg Maritime Remote Survey Capabilities Martin Gutowski and Richard Mills, Kongsberg (6.4 MB)
Opportunities for habitat mapping approaches using bathymetry in fisheries assessment D. Ierodiaconou(1), M. Young(1), E. Treml(1), E. Novaczek(2), E. Hynick(3), R. Devillers(2); (1) Deakin University, Victoria, Australia; (2) Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada; (3) Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (3 MB)
Mapping (some of) the Gaps through philanthropy and telling the story Eric King, Schimdt Ocean Institute (4 MB)
High Performance Computing Approaches for Processing Hydrographic Data Johnathan Kool, Australian Antarctic Division; Kim Picard, Geoscience Australia (2 MB)
Backscatter data - the indispensable complementary data to bathymetry Geoffroy Lamarche, NIWA and University of Auckland, New Zealand (7 MB)
Unlocking the value of marine geospatial information Rebecca McAtamney, Hydrographic Authority, New Zealand (5 MB)
Unlocking the value of marine geospatial information David Millar, Fugro (1 MB)
MH370 Search – Managing & delivering large seabed data S. Minchin, K. Picard, B. Brooke, J. Kool, Andrew Carroll, A. Leplastrier & GeoscienceAustralia team, Geoscience Australia (2.2 MB)
Impact of dense bottom water on a continental shelf: an example from the SW Adriatic Margin M. Rovere (1), C. Pellegrini (1), J. Chiggiato (2), E. Campiani (1), F. Trincardi (1); (1) ISMAR CNR, Bologna, Italy; (2) ISMAR CNR, Venezia, Italy (8 MB)
EMODnet Bathymetry : recent progress towards Seabed 2030 goals Thierry Schmitt (SHOM) On behalf of the EMODnet High Resolution Seabed Mapping Consortium (3.2 MB)
Mapping the Gaps in Antarctica Jodie Smith, Geoscience Australia (4.2 MB)
Bureau of Meteorology bathymetry and forecasts Andy Taylor, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (3.5 MB)
Bathymetry from space (altimetry) + Multibeam & singlebeam sounding compilations + Onshore DEM’s = SRTM15+ V2 B. Tozer (1) D. Sandwell (1), J. J. Becker (1), H. Harper (1), C. Olson (1), B. Tea (1), Y. Freund (2), J. Beale (3), P. Wessel (4), W. H. F. Smith (5); (1) IGPP, (2) Scripps UCSD, (3) NGA, (4), UHM, (5), NOAA, USA (3 MB)
DeSET; Approach of Innovation to Team-up Hyper-Interdisciplinary Project Y. Shinozawa(1),H. Takahashi(1),S. Ito(2),T. Sasakura(3),M. Sonogashira(4); (1)Leave a Nest Co., Ltd., (2)Full depth Inc.,(3) Aqua Fusion Inc.,(4) Kyoto University, Japan (3.1 MB)
Revised bathymetry of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska Mark Zimmermann and Megan Prescott; National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, USA (8.1 MB)
Straight from 4000 m depths of Mediterranean. GEBCO-NF Alumni in the Finals of Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Karolina Zwolak, Polish Naval Academy; presented on behalf of the GNFA Team (9 MB)

2017 - GEBCO Symposium

Hydrographic Society of Korea and Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency, Busan, Republic Of Korea

Presentations

* indicates the presenting author

 Title Author(s) Link
INVENT (Indian Ocean Thermal Vent Mapping Program) Transit and Sea Acceptance Test dataset of RV ISABU Yosup Park, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Document:
(4.5 MB)
E/V Nautilus Mapping for Ocean Exploration Nicole A. Raineault, Vice President of Exploration and Science Operations, Ocean Exploration Trust, USA (3 MB)
Update on Alaska bathymetry: products for improving fisheries management Mark Zimmermann*, Megan Prescott; NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, USA
Document:
(6.2 MB)
Regional-scale 100/30 m resolution bathymetry grids for north-eastern Australia Robin Beaman, Research Fellow, James Cook University, Australia (6.2 MB)
New techniques and opportunities for visualization of ocean mapping data Vicki Ferrini (1)*, Vid Petrovic (2), Joel Polizzi (2); (1) Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, USA; (2) University of California at San Diego, USA (12 MB)
FRAM-2014/2015: 50 weeks of Arctic science from drifting sea ice John Hall, Geological Survey of Israel (retired)
Document:
(10 MB)
Recent scientific discoveries from seafloor mapping in the polar regions Martin Jakobsson, University of Stockholm, Sweden (5.5 MB)
Predicting bathymetry from satellite altimetry: the good, the bad and the ugly David T. Sandwell (1) *, Walter H. F. Smith, Joseph J. Becker (3), Christopher Olson (1); (1) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA; (2) Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, NOAA, USA; (3) Naval Research Laboratory, USA (6.6 MB)
Standard norm of sea surface naming: issue on establishing classification criteria of generic terms Hyo Hyun Sung (1) Sejin Ahn (2)*; (1) Professor, Ewha Womans University, (2) Graduate student, Ewha Womans University; Republic of Korea
Document:
(3 MB)
An effective approach for wide area detailed seabed mapping Jan Arvid Ingulfsen; Senior Advisor Survey & AUV Operations, Swire Seabed/Ocean Infinity (5 MB)
Opening bathymetric data to the public: optimizing big data for access through the web Caitlyn Raines, Maritime Project Manager, Esri (1.3 MB)
GEBCO-NF Alumni team for the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Jaya Roperez, on behalf of the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team (9 MB)
Geomorphological analysis of marine accidents hotspots in Korea Jeonghoon Shin (1)*, Hyo Hyun Sung (2); (1) Graduate student, Ewha Womans University, (2) Professor, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea
Document:
(2 MB)
Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Jyotika Virmani, Prize Operations, XPRIZE Senior Director (1.7 MB)
Learning more about the gaps - OFG's Integrated approach Helen Anderson*, Asia Pacific BD Manager; Matthew Kowalczyk, Alison Proctor, Peter Kowalczyk; Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. (4 MB)
Mapping the Gaps through process automation Matthew Holland, Deputy Marketing and Sales Manager, Teledyne CARIS, Inc. (2 MB)
Underwater mapping technology and applications, QPS and MD Systems Elisabeth J.Y Kim, Technical sales manager, MDSYSTEM
Document:
(6 MB)
Introducing K-MATE for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) Che Keong Lee, Sales Manager, Subsea; Kongsberg Maritime
Document:
(1.6 MB)
The surveyor ROV resolution at speed Ola Oskarsson, MMT, Sweden (5.5 MB)
Future of ocean mapping, hydrography, policy and public perception Mustafa Iptes, Director, IHO (2.4 MB)
Marine data governance John Lowell, Senior GEOINT Authority for Maritime, NGA, USA (824 KB)
The role of the private sector in Seabed 2030 David Millar, President, Fugro Pelagos (2.4 MB)
Hydrographic Surveys Past, Present and Future in Jamaica Antonio Williams, Chief Hydrographer, National Land Agency, Jamaica (2 MB)

Posters

 Title Author(s) Link
E/V Nautilus mapping and ROV dives reveal hundreds of vents along the West Coast of the United States Renato Kane(1), Nicole Raineault(1), Lindsay Gee(2), Robert Embley(3,4) and Susan Merle(3,4); (1) Ocean Exploration; (2) Acoustic Imaging; (3) NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab., USA; (4) Oregon State University, USA (1.6 MB)
Comparison of the physical attributes of the central and eastern Gulf of Alaska IERP study sites Mark Zimmermann, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, USA (2 MB)
Mapping the gaps: building a pipeline for contributing and accessing crowdsourced bathymetry data Aaron Rosenberg(1,2), Jennifer Jencks(1), Adam Reed(3), Krisa Arzayus(1); (1) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, USA; (2) University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, USA; (3) NOAA Office of Coast Survey Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping, USA (12 MB)
Compilation of a 100m bathymetric grid for the Arabian Plate; Red Sea, Arabian and Oman Seas and Persian Gulf John K. Hall (1) and Shahar Levenson(2); (1) Geological Survey of Israel (Retired); (2) Hebrew Univeristy of Jersualem, Israel (7.4 MB)
Satellite derived bathymetry (SDB), summary of FY2014 - 2016 study in Japan Hiroaki Saito; Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Japan (2.3 MB)
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book: 2017 progress report Karen M. Marks, NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, USA (2 MB)
Establishment of continuous tidal datums using spatial interpolation Wonjong Lee(1), Y. Choi(1), J. Boo(2); (1) Department of Geoinformatics, University of Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency, Republic of Korea (1 MB)
The outreach activities of GEBCO for young people with puzzles and VR Eunmi Chang(1), Y. Park(2), H. Hyun Sung(3); (1) University of Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Ziinconsulting Inc, Republic of Korea; (3) Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (1 MB)

2016 - Eleventh Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA) at the Naval Club Conference Room, Valparaiso, Chile

Presentations

 Title Author(s) Presentation
Optimisation of data acquisition bathymetric surveys V. Carrasco; Kongsberg (4.4 MB)
Arctic Ocean bathymetric mapping: scientific discoveries and future challenges M. Jakobsson; Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden (7.8 MB)
Findings of undersea feature names' origins and potential usage of outreach activities E. Chang (1), H. Sung (2) and N. Cherkis (3); (1) Ziinconsulting INC. University of Seoul, Rep. of Korea; (2) Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea; (3) Five Oceans Consultants, USA (1.3 MB)
Bathymetric models derived from satellite images of high resolution in "San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina" Archipelago (2013-2016) G. Gutiérrez; Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas (CIOH), Colombia (4 MB)
Deepwater hydrocarbon seep detection: tools and techniques using multibeam echosounders D. Millar; Fugro Pelagos, USA (5 MB)
Synthesizing bathymetric data for analysis and dissemination C. Raines; ESRI, USA Live web application demonstration
Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis update V. Ferrini, LDEO, Columbia University, USA (2 MB)
Ocean exploration, data and the next generation T. Kearns, Ocean Aero, USA (8.3 MB)
GEBCO-NF and the XPRIZE R. Wigley, Project Director, Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Projects, CCOM, UNH, USA (0.6 MB)

Poster displays

 Title Author(s) Link
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book: 2016 Progress Report K. M. Marks, NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD, USA (1.8 MB)
ScanBathy: a new solution to digitize depth data from historic survey sheets T. Schmitt, SHOM, France (3 MB)
Bathymetric monitoring of submarine active volcanoes: an example of new-island-forming eruption of Nishi-no-shima volcano T. Morishita and T. Ono; Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept. of Japan Coast Guard (JHOD), Japan (6 MB)
Characterization and Evaluation of a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetric dataset: The case of the opportunistic dataset collected by the CNRS INSU T. Schmitt, SHOM, France (6.4 MB)
Hydrography and magnetometry in Cartagena Bay G. Gutiérrez; Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas (CIOH), Colombia (97.6 MB)

2015 - Tenth Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Hosted by the Royal Malaysian Navy and PETRONAS at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posters displays

Title Author(s) Link
100 Years of GEBCO Bathymetric Charts Anthony Pharaoh and Daniel Menini, International Hydrographic Bureau, Monaco (4.5 MB)
3D Lenticular Map of Antarctica Hans-Werner Schenke, Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar-und Meeresforschung, Germany 3D poster displayed at Science Day
Alumni of first twelve years of Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry Training Program Rochelle Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), University of New Hampshire (UNH), Durham, New Hampshire, USA (10 MB)
Chart Adequacy: Workshop and GEBCO Training L. Gur-Arieh (1), Y. Kamaruddin (1), A. Kimeli (1), A. Klemm (2), H. Kurita (1), S. Pe’eri (1), I. B. Prasetyawan (1), J. Roh (1), J. Roperez (1), N. Samarakoon (1), J. Sydenham (1), M. Vallee (1), and R. Wigley (1), (1) CCOM, UNH, Durham, New Hampshire, USA, (2)NOAA Marine Chart Division, USA (1.6 MB)
Detecting very small seamounts in AltiKa repeat cycle data K. M. Marks and W. H.F. Smith, NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD USA (3 MB)
Evaluation and use of crowd source bathymetry in SHOM’s digital bathymetric model T. Schmitt, L. Biscara, R. Créach, S. Thépaut, Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), Brest, France (1.1 MB)
The GEBCO_2014 Grid – a global terrain model at 30-arc seconds P. Weatherall (1), K. M. Marks (2), (1) BODC, NOC, Liverpool, UK; (2) NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD, USA (5.5 MB)
IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book: 2015 progress report K. M. Marks, NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD, USA (2.5 MB)
A new bathymetric map of the Israeli EEZ: preliminary results J. K. Hall (1), S. Lipman (2), M. Gardosh (2), G. Tibor (3), A.R. Sade (3), H. Sade (3), A. Golan (3), G. Amit (3), L. GurArie (4), I. Nissim (2); (1) Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel; (2) Ministry of Energy and Water Resources Administration, Jerusalem, Israel; (3) Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd, Haifa, Israel; (4) Survey of Israel, Tel-Aviv, Israel (3.3 MB)
Thinning of geospatial data using right triangulated irregular networks (RTIN) R. T. Sawyer (1), R. W. Sawyer (1), P. Elmore (2), D. Marks (2), C. A.Blain (2); (1) U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, Hydrographic Department, Stennis Space Center,Mississippi, USA; (2) U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Geosciences Division, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, USA (1.3 MB)
The new Israeli research vessel for the exclusive economic Zone G. Tibor, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel (11 MB)
Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry R. Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (4 MB)
Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry: Alumni perspectives – Part 1 R. Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (3.6 MB)
Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry: Alumni perspectives – Part 2 R. Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (3.8 MB)
A regional mapping contribution: improving the GEBCO global grid, data from the National Hydrographic Centre of the Royal Malaysian Navy N. Hassan (1), R. Wigley (2); (1) National Hydrographic Centre, Malaysia;(2)Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (5.1 MB)
Crowd sourced bathymetry initiative in Malaysian waters N. Hassan (1), R. Wigley (2), K. Himschoot (3), A. Schofield (3); (1) National Hydrographic Centre, Malaysia;(2) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA; (3) Sea ID, Ltd. (2.5 MB)
Alumni of the first eleven years of the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry Training Program R. Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (1.2 MB)
Uncertainty estimation for sparse data gridding algorithms S. J. Zambo, P. A. Elmore, A. L. Perkins and B. S. Bourgeois, Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Geosciences Division, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, USA (0.9 MB)

Presentations

 Title Author(s) Presentation
The Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Post-Graduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry training program from the Year 11 student’s perspective J. Roperez, I. Prasetyawan, N. Samarakoon, M. Vallee, H. Kurita, A. Kimeli and R. Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), University of New Hampshire (UNH), Durham, New Hampshire, USA (7.8 MB)
2015 Greenland Mapping Mission M. Jakobsson, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden  
The development of RESTful services and an augmented mapbased user interface for the Global MultiResolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis V. Ferrini, J. Morton, K. Celnick, K. McLain, F. Nitsche, S. O’Hara, S. Carbotte, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA (2.5 MB)
Uncertainty and bathymetric DEM – developing an open source QGis solution T. Schmitt (1), C. Penard (2), (1) Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine, Brest, France, (2) Novertis, Labège, France (1.2 MB)
On Simulation in Science: An Exploration of Interactive Ocean Maps J. Coursey, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA  
Crowd Sourced Bathymetry K. Himshoot, Sea ID Ltd.  
Initiatives in using crowd sourcing, satellite-derived bathymetry, and other non traditional hydrographic/bathymetric measurements A. Klemm (1), Shachak Pe'eri (2), John Nyberg (1); (1) NOAA Marine ChartDivision, USA (2) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), University of New Hampshire, USA (9.3 MB)
Ocean globes based on bathymetric data: visualization issues and techniques Eunmi Chang (1), Y.J. Park (1), K.S. Lee (2), M.B. Shim (2); Ziinconsulting inc. Seoul, Republic of Korea, (2) Korea Hydrographic and Oceanic Administration, Seoul, Republic of Korea (497 KB)
Case studies of the latest research vessels for mapping our Oceans G. Rawlinson, Kongsberg Maritime PTE LTD, Singapore (7.8 MB)
Hydroacoustic signal classification technique: the role of marine habitat mapping-based management for ecosystems J. bin Tajam, Ocean, Research, Conservation & Advances; MARA Technology University (7.8 MB)
Potential natural blood cockle (Anadara granosa) spawning ground based on coastal physical disturbance during great diurnal tide in Kapar, Selangor, Malaysia H. Harith (1), L. Husain (1), F. Mad Akhir (2); (1) Marine Science and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia (2) Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia (2.2 MB)

2014 - Ninth Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Held as a session of the Fall Annual Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting, San Francisco, USA

The session was titled: New Perspectives on Seafloor Morphology from High-Resolution Ocean Mapping

Posters displays

 Title Author(s) Link
Morphology of Neptune Node Sites, Barkley Canyon, Cascadia Margin Eve M Lundsten (1), Krystle Anderson (2), Charles K Paull (1), David W Caress (1), Hans J Thomas (2) and Michael Riedel (3); (1) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Watsonville, CA, United States; (2) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States; (3) Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada (33.5 MB)
An Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms: Modern, Quaternary and Ancient

Julian A. Dowdeswell (1), Miquel Canals (2), Martin Jakobsson (3), Brian J Todd (4), Evelyn K Dowdeswell (1) and Kelly A Hogan (5); (1) Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; (2) Universitat de Barcelona, GRC Geociencies Marines, Barcelona, Spain; (3) Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; (4) Geological Survey of Canada Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; (5) NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

(5.3 MB)
High-resolution Mapping of Offshore and Onshore Glaciogenic Features in Melville Bay, Northwestern Greenland Francis Freire (1), Richard Gyllencreutz (1), Sarah Greenwood (2), Larry A Mayer (3) and Martin Jakobsson (2); (1) Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; (2) Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; (3) University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States (7.3 MB)
Synthesizing Bathymetry Data within a Community Dependent Basemap for Spatial Data Display in the Arctic Ocean Caitlyn Raines and Dawn J Wright, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA, United States Abstract
Depositional Environments of Jeffreys Ledge, Western Gulf of Maine: Impacts of Glaciation, Sea-Level Fluctuations and Marine Processes Assessed Using High Resolution Multibeam Bathymetry, Subbottom Seismics, Videography, and Direct Sampling Larry G Ward (1), Paul D Johnson (1), Mashkoor A Malik (1),(2) and Raymond E Grizzle (3); (1) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/ Joint Hydrographic Center, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States; (2) NOAA Office of Coast Survey, Silver Spring, MD, United States; (3) Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States (301 KB)
Submerged Humid Tropical Karst Landforms Observed By High-Resolution Multibeam Survey in Nagura Bay, Ishigaki Island, Southwestern Japan Hironobu Kan (1), Kensaku Urata (2), Masayuki Nagao (3), Nobuyuki Hori (4), Kazuhiko Fujita (5), Yusuke Yokoyama (6), Yosuke Nakashima (1), Tomoya Ohashi (1), Kazuhisa Goto (7) and Atsushi Suzuki (3); (1) Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; (2) Osaka University of Economics and Law, Yao, Japan; (3) AIST, Tsukuba, Japan; (4) Nara University, Nara, Japan; (5) University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan; (6) University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan; (7) Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (3 MB)
Morphology of the Knipovich Ridge Area Yulia Zarayskaya, Anastasia Abramova, Ksenia Dobrolyubova, Aleksandr Mazarovich and Eugene Moroz; Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Ocean Floor Geomorphology and Tectonics, Geological Institute, Moscow, Russia (11.3 MB)
Divergent Ridge Features on the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Ridges Mary Elizabeth Eaton, Leslie Sautter and Monica Steele; College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, United States Abstract
Repeated 1-cm Resolution Topographic and 2.5-mm Resolution Photomosiac Surveys of Benthic Communities and Fine Scale Bedforms in Monterey Canyon David W Caress (1), Brett Hobson (2), Hans J Thomas (2), Richard Henthorn (2), Eric J Martin (2), Larry Bird (2), Michael Risi (2), Giancarlo Troni (2), Charles K Paull (1), Steven Rock (3), Jose A Padial (4) and Marcus M Hammond (4); (1) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Watsonville, CA, United States; (2) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States; (3) Stanford University, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford, CA, United States; (4) Stanford University, Aerospace, Stanford, CA, United States Abstract
The Wide Bay Canyon system: A case study of canyon morphology on the east Australian continental margin Phyllis W Yu (1), Thomas Hubble (2), David Airey (3), Stephen J Gallagher (4) and Samantha L Clarke (1); (1) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; (2) University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; (3) School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; (4) The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Abstract
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Okeanos Explorer Program 2014 Discoveries - U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin and Gulf of Mexico Elizabeth Lobecker (1),(2), Lindsay McKenna (1),(2), Derek Sowers (1),(2), Kelley Elliott (3) and Brian Kennedy (4); (1) Earth Resources Technology, Greenbelt, MD, United States; (2) NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Durham, NH, United States; (3) NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States; (4) NOAA, Narragansett, RI, United States (1 MB)
Morphology and dynamics of subaqueous dunes in a tideless outer shelf (Murcia Continental Shelf, Western Mediterranean Sea) Ruth Durán (1), Jesús Rivera (2), Jorge Guillén (1), Enrique de Cárdenas (3), Araceli Muñoz (4) and Juan Acosta (2); (1) Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain; (2) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Madrid, Spain; (3) Dirección General de Recursos Pesqueros y Acuicultura, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain; (4) Tragsatec S.A., Madrid, Spain Abstract
Seafloor Mapping of the Southeast Iberian Continental Slope and Western Algero-Balearic Abyssal Plain Miquel Canals (1), Galderic Lastras (1), César León (2), Elena Elvira (2), Laura Pascual (2), Araceli Muñoz (2), Enrique de Cárdenas (3) and Juan Acosta (4); (1) Universitat de Barcelona, GRC Geociencies Marines, Barcelona, Spain; (2) Tragsatec S.A., Madrid, Spain; (3) Dirección General de Recursos Pesqueros y Acuicultura, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain; (4) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Madrid, Spain (4 MB)
Comparable Bathymetry Uncertainty Estimators with Kalman Filters or Linear Smoothers Paul A Elmore (1), Brian Bourgeois (1) and William E Avera (2); (1) Naval Research Lab Stennis Space Center, Marine Geosciences Division, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States; (2) Naval Research Lab Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States Abstract
Seafloor in the Expanded Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Search Area Karen M Marks (1), Robin J Beaman (2) and Walter H F Smith (1); (1) NOAA Lab Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD, United States; (2) James Cook University, Cairns, Australia (2.1 MB)
The Nippon Foundation / GEBCO Indian Ocean Bathymetric Compilation Project Rochelle Anne Wigley (1), Norhizam Hassan (2), (3) Mohammad ZR Chowdhury, (4) Roshan Ranaweera, (5) Xinh Le Sy, (6) Hemanaden Runghen and (7) Jan Erik Arndt; (1) University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States; (2) National Hydrographic Center of Malaysia, Klang, Malaysia; (3) University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh; (4) National Hydrographic Office, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, Colombo, Sri Lanka; (5) Vietnam Maritime University, Haiphong City, Vietnam; (6) Mauritius Oceanography Institute, Specialized Unit on Ocean Matters, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius; (7) Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany (6 MB)
How to change GEBCO outreach activities with Information technologies? Kyeong Park, Sungshin Womens University, Seoul, South Korea and Eunmi Chang, University of Seoul, Dept. of Geoinformatics, Seoul, South Korea (523 KB)
The Least–Known Place on Earth David Monahan, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States Abstract
GEBCO and EMODnet-Bathymetry hand in hand: Improving global and regional bathymetric models of European waters Thierry Schmitt, French Hydrographic Service, Brest, France, Pauline Weatherall, British Oceanographic Data Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom and GEBCO and EMODnet contributors (1.6 MB)
General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) – Mapping the Global Seafloor Pauline Weatherall, British Oceanographic Data Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Martin Jakobsson, Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden and Karen M Marks, NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD, United States (3.4 MB)
Accessing the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis through Gmrt Maptool Vicki Lynn Ferrini, John J Morton, Benjamin Barg and Suzanne M Carbotte; Lamont-Doherty Earth Obs, Palisades, NY, United States (29.6 MB)
Southwest Indian Ocean Bathymetric Compilation (swIOBC) Laura Jensen, Boris Dorschel, Jan Erik Arndt and Wilfried Jokat; Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany (6.7 MB)
Machine Learning Approaches to Classification of Seafloor Features from High Resolution Sonar Data Denson glen Smith (1), Lawson Ed (2), Don Sofge (2), Paul A Elmore (3) and Fredrick Petry (3); (1) University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States; (2) Naval Research Lab DC, Information Technology Division, Washington, DC, United States; (3) Naval Research Lab Stennis Space Center, Marine Geosciences Division, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States Abstract
Ensuring Safety of Navigation: A Three-Tiered Approach Stacy Dean Johnson, Matthew Thompson and David Brazier, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States (912 KB)
An improved multivariate analytical method to assess the accuracy of acoustic sediment classification maps Manuela Biondo, MARUM - University of Bremen, The International Research Training Group - INTERCOAST, Bremen, Germany and Alexander Bartholomä, Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Sedimentology, Wilhelmshaven, Germany Abstract
Multibeam Advisory Committee (MAC) – Three Years of Working Towards the Consistent Acquisition of High Quality Multibeam Echosounder Data Across the US Academic Fleet Paul D Johnson (1), Jonathan Daniel Beaudoin (1) and Vicki Lynn Ferrini (2); (1) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/ Joint Hydrographic Center, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States; (2) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States Abstract
Preliminary Analysis of Manual and Automated Seep Detection in Multibeam Water-Column Backscatter Lindsay McKenna (1), Lydia Auner (2), Erin Weller (3), Mark Paton (4), Maurice Doucet (4) and Elizabeth Lobecker (5); (1) NOAA Office of Exploration and Research (ERT, Inc.), Durham, NH, United States; (2) Carleton College, Geology, Northfield, MN, United States; (3) NOAA Office of Coast Survey, Norfolk, VA, United States; (4) Quality Positioning Services, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, United States; (5) NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States Abstract

Presentations

 Title Author(s) Presentation
Swath sonar mapping of Earth's submarine plate boundaries Suzanne M Carbotte, Vicki Lynn Ferrini, Mollie Celnick, Frank Oliver Nitsche and William B F Ryan; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States (3.6 MB)
Insights on Arctic Sea Ice Processes from New Seafloor and Coastline Mapping Son V Nghiem (1), Dorothy K Hall (2), Ignatius G Rigor (3), Pablo Clemente-Colon (4), Peggy Li (1) and Gregory Neumann (1); (1) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States; (2) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States; (3) Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Kenmore, WA, United States; (4) National Ice Center, Washington, DC, United States  
Processing of AUV Sidescan Sonar Images for Enhancement and Classification Chie Honsho (1),Akira Asada (2), Tamaki Ura (3), Kangsoo Kim (4); (1) Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan;(2) Underwater Technology Collaborative Research Center, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; (3) Center for Socio-Robotic Synthesis, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan;(4) National Maritime Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan Abstract
Bluefin 9M AUV Survey of the Hubbard Glacier Morainal Bank: Proof-of-Concept Study of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Investigations Proximal to a Tidewater Glacier John A Goff (1), Sean P S Gulick (1), Daniel E Lawson (2),William O'Halloran (3) ; (1) Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United State; (2) Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States;(3) Bluefin Robotics, Inc., Quincy, MA, United States Abstract
High-resolution Geophysical Mapping of Submarine Glacial Landforms Martin Jakobsson (1), Julian A. Dowdeswell (2), Miquel Canals (3), Brian J Todd (4), Evelyn K Dowdeswell (2), Kelly A Hogan (5) and Larry A Mayer (6) (1) Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; (2) Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; (3) Universitat de Barcelona, GRC Geociencies Marines, Barcelona, Spain; (4) Geological Survey of Canada Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; (5) NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom; (6) University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States (6.5 MB)
A 400 Day Investigation of the Arctic's Oldest Sediments over the Alpha Ridge with a Research Hovercraft John K Hall (1) and Yngve Kristoffersen (2), (1) Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel; (2)Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center - NERSC, Bergen, Norway (5.3 MB)
Mapping the Surficial Geology of the Arctic Ocean David Cole Mosher (1), Martin Jakobsson (2), Catalina Gebhardt (3) and Larry A Mayer (4); (1)Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (2) Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; (3) Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany; (4) University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States Abstract
New insights into the past glaciation of the northeast Greenland continental shelf Jan Erik Arndt (1), Wilfried Jokat (1), Boris Dorschel (1), Dhira Matahelemual (1), Julian A. Dowdeswell (2) and Jeffrey Evans (3); (1) Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany; (2) Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; (3) University of Loughborough, Loughborough, United Kingdom  
A New Burst of Seafloor Mapping and Discovery Driven By Advances in Satellite Altimetry Dietmar Müller (1), Kara J Matthews (1) and David T Sandwell (2); (1) University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; (2)University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States (2.6 MB)
What a Difference a Swath Makes! Larry A Mayer and James V Gardner; Univ New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States Abstract
A new global bathymetry map at 15 arcsecond resolution for resolving seafloor fabric: SRTM15_PLUS Christopher J Olson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States; Joseph J Becker, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States and David T Sandwell, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States Abstract
What's New in the Ocean in Google Earth and Maps Jenifer Austin, Google, Mountain View, CA, United States and David T Sandwell, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States Abstract
Quantitative characterization of abyssal seafloor with transit multibeam backscatter data Robert A Pockalny, Univ Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States and Vicki Lynn Ferrini, Lamont -Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Palisades, NY, United States Abstract
New R/V Falkor Multibeam Data from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands John R Smith Jr (1), Christopher Kelley (1), Brian Boston (1), Belinda Dechnik (2), Shellie Habel (1), Lauren Harrison (3), Jason Leonard (4), Frances Lichowski (4), Daniel Luers (4), Joyce E Miller (1), Rachel Orange (1), Madhavi Anne Patterson (2), Brian Shiro (1),(5), Jeremy Taylor (4), Harrison Togia (1), Jonathan Patrick Tree (1), Joshua Tucker (4), Daniel Wagner (4), Jody Webster (2) and Nicky Wright (2); (1) Univ Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States; (2) University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; (3) EOAS University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; (4) NOAA Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, United States; (5) NOAA Honolulu, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Honolulu, HI, United States (26 MB)
High-Resolution Acoustic Imaging in the Agadir-Canyon Region, NW-Africa: Morphology, Processes and Geohazards Sebastian Krastel (1), Russell B. Wynn (2), Peter Feldens (1), Daniel Unverricht (1), Veit Huehnerbach (3), Christopher Stevenson (4), Silke Glogowski (3) and Anke Schuerer (1); (1) Inst fuer Geowissenschaften, Kiel, Germany; (2) National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom; (3) GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany; (4) The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Abstract
Large-scale fine-grained sediment waves over the Gulf of Valencia continental slope (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) Marta Ribo (1), Pere Puig (1), Araceli Muñoz (2), Claudio Lo Iacono (1),(3), David Van Rooij (4), Albert Palanques (1), Juan Acosta (5), Jorge Guillén (1) and Maria Gómez-Ballesteros (5); (1) ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain; (2) Tragsatec S.A., Madrid, Spain; (3) National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton, United Kingdom; (4) Ghent University, Geology & Soil Science, Ghent, Belgium; (5) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Madrid, Spain Abstract

2013 - Eighth Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Hosted at the Istituto di Scienze Marine in Venice, Italy

Presentations

 Title Author(s) Link
Opening remarks and welcome including a presentation on the work of ISMAR Fabio Trincardi; Director, Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR), Venice, Italy (4.5 MB)
IBCSO V1.0 — a new view on Antarctic Bathymetry

Jan Erik Arndt (1); Hans Werner Schenke (1); Martin Jakobsson (2); Frank O. Nitsche (3); Gwen Buys (4); Bruce Goleby (5); Michele Rebesco (6); Fernando Bohoyo (7); Jongkuk Hong (8); Jenny Black (9); Rudolf Greku (10); Gleb Udintsev (11); Felipe Barrios (12); Walter Reynoso-Peralta (13); Morishita Taisei (14); Rochelle Wigley (15); (1) Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany; (2) Stockholm University, Department of Geological Science, Stockholm, Sweden; (3) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA; (4) British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK; (5) Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia; (6) Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Sgonico, Italy; (7) Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Madrid, Spain; (8) Korean Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea; (9) Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand; (10) Institute of Geological Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine; (11) Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia; (12) Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico, Valparaiso, Chile; (13) Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (14) Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan; (15) University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Durham, New Hampshire, USA

 

