Seabed 2030 is a global, collaborative project with the goal of producing a definitive map of the world ocean floor by 2030 using bathymetric data. Currently 26.1% of the global ocean floor has been mapped. 🗺️ To help with the effort, an initiative was created to support seafarers to collect bathymetric data as they travel the seas. The crowdsourced bathymetry initiative engages all sorts of vessels including yachts, fishing vessels, cruise ships and more to help fill the gaps. ⛵ 🚤 To support those interested in contributing crowdsourced data, an in-depth workshop was held at NIWA Wellington last week, bringing together participants from around the world to showcase and explore crowdsourced bathymetry tools, data collection and management. Participants had the chance to take part in on-the-water demonstrations of data collection and logger installations on NIWA’s Rukuwai II in Wellington’s Evan’s Bay and learn about best practices for data collection and processing. 💻 The workshop was co-hosted by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Crowdsourced Bathymetry Working Group, NIWA and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Find out more about the initiative here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gdNVyFXX 📸 Luke McPake & Ryan Willoughby
