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GEBCO aims to provide the most authoritative publicly available bathymetric data sets for the world's oceans.
In order to assist and encourage further participation in bathymetric grid development work, GEBCO has created a technical reference manual, the IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book, on how to build bathymetric grids.
Access a copy of the IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book as a PDF from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry's web site.
A wide range of topics are included, for example
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book includes input from a number of individuals and organisations, all of whom are experts in their respective fields.
Originally released in October 2012, find out what’s new in the latest (October 2019) release.
The citation for this publication is: International Hydrographic Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book, IHO Publication B-11, Monaco, Sep. 2018, 416 pp - IOC Manuals and Guides 63, France, Sep. 2018, 429 pp
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book was originally released in October 2012. It is updated periodically as new contributions become available. The table below lists the updates to the IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book.
| Release date | Change |
|---|---|
| September 2018 | New chapter added: Chapter 16.0 Finding Gaps to Map This chapter presents two visualizations to help identify gaps in sounding coverage of the ocean floor as well as a GIS method for prioritizing how to fill the gaps. 16.1 - Google Earth Pro and SRTM30_PLUS Overlays Contributors: David Sandwell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA and Karen M. Marks, NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, USA 16.2 - Assessing Gaps via Bathymetric Sounding Density Contributors: Meredith Westington, NOAA Office of Coast Survey, USA and Jesse Varner, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, USA 16.3 - A GIS Approach to Prioritizing the Gaps to Map Contributors: Jennifer Jencks, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, USA and Anne-Cathrin Wölf, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany |
| December 2016 | New sections added to Chapter 13 13.2 - Generation of useful layers and files in a BASE surface to ease data processing with CARIS (Version 9) 13.3 - Generation of a file in CARIS to distinguish areas with few soundings Contributor: Lt. Commander Gustavo Adolfo Gomez-Pimpollo Crespo, Instituto Hidrografico de la Marina, Spain |
| July 2016 | New chapter and new topic added: Chapter 15.0 - Map Digitizer Program Version 2.1.0 Contributor: Chaim Keller, The Chai Tables, Israel and John K. Hall, Geological Survey of Israel (Retired), Israel |
| December 2015 | New chapter and new topic added: 13.0 Mosaics in CARIS Contributor: Lt. Commander Gustavo Adolfo Gomez-Pimpollo Crespo, Instituto Hidrografico de la Marina, Spain New chapter and new topic added: 14.0 Nautical Chart Adequacy Contributors: A. Klemm and J. Nyberg , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA; S. Pe'eri and R. Wigley, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, USA; Limor Gur-Arieh, Survey of Israel, Israel; Y. Kamaruddin, National Hydrographic Center of Malaysia, Malaysia; A. Kimeli, H. Kurita, I.B. Prasetyawan, J. Roperez, N. Samarakoon, and M. Vallee, General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans; J-Y Roh, Korean Hydrographic and Oceanic Administration, Korea; J. Sydenham, United Kingdom Hydrographic, U.K Chapter 8, Section 8.2.11, References regarding the "remove-restore" procedure have been updated. Corrections contributed by: Peter Doucette, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Chapter 11, "LANDSAT 8 Satellite-Derived Bathymetry" has been replaced with an updated version. Contributors: S. Pe'eri,B. Madore and L. Alexander, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, USA, A. Klemm and A. Armstrong, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA, C. Parrish, Oregon State University, USA, C. Azuike, Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Office Lagos, Nigeria, and Eunice N. Tetteh, Ghana National Oceanographic Data Centre, Ghana |
| September 2014 | New chapter added: 12.0: Digital Terrain Map Editing (DTMediting V1.6) Contributors: Chaim Keller, The Chai Tables, Israel and John K. Hall, Geological Survey of Israel (Retired), Israel |
| November 2013 | Chapter 11.0 updated: LANDSAT 8 Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (replaces previous version: LANDSAT 7 Satellite-Derived Bathymetry) Contributors: S. Pe’eri, B. Madore and L. Alexander, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, USA; C. Parrish and A. Armstrong; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA; C. Azuike, Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Office Lagos, Nigeria and Eunice N. Tetteh, Ghana National Oceanographic Data Centre, Ghana |
| November 2013 | Annex A: Additional Resources section updated |
| June 2013 | Updates made to sections 2.1.1 Gridding XYZ Data with Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) and 2.2: Gridding XYZ Data with ArcMap Contributor: Karolina Chorzewska, University of New Hampshire, USA |
| February 2013 | New chapter added: 11.0 LANDSAT 7 Satellite-Derived Bathymetry Contributors: S. Pe’eri, B. Madore and L. Alexander, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, USA; C. Parrish and A. Armstrong, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA and C. Azuike, Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Office, Lagos, Nigeria See November 2013 update above. |
| February 2013 | New chapter added: 8.2.11 Gridding the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0 Contributors: Martin Jakobsson, Benjamin Hell, and Rezwan Mohammad, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Pauline Weatherall, British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), Liverpool, UK and the IBCAO Compilation Team |
| February 2013 | Addition made to contributors list |