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EMODnet Preparatory Actions Hydrographic and Seabed Mapping and new EMODnet Bathymetry Dick Schaap (1); Eric Moussat (2); Benoit Loubrieu (2); (1) MARIS B.V., Voorburg, the Netherlands; (2) Institut Français de Recherche pour L'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), France (7 MB)
Update from Google Oceans, new data, Google Maps Engine Jenifer Austin Foulkes (1), Jamie Adams (1), Brian Sullivan (1), Kurt Schwehr (1), David Sandwell (2), Walter Smith (3), Martin Jakobsson (4), Charles Paull (5), Vicki Ferrini & Suzanne Carbotte (6); (1) Google Inc., Mountain View, California, USA; (2) U. of California-San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA; (3) NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, Maryland, USA; (4) Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; (5) The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, California, USA; (6) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Pallisades, New York, USA (25 MB)
The Hidden Landscape of the Baltic Sea - Introducing a New Bathymetry Database to the Public Benjamin Hell; Hans Öiås and the Baltic Sea Bathymetry Database working group; Swedish Maritime Administration / Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (816 KB)
Bringing the ocean into the cloud Timothy Kearns; OneOcean Corp, Seattle, Washington USA (15 MB)
Attribution and Tracking Provenance for the GMRT Synthesis Vicki Ferrini and Suzanne Carbotte; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA (4 MB)
Vertical datum transformations: exploring a GIS approach Bertrand Baud; ESRI, Redlands, California, USA (2 MB)
Vega 2013: Expedition Greenland Martin Jakobsson; Stockholm University, Dept of Geological Science, Stockholm, Sweden (8.6 MB)
Post-seismic crustal movement of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and its impacts on hydrographic surveys and charts Taisei Morishita (1), Shin Tani (1) and Tsuyoshi Yoshida (1,2); (1) Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan; (2) Secretariat of the Headquarter for Ocean Policy, Cabinet Secretariat, Tokyo, Japan (9 MB)
Virgin dives of JHOD's new AUVs to a volcanic caldera and new findings Tsuyoshi Yoshida (1,2), Hiroki Minami (1), Taisei Morishita (1), and Shin Tani (1); (1) Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan; (2) Secretariat of the Headquarter for Ocean Policy, Cabinet Secretariat, Tokyo, Japan (2.2 MB)
R/H SABVABAA; Summary of 2012-13 Operations in the High Arctic, and plans for FRAM-2014, 400 days drift over the Alpha Ridge Impact Area John K. Hall (1) and Yngve Kristoffersen (2); (1) Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel; (2) Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, Norway (6 MB)
Rock and reef survey and service with airborne Lidar Eunmi Chang (1), Hyo Hyun Sung (2), Noh Jae-yeong (3), Kim Eun-yeong (4); (1) Ziin Consulting Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; (3) Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea; (4) Geostory Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea (4 MB)
Active tectonic, morphology and submarine deformation in the northern Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba Gideon Tibor; Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research Center, Haifa, Israel  
The High Resolution Bathymetry of the Lagoon of Venice: a Base Map for Interdisciplinary Research Federica Foglini, Fantina Madricardo, Aleksandra Kruss, Marco Bajo, Debora Bellafiore, Elisabetta Campiani, Francesca De Pascalis, Christian Ferrarin, Valentina Grande, Erica Keppel, Elisa Leidi, Giuliano Lorenzetti, Francesco Maicu, Giorgia Manfè Francesca Manfrin, Vittorio Maselli, Alessandra Mercorella, Claudio Pellegrini, Antonio Petrizzo, Mariacristina Prampolini, Alessandro Remia, Marzia Rovere, Alessandro Sarretta, Marco Sigovini, Davide Tagliapietra and Fabio Trincardi; Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR), Bologna, Italy (10 MB)
Magic project: the Italian experience of a common effort of the scientific community to acquire, process, interpret a very large amount HR bathymetric data at a national scale. Francesco Latino Chiocci (1, 2), Daniele Casalbore (2), Eleonora Martorelli (5), Domenico Ridente (2), Andrea Argnani, Luca Gasperini (3), Fabiano Gamberi (3), Michael Marani (3), Marzia Rovere (3), Fabio Trincardi (3) Alessandro Conforti (7), Giovanni De Falco (6), Renato Tonielli (3) Silvia Ceramicola (4), Riccardo Ramella (4) Ester Colizza (5), Cesare Corselli (7), Francesco Fanucci (5), Sebastian Migeon (8), Danilo Morelli (5), Paolo Orrù (9), Maria Rosaria Senatore (11), Attilio Sulli (10); (1) Dipartimento Scienze della Terra, University of Rome, Italy; (2) CNR- L'Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Italy; (3) CNR- Istituto di Scienze Marine, Bologna, Italy; (4) Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Sgonico, Italy; (5) University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy; (6) CNR- Istituto di Scienze Marine, Genova, Italy; (7) University of Milano–Bicocca, Milano, Italy; (8) Géoazur, Sophia Antipolis, France; (9) University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; (10) University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; (11) University of Sannio, Sannio, Italy (9 MB)

Poster displays

 Title Author(s) Poster
MESHATLANTIC PROJECT: compilation and harmonization bathymetric data in the Atlantic Area D Mata, JL Sanz and LM Agudo; Spanish Oceanographic Institute (IEO), Madrid, Spain (3 MB)
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book: 2013 Progress Report Karen Marks; NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, Maryland, USA (5 MB)
Incorporating new satellite data improves marine gravity field Karen M. Marks (1), Walter HF Smith (1) and David T Sandwell (2); (1) NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, MD USA; (2) U. of California-San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA (7 MB)
IOBC moves forward with Educational Benefits Karolina Chorzewska; Nippon Foundation / GEBCO Training Program 2012- 2013 scholar; U. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA and Polish Navy Hydrographic Support Squadron, Poland (6 MB)
Smart Globe with GEBCO Worldmap and gazetteer Jang Hyun An; Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration, Seoul, Republic of Korea (1 MB)
The GEBCO_2013 Grid Pauline Weatherall; British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), Liverpool, UK (2 MB)
Harmonization of DTM production in EU distributed infrastructures T.Schmitt (1), E. Moussat (2) and B. Loubrieu (2); (1) Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), Brest, France; (2) Institut Français de Recherche pour L'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (656 KB)
Indian Ocean Bathymetric Compilation Project Rochelle Wigley; University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (3 MB)
Shared Benefits: Students Lab Visit to National Geophysical DataCenter - Marine Geology and Geophysics Division Htike Htike, Takafumi Hashimoto and Karolina Chorzewska; Nippon Foundation /GEBCO scholars; University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (7 MB)
Artifacts in Gridded Bathymetry Anastasia Abramova; Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia (1.7 MB)
CCOM-JHC Summer Hydro 2012: A High-Res Survey under 12 Flags A. Berry (UK); Y. Cezairli (Turkey); M. Chowdhury (Bangladesh); C. Englert (USA); P. Gunasinghage (Sri Lanka); X. Guo (China); N. Hassan (Malaysia); G.Masetti (Italy); H. Minami (Japan); T. Nguyen (Vietnam); S. Thein (Myanmar); B. Welton (USA); M. Wilson (USA); A. Armstrong (USA); S. Dijkstra (The Netherlands); B. Smith (USA); E. Terry (USA); University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Durham, New Hampshire, USA (728 KB)
IBCSO v1.0 — a new view on Antarctic Bathymetry Jan Erik Arndt (1), Hans Werner Schenke (1), Martin Jakobsson (2), Frank O. Nitsche (3), Gwen Buys (4), Bruce Goleby (5), Michele Rebesco (6) Fernando Bohoyo (7), Jongkuk Hong (8), Jenny Black (9), Rudolf Greku (10), Gleb Udintsev (11), Felipe Barrios (12), Walter Reynoso-Peralta (13), Morishita Taisei (14) and Rochelle Wigley (15); (1) Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany; (2) Stockholm University, Department of Geological Science, Stockholm, Sweden; (3) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA; (4) British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK; (5) Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia; (6) Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Sgonico, Italy; (7) Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Madrid, Spain; (8) Korean Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea; (9) Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand; (10) Institute of Geological Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine; (11) Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia; (12) Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico, Valparaiso, Chile; (13) Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (14) Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan; (15) University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Durham, New Hampshire, USA External link to poster: doi.pangaea.de/ 10.1594/PANGAEA.805735

2012 - Seventh Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Hosted by the Directing Committee of the International Hydrographic Bureau at the Salle du Ponant, Monaco
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Presentations

Title Author(s) Link
Multibeam data contributions from U.S. Academic Research Fleet: coordinated data stewardship and efforts to optimize data quality Vicki Ferrini, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia University, NY USA

 

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Where are the bathymetric hot-spots? A call for collaboration David Monahan, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA (2 MBytes)
FRAM 2012 - Norwegians return to the high Arctic with the research hovercraft R/H SABVABAA John K. Hall (1), Yngve Kristoffersen (2), and Harald Brekke (3); (1) Geological Survey of Israel, (2) Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, and University of Bergen, Norway (3) Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Norway (5 MBytes)

Inventory and qualification of bathymetric data in the North East Atlantic

Thierry Schmitt (1), Jean-François Oehler (2) and Laurent Richier (2); (1) Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), France; (2) ALTRAN Ouest (3 MBytes)
The development of a User Interface for multi-beam data processing in Linux Sung Ho Choi, Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration, Republic of Korea (2.5 MBytes)
GLOBE software, global oceanography and bathymetry explorer Jean-Marc Sinquin, Jean-Marie, Augustin, Benoit Loubrieu, Eric Moussat, Gaël Quemener; Institut Français de Recherche pour L'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (2 MBytes)
Explore and share bathymetric data with ArcGIS Beata Van Esch and Timothy Kearns; ESRI, Inc., Redlands, California, USA (2.1 MBytes)
What's new in the Ocean in Google Earth and Maps Jenifer Austin Foulkes (1), Jamie Adams (1), David Sandwell (2), Walter Smith (3), Martin Jakobsson (4); (1) Google Inc., Mountain View, California, USA, (2) U. of California-San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA; (3) NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, College Park, Maryland, USA; (4) Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden Live demonstration
Multibeam backscatter-driven investigations reveal previously unknown cold seeps in the southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea Marzia Rovere, Fabiano Gamberi, Alessandra Mercorella, Michael Marani, Andrea Gallerani, Elisa Leidi, Federica Foglini; Istituto di Scienze Marine, Bologna, Italy (9 MBytes)
Bathymetric surveys In super-shallow water, assessment of the main challenges: case study of the Lagoon Of Venice, Italy Federica Foglini (1), Fantina Madricardo (1), Marzia Rovere (1), Renato Tonielli (2); (1) Istituto di Scienze Marine, Bologna, Italy, (2) Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero-Consiglio, Naples, Italy (5 MBytes)
Issues in standard harmonization of GRID and units in both marine science and geographical information system Eunmi Chang and Hyo Hyun Sung; Ewha Women's University, Republic of Korea (2.3 MBytes)

Coastal bathymetry and its application - tsunami, renewable energy, ...

Yasutaka Katagiri, Taisei Morishita and Shin Tani; Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan (4 MBytes)

Seafloor wonders revealed by sonar beam - did nature know contour bias?

Taisei Morishita, Yasutaka Katagiri and Shin Tani; Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan (3 MBytes)

Publication of “ATLAS OF THE SEAS" - the 140th Anniversary of the Hydrographic Office of Japan

Kunio Yashima; Japan Hydrographic Association, Tokyo, Japan (2 MBytes)

Poster displays

Title Author(s) Link
GEBCO’s data sets and products Pauline Weatherall, British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), UK

 

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Comparisons of the GEBCO_08 and SRTM30_Plus V7 Grids in regions of interpolated bathymetry

Karen Marks (1) and Pauline Weatherall (2); (1) U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), College Park, MD, USA (2); British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), UK

 

(37 MBytes)
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book: 2012 Progress Report Karen Marks, NOAA, College Park, MD USA (5 MBytes)

GEBCO / Nippon Foundation Scholars Projects at NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Mohammad Chowdhury (1,2), Norhizam Hassan (1,2), Saw Nu Sanda Thein (1,2) and Rochelle Wigley (2); (1) GEBCO Nippon Scholar; (2) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA (1.2 MBytes)
GEBCO / Nippon Foundation Indian Ocean Bathymetric Compilation Rochelle Wigley; Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA (1.8 MBytes)
Norte Braileira Ridge - GEBCO_08 Grid compared with recent acquired data Cdr Izabel King Jeck; Center of Hydrography (CHM), Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) / Brazilian Navy, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (6.5 MBytes)
EMODNet Hydrography — seabed mapping projects. Producing a high resolution digital bathymetry for European sea basins

Dick Schaap and the EMODNet consortium; MARIS Sea Data and Information, Voorburg, The Netherlands

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Experience of a hydrographic survey in the Antarctic Circle Cdr Enrique Silva; Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, Chilean Navy, Valaparíso, Chile (3.3 MBytes)
Korea basic maps of the sea I Ji Kim, Hydrographic Survey Division, Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea

 

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Publication of “Atlas Of The Seas" — the 140th Anniversary of the Hydrographic Office of Japan Kunio Yashima; Japan Hydrographic Association, Tokyo, Japan (1.7 MBytes)
How to Map the Floor of an Entire Ocean – A New Text Book: Work in Progress Dave Monahan; Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA (325 KB)
Morphology of the Equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge and its large offset transforms

D. Smith (5), R. Parnell-Turner (1), C. Palmiotto (2,3), A. Zheleznov (4), M. Fowler (6), D. Bonnemains (7), K. Bursaw (8), C. Holly (9), R. Dziak (6); (1) Department of Earth Sciences, Uni. of Cambridge, UK; (2) University of Bologna, Italy; (3) Ismar, Cnr of Bologna, Italy; (4) St. Petersburg State University, Russia; (5) Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA; (6) Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies, Oregon State University/NOAA, USA; (7) Equipe Géosciences Marines, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, France; (8) University of Maryland, USA; (9) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

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The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0

Martin Jakobsson (1), Larry Mayer (2), Bernard Coakley (3), Julian A. Dowdeswell (4), Steve Forbes (5),Boris Fridman (6), Hanne Hodnesdal (7),Riko Noormets (8),Richard Pedersen (9), Michele Rebesco (10), Hans-Werner Schenke (11), Yulia Zarayskaya (12), Daniela Accettella (10), Andrew Armstrong (2), Robert M. Anderson (13), Paul Bienhoff (14), Angelo Camerlenghi (15), Ian Church (16), Margo Edwards (17), James V. Gardner (2), John K. Hall (18), Benjamin Hell (1), Ole Hestvik (19), Yngve Kristoffersen (20), Christian Marcussen (21), Rezwan Mohammad (1), David Mosher (22), Son V. Nghiem (23), Maria Teresa Pedrosa (15), Paola G. Travaglini (5), and Pauline Weatherall (24);

(1) Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden; (2) Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire, USA; (3) Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA; (4) Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK; (5) Canadian Hydrographic Service, Canada; (6) Moscow Aerogeodetic Company, Russian Federation; (7) Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service, Norway; (8) The University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway; (9) National Survey and Cadastre, Denmark; (10) Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Italy; (11) Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany; (12) Laboratory of Ocean Floor Geomorphology and Tectonics, Geological Institute RAS, Russian Federation; (13) Science Applications International Corporation, USA; (14) Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA; (15) ICREA and University of Barcelona, Spain; (16) Dept. Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada; (17) University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA; (18) Geological Survey of Israel, Israel; (19) OLEX, Norway; (20) Dept of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Norway; (21) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark; (22) Geological Survey of Canada, Canada; (23) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA; (24) British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), UK

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2011 - Sixth Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA

Presentations

Title Author(s) *presenting author if not first Link
Quality control for Multibeam echosounders at the French Naval Hydrographic Service (SHOM) Christophe Vrignaud, Sophie Loyer, Patrick Michaux and Thierry Schmitt*, Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), France

 

(3 MB) Combined with presentation 2
European bathymetric database and digital elevation model (EMODNET Hydrography initiative) Thierry Schmitt and the EMODNET Hydrography Partners; Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), France (3 MB) Combined with presentation 1
The bathymetry of the central Mediterranean Sea in the framework of the EMODnet project — a case study of bathymetric data integration and processing Federica Foglini and Marzia Rovere, The Marine Sciences Research Institute (ISMAR) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Bologna, Italy (9.4 MB)
Effect of the Reunion Plumehead on Indo-Atlantic tectonics in the late Cretaceous and early Cenozoic Steve Cande and Dave Stegman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA (10 MB)
History of NOAA-Scripps collaboration in Pacific ocean mapping Albert E. Theberge Jr., U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps (Ret.), NOAA Central Library, USA (12 MB)
Marie Tharp: Portrait of a Scientist Hali Felt, University of Pittsburgh, USA (2 MB)
GEBCO-related high-Arctic activities, Summer 2011 John Hall, Geological Survey of Israel, (Ret.) (8.3 MB)
Multibeam mapping in the search for remains of the Viking-age trading center, Birka, in Lake Mälaren, south central Sweden Martin Jakobsson, University of Stockholm, Sweden (5 MB)
Improvement in global marine gravity from retracked CryoSat Emmanuel Garcia and David Sandwell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA and Walter Smith, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (2.4 MB)
Hydrographic survey activities in tsunami-damaged harbors of Japan Shin Tani and Taisei Morishita, Japanese Cabinet Secretariat for Ocean Policy, Government of Japan and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard (JHOD) (10 MB)
GEBCO Undersea Feature Names Gazetteer Enhancement Project: Part I Maureen A. LeVoir, CIRES - National Geophysical Data Center/NOAA, USA; Lisa A. Taylor, U.S. National Geophysical Data Center; Michel Huet, International Hydrographic Bureau; John C. Cartwright, U.S. National Geophysical Data Center and Hans Werner Schenke, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany (591 KB)
Bathymetry in the Cloud with GIS Timothy Kearns and Beata Van Esch, Esri, Inc. (5 MB)

Poster displays

Title Author(s) Link
A method for quantifying digital elevation model (DEM) uncertainty introduced by interpolative gridding Christopher Amante, Matthew Love, Barry Eakins, CIRES - National Geophysical Data Center/NOAA, USA

 

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Prototype variable resolution bathymetry toolbox and right TIN implementation Eric Mixon, Paul Elmore, Fred Petry, Kevin Duvieilh, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Geosciences Division, USA

 

