The first Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Symposium will be held from 14-18 August 2023 in Hobart, Tasmania. It is our pleasure to invite you to this milestone event for the SOOS community.You can find more information here:...

IBCSO is the authoritative map of the Southern Ocean with the largest database of depth measurements. With billions of soundings contributed by organisations across the globe, it portrays the Southern Ocean seafloor in so-far unprecedented detail.
IBCSO is a regional mapping initiative of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO). It is closely associated with and supported by the Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project (Seabed 2030).
GEBCO is a project under the auspice of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. Furthermore, IBCSO is an Expert Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
The Assembly as the main organ of the Organization is formed by the representatives of the Member States. It meets every three years to provide general guidance on the functioning and work of the Organization, as well as taking decisions of technical and administrative nature.
The 3rd IHO Assembly will take place from May 2 – 5, 2023 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, France. Registration and event list you can find Event List.
Right in time for Christmas, we have received the printed maps of IBCSO v2! We will send them to all co-authors. Do You want to get a poster? Contribute Your data to the next IBCSO version! 😉
To make global community aware how important bathymetry is, IBCSO is expanding its outreach activities to Mastodon. Transferring knowledge and connecting people via one more channel!
The first Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Symposium will be held from 14-18 August 2023 in Hobart, Tasmania. It is our pleasure to invite you to this milestone event for the SOOS community.You can find more information here:...
11–14 September 2023 in Bilbao, Spain We are excited to announce that next year's ASC will be hosted by Spain at Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain!The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is...
Taking place on 23-28 April, the EGU General Assembly 2023 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world for an hybrid meeting covering all disciplines in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. EGU aims to provide a welcoming,...
What is bathymetry and the aim of exploring the seafloor? An interview with Boris Dorschel and WDR (in German).