Imagine, for a moment, what it would mean for this economy if we didn’t have maps: Transportation, trade, resource extraction, disaster mitigation — so much of what we do would be made more ...

With tools like Google Earth at our disposal, we have an understanding of our land masses like never before. With just a few ...

Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to complete seabed mapping, providing key data for coastal and inshore developments. Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute ...

Nigeria has contributed 85,325 square kilometres to the global seabed mapping initiative for effective sea governance. The Hydrographer of the Federation, Rear Admiral Ayodeji Olugbode, revealed this ...

The race for deep-sea dominance has intensified as China and Japan move to secure ...

– Joint press release of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and GEBCO Seabed 2030 – At least twice in the last 20 years, nuclear submarines have collided with previously unknown ...

The federal government on Monday announced the establishment of the International Centre for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) West Africa Regional Office and Training Centre, a bold step towards ...

In early April, NOAA Ship Rainier will begin to map and characterize more than 8,000 square nautical miles of federal waters off Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. This project is ...

Two new reports showing the extent of carbon storage in the marine sediments around the coasts of Canada and the U.K. are helping to build the case for greater protection of the seabed, as part of ...

The KATFISH is a high-speed seabed survey system providing ultra-high resolution seabed imagery and bathymetry for defense and commercial customers. The acoustic imagery and bathymetry collected by ...

By Pete Mckenzie SYDNEY, March 24 (Reuters) - China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine ...