Podcast 10 - Why Map the Ocean? The history, technology, challenges & uses of seabed mapping

Episode 10 of the Seabed 2030 podcast features Head of Partnerships Steve Hall talking on the theme of "Why do we map the Ocean?" - he looks at the history of human seafaring, the gradual evolution of mapping technologies, the challenges and uses of seabed mapping, ending with a section on how mapping fits into the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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Chapters

• 0:00 Start & intro
• 1:26 How it all started - early seafarers
• 6:41 Into the modern age - 20th century tech arrives
• 9:57 GEBCO starts
• 13:37 Post WW2 rise of international ocean science
• 15:16 Satellite altimetry joins the fray
• 16:35 The GEBCO grids
• 17:30 So why does mapping matter? 1 - Marine Spatial Planning
• 24:24 So why does mapping matter? 2- Science & Climate Research, Defence
• 26:01 UN Decade pf Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
• 29:26 Concluding remarks
• 30:22 Closing comments and end