About GEBCO

The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) consists of an international group of experts in ocean mapping. Our aim is to provide the most authoritative publicly-available bathymetry of the world's oceans.

Seabed 2030

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is a collaborative project between the Nippon Foundation of Japan and GEBCO. It aims to bring together all available bathymetric data to produce the definitive map of the world ocean floor by 2030 and make it available to all.

Seabed 2030 was launched at the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference in June 2017 and is aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal #14 to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.

GEBCO's data sets and products

GEBCO makes available a range of bathymetric data sets and products.


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GEBCO operates under the joint auspices of the International Hydrographic Organization(IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (of UNESCO)

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