More global open-access geoscience data. Seabed 2030: Global bathymetry with BathyGlobe and download open-access gridded data.
“The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO formed Seabed 2030 as an ambitious call to action for humanity to mobilise and accelerate efforts to produce a definitive map of our ocean by 2030 and make it available to all.
Understanding our ocean is fundamental to safeguarding our shared future on this blue planet. As part of the global efforts to create a sustainable future, the United Nations declared a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
This decade is a rallying cry, unifying stakeholders around the world under a shared vision to improve conditions for the sustainable development of our ocean. Seven pivotal outcomes serve as the compass points for this Ocean Decade: a clean, healthy and resilient, productive, predictable, safe, accessible, and inspiring and engaging ocean. Bathymetric data, the topography of the ocean floor, is the cornerstone of our understanding that enables us to make progress toward these outcomes.
In June 2021, Seabed 2030 had the honour of being officially recognised as a flagship programme of the Decade. Our mission resonates with and actively supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) – a commitment to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
Mapping our ocean provides fascinating data and is a crucial tool in enabling work towards a healthier planet and a more sustainable future.”
Use Cases include:
1: Seabed Mapping Innovation
2: EEZ Seabed Mapping in the Absence of a National Hydrographic Organization
3: Subsea Cable Planning and Design
4: Tsunami Propagation and Storm Surge Modeling
5: Renewable Energy – Offshore Wind Energy
6: Climate Change Ocean Models
7: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sea Level Rise and Coastal Inundation
8: Marine Biodiversity
9: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Marine and Coastal Development, and the Use of Seabed Mapping as a Foundation Data for Marine Spatial Planning
10: Government Policy
11: Ocean Discovery and Ocean Exploration
12: Seabed 2030 Driving Hydrographic Industry Expansion and Human Capital Benefits
BathyGlobe is developed by the Center for Coastal Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire. You can download some of the GEBCO Gridded Data in netCDF, Esri ASCII raster and data GeoTiff formats. GEBCO releases a new global grid every year generally in June.
Seabed 2030: https://seabed2030.org/
Open-access Gridded Bathymetry Data: https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/#global
