“We’re working to create the first complete map of the planet. How inspiring is that?” ~Vicki Ferrini @lamont.columbia.edu
#mapthegaps #oceanfloorexplore

@schmidtocean.bsky.social is thrilled to sponsor Ocean Floor Explore — a #MapTheGaps Symposium to build new pathways for seafloor mapping and deep ocean discovery. Join us October 26-29 and be part of the last great exploration on Earth. Learn more at oceanfloorexplore.org

@schmidtocean.bsky.social is thrilled to sponsor Ocean Floor Explore — a #MapTheGaps Symposium to build new pathways for seafloor mapping and deep ocean discovery. Join us October 26-29 and be part of the last great exploration on Earth. Learn more at oceanfloorexplore.org

Russia starts operation to lay undersea fiber-optic cable through Arctic - ArcticToday MURMANSK — Russia on Friday begins laying its first undersea fiber optic communications cable through the Arctic as part of a state-run project to bring high-speed internet to its remote hydrocarbon-rich north after a private-led initiative stalled. Moscow is aiming to improve patchy communications and infrastructure in its far north where it has expanded its […]

www.arctictoday.com/russia-starts-operation-... #WhyWeNeedtoMaptheSeafloor #MaptheGaps @seabed2030

I'm excited to attend GEBCO Week and MtG Symposium Opening and Keynotes at GEBCO Week & Map the Gaps Symposium 2021 https://sched.co/gUx4 @mapthegaps #mapthegaps @sched

I'm excited to attend MtG Symposium: Strategies | Plans for Future Ocean Mapping and Data Management at GEBCO Week & Map the Gaps Symposium 2021 https://sched.co/gUxk @mapthegaps #mapthegaps @sched

Learn in this great new #storymap by @drthevic how @seabed2030 supports informed policy decisions, sustainability, and scientific research through world ocean mapping! storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a0122ef457dd4352... #SDG14 #MaptheGaps @mapthegaps #OceanDiscovered

As we begin both the @mapthegaps and #Esri #OceanAtmoForum meetings, please enjoy a @wakelet recap of last month's @gebcobathymetry @seabed2030 #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps Summit in London http://bit.ly/2qhhFdv

As we begin both the @mapthegaps and #Esri #OceanAtmoForum meetings, please enjoy a @wakelet recap of last month's @gebcobathymetry @seabed2030 #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps Summit in London http://bit.ly/2qhhFdv

Thanks again to @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry + Nippon Fndn for super productive 🚀 & enjoyable #VisiontoAction meeting, w/ huge congrats again to Ocean Discovery @XPRIZE winners @GEBCO_NF_Alumni (L pic) and RADM Shep Smith for a terrific keynote (R pic). #MaptheGaps

“Let’s make the 21st century, the century of ocean mapping” [and via #community and #family]. Fitting closing statements from Mathias Jonas, Secretary General of IHO & Graham Allen, Acting Director of @seabed2030 + @bodc + British NOC #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps @gebcobathymetry

2/2 Next steps/LEAPS include maintaining current operations too, e.g., updating current @gebcobathymetry grid + data discovery + engagement & communication. “The best way to complete a global map of the seafloor is through partnerships” @seabed2030’s #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps

1/2 Next steps? How about next LEAPS for @seabed2030, notes Director Designate Jamie McMichael-Phillips. Key themes: hitting the bare spots (#MaptheGaps) + crowd sourcing + bringing existing innovations squarely to the table for broader audiences #VisiontoAction

Autonomous mapping as the way forward to #MaptheGaps, including the superhero @saildrone fleet @seabed2030 + @gebcobathymetry’s #VisiontoAction

Once more with feeling: to #mapthegaps on our very own planet, we need ONLY the cost of ONE, SINGLE Mars mission! @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry’s #VisiontoAction

Amazing experiences for @GEBCO_NF_Alumni involved with @FiveDeeps as part of @seabed2030. So happy for these young people who will never be the same! #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps

Salute to @GEBCO_NF_Alumni winners of Ocean Discovery @xprize 🏆 at the @seabed2030 + @gebcobathymetry’s #VisiontoAction w/lovely background by Aileen Bohan of GSI+ @followtheboats Trophy presented by Mr. Mitsuyuki Unno Exec Dir of Nippon Foundation #MaptheGaps #oceandiscovered

Critical points for @seabed2030 as pointed out by Martin Jakobsson: Support multibeam when required, map while U are there, apply innovation in remote areas, especially ice-covered #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps @gebcobathymetry

Martin Jakobsson cleverly compares for us which map is which; super-detailed map of Mars or the seafloor? This is 👇🏾actually a map of one of the MH370 search sites! #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry

Leading lights of partnership+sharing: ASPIRE (Atlantic) will liaise w/ @seabed2030’s regional data centers; @fugro has already delivered 1000s of miles worth of surveyed bathy. Victor Vescovo of @FiveDeeps donating bathy to IHO DCDB #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps #Huzzah! 👏🏾🏆🚀🎆

New breakthroughs in ocean mapping technology as described by @NOAA Shep Smith, largely unpersoned, and beginning to automate and analyze using AI/ML, #visiontoaction #mapthegaps @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry

Nice visualization by @NOAA’s Shep Smith as he describe criticality of ocean INCLUDING seafloor understanding. E.g., did you know that knowing the structure of the ocean floor helps us know how fast the ice will melt? #VisiontoAction #mapthegaps @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry

#VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps

Our friend RADM Shep Smith of @NOAA, keynoting at the Nippon-@gebcobathymetry @seabed2030’s #VisiontoAction, sharing his personal story + urging us to be “all in” to #MaptheGaps, so critical to our food security, climate moderation, & overall making the planet habitable

Vice-Admiral Shin Tani annouces the new @seabed2030 Director, starting in early December. Jamie McMichael Philips, former captain in the UK Royal Navy, Chair of Worldwide ENC database working group #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps...

The distinguished presenters of the Nippon-@gebcobathymetry @seabed2030 #VisiontoAction meeting at the @royalsociety, London, as we seek to #MaptheGaps for health, security, and sustainability of Earth 🌎

Great point by @drthevic that @seabed2030 has launched a new era in ocean mapping, AND one that will contribute greatly to the @UN Sustainable Developments Goals where this activity is viewed as an absolute priority! #SDG14 #SDG #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps @gebcobathymetry

The problem of embargoed bathymetric data is SIGNIFICANT for @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps

And kudos to the main @seabed2030 data contributors thus far! #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps @gebcobathymetry

How little of the ocean has been mapped, and how much of what little HAS been mapped (blue rectangle at left) is fully “in focus”? #VisiontoAction #MaptheGaps @seabed2030 @gebcobathymetry