🌍 By improving how data is processed and shared, partnerships like this help advance the global effort to better understand the #ocean.

🔗 Find out more:

We're delighted to welcome #ChesapeakeTechnology, Inc - a provider of ocean geophysical and seafloor mapping solutions - to Seabed 2030's growing partner network. 🤝

Through this collaboration, we will explore opportunities to support the efficient processing and integration of geophysical data.

Global hydrographic community to gather in Monaco for pivotal International Hydrographic Organization Assembly Government representatives, maritime authorities, international organizations, and industry leaders from across the world will gather in Monaco from 20 to 23 April 2026 for the Assembly of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the principal global forum for decisions on hydrography, seabed mapping, and maritime data standards.

If you’re there, we’d love to connect!

🔗 Find out more:

We’ll be sharing the latest from the Seabed 2030 Project, including a special update by The #NipponFoundation, and showcasing our #BathySphere - offering delegates an interactive way to explore what has (and hasn’t yet) been mapped of the ocean floor. 🗺️

🇲🇨 Next week, we’ll be in #Monaco for the Assembly of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) - a key moment for the global hydrographic community to come together, review progress, and shape the future of ocean mapping.

Training program 2026 Nominations are being sought for the 23rd course of the Nippon Foundation / GEBCO Training Program leading to a Graduate Certificate in Ocean Mapping at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, USA. Find out more and how to apply.

🗓️ Application deadline: 19 April 2026
📅 Course start: Late August 2026

🔗 Find out more and apply:

🌍 Since its inception, the programme has welcomed scholars from around the world - helping build a global network of #oceanmapping experts and strengthening GEBCO’s work through shared knowledge and regional expertise.

🎓 Applications are open for The Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Training Program!

Apply now for the 23rd course, which leads to a Graduate Certificate in #Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping / NOAA-UNH Joint Hydrographic Center.

Did you know #Earth's largest habitat is not on land? It's hidden beneath kilometres of ocean.

Swipe to learn more about abyssal plains 👇

Home — Seabed 2030 -1177

Many areas of this seabed are still not mapped in high resolution - a reminder that the ocean continues to hold mysteries.

🔎 Curious to explore the #ocean depths?

Explore this region and more using the interactive globe on our homepage:

Here, shallow continental shelves give way to deep basins, and depths shift dramatically from a few hundred metres near the margins to some of the deepest waters in the Atlantic Ocean.

🇵🇷 Just to the south of the commonly defined Triangle lies the Puerto Rico Trench, plunging to around 8,380 metres.

🔺 Loosely defined as the area between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, the Triangle has captivated imaginations for decades.

But beyond the legends lies something far more interesting: a highly varied #oceanfloor.

👀 Can you identify this stretch of ocean?

HINT: It's one of the most widely known regions of the ocean - often associated in popular culture with unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. 

The answer? It's the #BermudaTriangle.

💬 "People focus on what they can see," she says. "In order to protect it, you have to see it in its entirety."

We could not agree more.

Have you come across any other artistic interpretations of #seabed maps? Let us know in the comments 👇

Take Maya Lin, who has created works that render #underwater mountain ranges from remote ocean regions into suspended aluminium forms, and translate seafloor contours into physical, walkable installations.

Lin's work shows how bathymetric data can be used for revealing a world rarely seen.

The ocean floor is one of the most dramatic landscapes on #Earth, yet few of us will ever see it directly.

🎨 That’s where art can play a role. 

Working from sonar data and satellite imagery, artists are interpreting underwater terrain through sculpture and installation.

Seabed 2030 and Greenroom Robotics announce partnership to support global ocean mapping — Seabed 2030 News & Events 24.03.2026 Seabed 2030 and Greenroom Robotics announce partnership to support global ocean mapping London, 24 March 2026 – The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is pleased to announce a new partnership with Australian maritime AI and autonomy innovator, Greenroom Robotics. ...

In some real-world operations, these approaches have demonstrated up to a 94% reduction in diesel consumption compared to conventional crewed surveys. 🗺️

🔗 Read more:

We’re delighted to welcome Greenroom Robotics, an Australian innovator in maritime AI and autonomy, as a partner of #Seabed2030. 🤝

Through this collaboration, we’ll explore how autonomous systems can support more efficient collection, processing and sharing of bathymetric data.

🌤️ This World Meteorological Day, let’s explore: 

What does the ocean floor have to do with your weather forecast?

Hint: Likely more than you might expect. 

#OceanMapping

Seabed 2030 and Greenwater Foundation formalise ocean mapping partnership — Seabed 2030 News & Events 18.03.2026 Seabed 2030 and Greenwater Foundation formalise ocean mapping partnership London, 18 March 2026 – After Greenwater Foundation’s contribution of almost 300,000 square kilometres of satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) data spanning 20 nations to The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO ...

Partnerships like this play a vital role in expanding access to ocean data and accelerating progress towards a complete map of the #oceanfloor. 🗾

🔗 Find out more:

Working alongside our existing partners Caladan Oceanic LLC and TCarta, these contributions are helping strengthen global ocean knowledge - supporting #climateresearch, marine conservation and sustainable ocean management.

📢 Almost 300,000 sq km of ocean floor mapped - and counting!

We’re pleased to formalise our partnership with Greenwater Foundation, building on a collaboration that has already delivered substantial satellite-derived bathymetry data to #Seabed2030.

Curious to zoom in closer?

Explore this and more via the interactive #globe on our website 👇
seabed2030.org

📏 Each data point was hard-won. Every contour line reflects a remarkable combination of scientific effort and early ocean surveying.

Today, the same waters have been mapped at far higher resolution using technologies ranging from satellites to autonomous #underwater vehicles (AUVs).

👀 This is what 150 years of progress looks like.

In the 1870s, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey produced one of the first realistic #bathymetricmaps of the Gulf of Mexico - built from around 3,000 painstaking soundings collected aboard the Steamer Blake between 1873 and 1875.

Seabed 2030 Indo-Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting We invite you to register for our upcoming Indo-Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting hosted by the National Hydrographic Centre, Malaysia. The meeting will be held in Kuala Lumpur on 9th to 11th June 2026. Virtual participation is possible for parts of the event. 09th June Plenary Talks (hybrid*) 10th June Stream 1: Talks continued (hybrid*) Steam 2: Data Sprint (in-person) Group Dinner 11th June Data Sprint (in-person) * presenters will need to attend in-person This form allows you to register for either the talks, the data sprint, or both. You need to select the 'in-person' option to register for the data sprint and/or to present a talk. If you have any questions, please email us on: pacific@seabed2030.org.

The programme includes hybrid plenary sessions and a dedicated in-person Data Sprint focused on accelerating contributions to the #GEBCO grid.

🗓️ Deadline for in-person registration: 17 April 2026.

➡️

Hosted by the National Hydrographic Centre, #Malaysia, the meeting will bring together representatives from hydrographic offices, academic institutions, research organisations, industry, and government agencies to strengthen coordination around ocean mapping across the Indo-Pacific.

📢 Registration now open!

🇲🇾 The Seabed 2030 Indo-Pacific #OceanMapping Meeting & Data Sprint will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 9th - 11th June 2026.

Walking the exhibition floor also made us reflect on just how far ocean technology has come - from early crewed submersibles to today’s rapidly advancing ecosystem of ROVs, AUVs, autonomous surface vehicles, and #AI-enabled mapping tools. 🌐

Learn more: