News & Events
February newsletter out now
12 February 2020
The February edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
December newsletter out now
12 December 2019
The December edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
November newsletter out now
26 November 2019
The November edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
AusSeabed Strategic Plan
29 October 2019
The AusSeabed Steering Committee, in consultation with the working group, have developed the AusSeabed 2030 Strategic Plan to provide oversight and guidance for the initiative across the coming decade.
October newsletter out now
29 October 2019
The October edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
September newsletter out now
16 September 2019
The September edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
AMSA 2020: Call for Symposia and Workshops
02 September 2019
The AMSA2020 Scientific Committee invite proposals for Symposia and Workshops for presentation at the joint AMSA/NZMSS 2020 Conference. The 2020 Conference has adopted the theme: 'Marine Science in the Anthropocene'.
August newsletter out now
15 August 2019
The August edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
Two job openings at Alfred Wegener Institute
29 July 2019
Data Scientist/Data curator and Data Engineer/Software developer
New AusSeabed publication – MBES User Needs
09 July 2019
This report summarises common MBES user needs and challenges.
July newsletter out now
09 July 2019
The July edition of the AusSeabed newsletter is now available! Please send any contributions for future newsletters to AusSeabedNews@ga.gov.au.
New layers now available on the AusSeabed Data Discovery portal
11 June 2019
Australia’s EEZ, state scheduled areas, the National Intertidal Digital Elevation Model, and a new layer representing available bathymetry compilation products added.
New data - Kerguelen Plateau grid
11 June 2019
A revised 100 m resolution bathymetry grid has been released for the Kerguelen Plateau region.
AUSHYDROID Working Group
11 June 2019
AUSHYDROID is the vertical separation model required to support surveying on the ellipsoid and the reduction of this data to a tidal datum (i.e. LAT (Chart Datum)).
Seabed 2030 South and West Pacific Centre Regional Mapping Committee Meeting
27 March 2019
On 3–6 March 2019, the South and West Pacific Centre for the Seabed 2030 Project hosted its first Regional Mapping Committee Meeting in Wellington, New Zealand.
Postgraduate Training Opportunity: Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry at the University of New Hampshire, USA (2019-2020)
19 February 2019
The Nippon Foundation of Japan has provided funding for GEBCO to train a new generation of scientists and hydrographers in ocean bathymetry.
Citizen scientists to help map the Great Barrier Reef
17 February 2019
James Cook University is calling for volunteers to help map the seafloor around the Great Barrier Reef to better protect the natural icon.