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Updating the GEBCO_08 Grid – data sets planned for inclusion in the next release of the data set Pauline Weatherall, British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), UK and Colin Jacobs, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), UK (42 MB)
Improvements in global bathymetry with US multibeam and CryoSat altimetry data Alexis Shakas, Delft University of Technology and David Sandwell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (28 MB)
Comparison and evaluation of publicly available grids in the Arctic Anastasia Abramova, Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences and University of New Hampshire, Thomas Lippmann, Brian Calder, Larry Mayer and Dave Monahan, University of New Hampshire (7.4 MB)
The GEBCO Cookbook: a progress report Karen Marks, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (1.4 MB)
Coherence between altimetric gravity and multibeam bathymetry grids Karen Marks and Walter Smith, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (11 MB)
Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R): progress in systematically capturing underway data from the US Academic Fleet, including multibeam Suzanne Carbotte, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (LDEO); Stephen Miller, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO); Andrew Maffei, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI); Shawn Smith, Florida State University; Robert Arko, LDEO; Vicki Ferrini, LDEO; Karen Stocks, San Diego Supercomputer Center; Cynthia Chandler, WHOI; Mark Bourassa, Florida State University; Dru Clark, SIO; Suzanne O'Hara, LDEO and Aaron Sweeney, SIO (2 MB)
The Indian Ocean GEBCO Nippon Foundation Bathymetric compilation project Rochelle Wigley, GEBCO Nippon Scholar and Council for Geoscience, South Africa and Dave Monahan, University of New Hampshire (2 MB)
Improved Continental Shelf Topography via Hydrodynamic Data Assimilation Edward D. Zaron, Portland State University and Portland State University, Johns Hopkins University

 

(2.4 MB)
Improved Continental Shelf Topography via Hydrodynamic Data Assimilation Don C. Ventura, Fugro Pelagos, San Diego, USA; Chris Spencer Fugro OSAE, Bremen, Germany and Jerry C Wilson Fugro Pelagos, San Diego, USA (2 MB)

2010 - Fifth Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Hosted by the Peruvian Directorate of Hydrography, Callao, Peru

Presentations

Title Author(s) Link
Some activities of the Brazilian Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation Izabel King Jeck, Brazilian Navy, Brazil (4998 KB)
Multibeam mappingreveal past collapse of the Pine Island Bay Ice Shelf, West Antarctica Martin Jakobsson, Stockholm University, Sweden and John Anderson, Rice University, USA (3545 KB)
Japanese Hydrographic Office AUV survey of a knoll Shin Tani, Japan Cabinet Secretariat for Ocean Policy, Japan  
Japanese Hydrographic Office ice breaking multibeam echo-sounder Shin Tani, Japan Cabinet Secretariat for Ocean Policy, Japan  
Seamount discovery tool Megan Jones, University of California, San Diego, USA (1390 KB)
Uncertainty estimation of historical bathymetric data from Bayesian networks Paul Elmore, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA (3592 KB)
New high resolution bathymetry in Google Ocean Jenifer Austin Foulkes, Google, USA Live demonstration

Poster displays

Title Author(s) Link
Interpolating across gaps in bathymetric surveys: the value of altimetry Karen Marks and Walter Smith, NOAA, USA (11 MB)
GEBCO Cookbook contribution: assessing errors in bathymetric grids Karen Marks and Walter Smith, NOAA, USA (5773 KB)
The combination of soundings and remotely sensed bathymetry in the GEBCO grid James Daniell, Geosciences Australia, Australia (1100 KB)
Spline interpolation of sparse bathymetric data for Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) Christopher Amante and B. Eakins, University of Colorado, USA; Lisa Taylor, IHO DCDB, USA (6247 KB)
Updating the GEBCO_08 Grid Pauline Weatherall, BODC, UK; Martin Jakobsson, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Walter Smith, NOAA USA; Colin Jacobs, NOC, UK, Hans-Werner Schenke, AWI, Germany; John Hall, Geological Survey of Israel (retired) (15 MB)
New soundings for SRTM30_PLUS V7.0 Megan Jones and David Sandwell, Scripps Institiution of Oceanography, USA; Robin Beaman, James Cook University, Australia (5038 KB)
A marine GIS for the Oceania region (MARGO); an exploratory project. James Daniell, Geoscience Australia; Naoto Ujihara, Japan Coast Guard; Bernice Mahabier, Maritime Authority, Suriname; Athur Herwindya, AAAT, Indonesia; Francis Freire, University of the Philippines; Yulia Zarayskaya, Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Kurt Scwehr and David Monahan, University of New Hampshire, USA; Shereen Sharma, Fugro, Australia (46 KB)
Combining varying resolution survey data to produce a robust deep seabed classification Colin Jacobs, National Oceanography Centre, UK; Lucy Porritt, University of British Columbia, Canada and Kerry Howell, University of Plymouth, UK (1043 KB)
Comparison and evaluation of publically available global bathymetry grids Anastasia Abramova, University of New Hampshire, USA, (23 MB)
Advances in Marine Seismic Refraction: Ongoing development improves visualization and usability of the data Jim Anderson, Fugro, Australia (1594 KB)
A search for UXO in Papua New Guinea: Mapping small magnetic anomalies under difficult conditions N. Smith, Fugro, Australia (4399 KB)
Anatomy of a Site Survey: Combining geophysical and environmental surveys in the Timor Sea Tony George, Fugro, Australia (3739 KB)
Geological and Geomorphological influence on some sea cucumber species in Northwest coast of Sri Lanka S.U.P. Jinadasa and D.C.T. Dissanayake, NARA, Sri Lanka (1505 KB)

2009 - Fourth Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Held at Oceanopolis, Brest, France

Presentations

Title Author(s) Link
Proactive bathymetric mapping activities around Israel and in the Arctic. J. Hall, Geological Survey of Israel (retired), Israel (13.5 MB)
Shadows Mapping Sonar: A new tool for hydrographers, oceanographers and the survey industry. E. Sgherri, IXSEA, France (6417 KB)

High resolution geoid from altimetry and bathymetry: requirements for a future mission.

J-Y. Royer, G. Louis and M. Maia, UEB and CRNS, France; M.F. Le Quentrec-Lalancette and D. Rouxel, SHOM, France; L. Geli, Ifremer, France (2357 KB)
Olex global sounding database: a phenomenal resource for regional bathymetric mapping projects, examples from the IBCAO region. C. Jacobs, NOCS, UK; P. Weatherall, BODC, UK; M. Jakobsson, Stockholm University, Sweden (3498 KB)
Analysis of bathymetric datasets quality: a margin case study. N. Debese and M.F. Le Quentrec-Lalancette, SHOM, France (2539 KB)
EXTRAPLAC project: Using global bathymetric models in the context of an Extended Continental Shelf submission. S. Youssef and W. Roest, SHOM, France (4755 KB)
SeaDataNet, Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management and EMODNET Preparatory Actions Hydrographic Lot. D.M.A. Shapp, MARIS, Netherlands and European EMODNET (1242 KB)
UNEP/GRID-Arendal's Marine Programme. Y. Beaudoin, UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Norway (5173 KB)
Setting up a unified 100m bathymetry model for the French coastal areas: methodology and innovative outcomes. N. Jeanné and O. Lemarchand, Geovariances; B. Loubrieu, J.F. Bourillet, E. Moussat, J. Populus, Ifremer, France; J.C. Le Gac and G. Morvan, SHOM, France (1263 KB)
The French littoral geographic reference Litto3d and examples of use. V. Donato, C. Le Roux, J.C. LeGac and P.Y. Dupuy, SHOM, France (6169 KB)
New ways to share and visualize marine geophysical data. P. Alain, IXSEA, France (4705 KB)
Online services at Ifremer for marine geosciences data and product access. V. Tosello, E. Moussat, M. Treguer and G. Maudire, Ifremer, France (3184 KB)
Exploring the Ocean in Google Earth. J. Austin Foulkes, Google, USA Live demonstration

Poster displays

Title Author(s) Link
Analysis of bathymetric data sets quality: a margin case study N. Debese and M-F. Le Quentrec-Lalancette, SHOM, France (15678 KB)
Compiling a digital bathymetric model of the North Atlantic Ocean: a new resource for ocean circulation modelling analysis B. Hell and M. Jakobsson, Stockholm University, Sweden (9274 KB)
Error analysis of the altimetric bathymetric model K.M. Marks and W.H.F. Smith, NOAA Lab. for Satellite Altimetry, USA; D.T. Sandwell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA (2549 KB)

2008 - Third Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan

Presentations

Title Author(s) Link
GEBCO Visual Library, Proof of Concept D. Monahan and K. Schwer, R, Wigley, J. Uddin, N. Tinmouth, P. Jinadasa, K. Ito, and D. Gonçalves (GEBCO students), Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC), University of New Hampshire, USA

