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GEBCO's work is directed by a Guiding Committee and supported by technical, mapping and outreach sub-committees plus ad hoc working groups.
A complete A to Z listing of GEBCO contacts is available.
The Guiding Committee oversees the work of the GEBCO sub-committees and working groups. It consists of five appointees from each of GEBCO's parent organisations, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
Access the Guiding Committee's Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure from the IHO's web site.
Access the GEBCO Strategy 2024 - 2030 to find out more about GEBCO's vision and mission 
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A list of Guiding Committee Members is given below.
A list of the sub-committee members is given below.
Access TSCOM's Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure from the IHO's web site.
SCRUM's aim is to build a closer collaboration with regional mapping efforts and coordinate, as well as encourage, the incorporation of their compilations into GEBCO. A list of the sub-committee members is given below.
Access SCRUM's Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure from the IHO's web site.
SCUFN maintains and makes available the IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names.
Access SCUFN's Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure from the IHO's web site.
A list of some of the representatives of SCUFN is given below. A full list is included on the SCUFN pages hosted at the IHO.
A list of the sub-committee members is given below.
Access SCOPE's Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure from the IHO's web site.
A list of the sub-committee members is given below.
This working group is developing a technical reference book on how to create bathymetric grids. Find out more and how to access the GEBCO Cook Book.
GEBCO has been funded by the Nippon Foundation, based in Tokyo, Japan, to train a new generation of scientists and hydrographers in ocean bathymetry. The twelve-month course, leading to a Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry (PCOB), is held at the University of New Hampshire, USA.
A list of scholars from the course is maintained on the web site of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) at the University of New Hampshire. Use the links below to access the list.
A list of the representatives is given below: