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No. 25 (2021)

Program SEAMAP 2030: 100% of the Portuguese Maritime Spaces Mapped by 2030

Submitted
October 24, 2022
Published
2021-05-30

Abstract

At present, we only know in detail about 19% of the world seafloor. Concerning the Portuguese maritime spaces this knowledge is approximately 55%. In line with previous efforts, Instituto Hidrográfico has launched the SEAMAP 2030 program, aligned with the Seabed 2030 project, to complete this mapping by 2030. This article presents the strategic plan of SEAMAP 2030, describing its vision, its mission and some of the actions that are being conducted. Beyond the broad and plain execution of hydrographic surveys, this program is also innovating in how bathymetric data is being acquired, stored and used to generate new products.