 

poster (932 KB)
Combining multibeam from many sources — challenges and promises David Monahan, CCOM/JHC, University of New Hampshire, USA (3008 KB)
Interferometrically topographic survey using the AUV Akira Asada, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan  
Multi-beam echo sounding on AUV platform helps seafloor volcanology: An application at an active hydrothermal field, Iheya-north Knoll, Okinawa Trough Hidenori Kumagai, Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE) Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan  
Crustal Movements Detected by Seafloor Geodetic Observation Yoshihiro Matsumoto and Mariko Sato, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Japan  
Results from the SCUFN Working Group on Revision of IHO-IOC Document B-6 (Terminology Section) Yasuhiko Ohara, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of Japan, Japan  
Subduction/collision-induced active faults on Pacific plate in the Ogasawara region and their tectonic implications: deformational features revealed by detailed bathymetry Taisei Morishita, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Japan  
Construction of the new soundings database and its derivation Yasutaka Katagiri, Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Japan  
An improved bathymetric portrayal of the Arctic Ocean: Implications for ocean modeling and geological, geophysical and oceanographic analyzes Martin Jakobsson, University of Stokholm, Sweden

Poster displays

Title Author(s) Link
Bathymetry Data Management in JAMSTEC Yasunori Hanafusa and Takaki Hatayama, Marine-Earth Data and Information Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan (1472 KB)
Interaction of Tsunami wave propagation with coastal bathymetry and geomorphology; a case study in Sri Lanka S.U.P. Jinadasa (GEBCO student), Oceanography Division, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), Sri Lanka (1649 KB)
World’s Greatest Depth in the Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench) Kunio Yashima, Japan Hydrographic Association, Japan (348 KB)
On the visualization of geoscience data : A case study Kiyoyuki Kisimoto, Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan  
Subsurface Structure of the "petit-spot" Volcanoes on the Northwestern Pacific Plate Toshiya Fujiwara, Naoto Hirano, Natsue Abe, and Kaoru Takizawa, (JAMSTEC), Japan  
Morphological and Geophysical Study of Seamounts in the Northwestern Pacific using Underway Surveys Yuki Koike, Toshiya Fujiwara, Natsue Abe et al. (JAMSTEC), Japan  
Detailed morphology of the Central Indian Ridge 15° 30'S-20°20'S, 20kHz multibeam mapping Kyoko Okino, Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, Japan  
Research Tools in Ocean Mapping R. Wigley (GEBCO Student), Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC), University of New Hampshire, USA  
An Uncertainty Model for Deep-Ocean Single and Multi-Beam Echo-soundings K. M. Marks and W. H. F. Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Lab. for Satellite Altimetry, Silver Spring, USA  
Prediction of Abyssal Hill Roughness Statistics from Digital Maps of Paleo-Spreading Rate, Paleo-Ridge Orientation, and Sediment Thickness

J. A. Goff and B. Arbic, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School for Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, USA and W. H. F. Smith, NOAA Lab. for Satellite Altimetry, Silver Spring, USA

 

2007 - Second Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA

Presentations

Title Author(s)
Two Hundred Years of the US Survey of the Coast Skip Theberge, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA
Lamont in the History of Global Ocean Mapping John Diebold, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), USA
A hovercraft for geophysical investigations in the inaccessible high Arctic John K Hall, Geological Survey of Israel (Retired)
An overview on the MGDS, automatic data exchange with NGDC and our experiences with web services Suzanne Carbotte, LDEO, USA
An introduction to the Global Multi-Resolution Topography synthesis - approach and lessons learned Bill Ryan, LDEO, USA
A sea bottom landslide identified at a foot of a volcano Shin Tani, Japan Secretariat for Ocean Policy, Japan
Indonesian Tsunameter Djoko Hartoyo, Indonesia Technology Center for Marine Survey, Indonesia
The IBCSO data compilation Southern Ocean GIS (SOGIS): data management and processing perspectives Norbert Ott, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
GeoMapApp - a web service enabled tool for visualization and analysis of multi-disciplinary marine geoscience data Andrew Goodwillie, LDEO, USA
Experiences using Google Earth to serve marine geoscience data Vicki Ferrini, LDEO, USA

Poster displays

Title Author(s) Link
Sensitivity of global tide models to large-scale bathymetry and smallscale roughness Brian Arbic, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School for Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, USA  
Towards an error budget for single-and multi-beam data Karen Marks and Walter H.F. Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Lab. for Satellite Altimetry, Silver Spring, USA (1709 KB)
How much of the seafloor has ever been ensonified? David Monahan, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC), University of New Hampshire, USA  
Sea bottom landslide maps Shin Tani, Japan Secretariat for Ocean Policy, Japan  
Historic charts of the US Coast Survey Skip Theberge, NOAA, USA  

2006 - First Annual GEBCO Bathymetric Science Day

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

Presentations

Title Author(s)
Finding the Depth of the Oceans - Comments on Early Endeavours mainly in Polar Regions Reinhard A. Krause, Dipl. Phys., Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Otto Krümmel (1854- 1912) German Pioneer of Oceanography and Contributor to the first GEBCO Edition Gerhard Kortum, IfM-GEOMAR (retired), Germany
PANGAEA – Open access library for georeferenced data Hannes Grobe, Rainer Sieger, AWI, Bremerhaven, Germany Michael Diepenbrock, Nicolas Dittert and Uwe Schindler, MARUM, University Bremen, Germany
Application of geographical information standards and internet technologies to distributed marine data management systems : Example of the Ifremer/Sismer Data Portal. Eric Moussat, Benoît Loubrieu, Gilbert Maudire and Mikael Treguer, Ifremer, France
Exploring global bathymetry via the web William B. F. Ryan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), USA
Ten years as a Bathymetric Data Centre at the Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) – Status and Outlook Volkmar Leimer, Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), Germany
Bathymetric-Topographic Data for Visualizations: Engaging the Public Christopher Fox and Dr. Peter W. Sloss, National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), USA
How rapidly can we respond to an urgent need? Producing a bathymetric map of the 2004 tsunami area

David Monahan, Michelle Weiratmueller, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), University of New Hampshire (UNH), USA and Brian Heap, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), USA Muhammad Bashir, Jorge Luis Heredia Bustamante, Djoko Hartoyo, Apolonio Monreal Lagonsin, Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Nippon Foundation/GEBCO-students at CCOM, UNH, USA

Integration of bathymetric data into existing digital terrain models (DTM) Ingo Kruse, Institut für Kartographie und Geoinformatik, Universität Hannover, Germany
History and Value of Multibeam Echo-Sounder Surveys around Japan — Some Scientific Outcomes and Ship-of-Opportunity Experiences Shin Tani, Government of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Convergent Continental Margin Tectonics Revealed by Bathymetric Mapping Wilhelm Weinrebe, Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences IFM-GEOMAR, Germany
The Yermak Slide, Artic Ocean Daniel Winkelmann, W. Jokat, F. Niessen, R. Stein, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
Harmonizing data of different origins as an optimal way to model ocean floor geomorphology Gleb B. Udintsev, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry, Moscow, Russia Hans Werner Schenke, AWI, Germany
Tsunami Inundation Grid Development Christopher Fox, Lisa A. Taylor, Barry W. Eakins, Robin W. Warnken, Kelly S. Carignan, George F. Sharman, David C. Schoolcraft, and Peter W. Sloss, National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), USA
Development of Tsunami Computational Portal Harry Yeh and Cherri Pancake, Oregon State University, USA
Training and Education in Hydrography Heinrich Hinze, AWI, Germany
Bathymetric mapping of the Cape Verde basin with the use of different data sources Nataliya Turko, Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Poster displays

Title Author(s)
North Fiji Basin, Nippon Foundation/GEBCO student project contour chart, 1:250,000, based on data provided by Ifremer S. Sharma, GEBCO student, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), University of New Hampshire (UNH), USA
Rottnest Island, Western Australia, preliminary habitat map, 1:12,500 S. Sharma, GEBCO student, CCOM/UNH, USA
Tonga Kermadec Arc, submersible dives on the Brothers Volcano C. de Ronde et al.
Tsunami inundation grid development, principally bathymetry and topography of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, poster Lisa Taylor et al, National Geophyiscal Data Center (NGDC), USA
GEBCO World Ocean Bathymetry, Mercator 1:30,000,000 Jakobsson et al. (GEBCO world map editorial board)
How rapidly can we respond to an urgent need? Producing a bathymetry map of the 2004 tsunami area. Bashir et al., Nippon Foundation/GEBCO students, CCOM, UNH, USA
The Mediterranean Sea as you have never seen it: results from recent systematic swath mapping, poster. Maps of the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Data on 500m grid, plotted at 1:2,000,000 scale . Jean Mascle et al., France
How well can satellite altimetry resolve seamounts? K. M. Marks and W. H. F. Smith, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA
Nautilus web portal: a gateway to Ifremer observation data, poster. June 2006. Ifremer, Brest, France
Cartography of the Bay of Douarnenez (Brittany, France), poster. C. S. Le Bris, C. Augris and J-P Mazé, Ifremer, France
Bathymetry of the North-east Atlantic. Scale 1:2,400,000. S. Monti, J-C Sibuet, B. Loubrieu and J-P Mazé, Ifremer, France