General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO)
The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book
GEBCO aims to provide the most authoritative publicly available bathymetric data sets for the world's oceans.
In order to assist and encourage further participation in bathymetric grid development work, GEBCO has created a technical reference manual, the IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book, on how to build bathymetric grids.
Access a copy of the IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book 
(14.3 Mbytes) — updated June 2013
A wide range of topics are included, for example
- gathering data
- data cleaning
- gridding examples
- software overviews
The Cook Book includes input from a number of individuals and organisations, all of whom are experts in their respective fields. It is aimed to update and extend it with new contributions as they become available.
The Cook Book is maintained and made available by the Chairperson of the GEBCO Cook Book Working Group, Dr Karen Marks, at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry.
On behalf of the project, GEBCO's bathymetric grids are maintained and made available by BODC.
Related GEBCO pages at BODC
| GEBCO at BODC | GEBCO Web Map Service (WMS) | |
| GEBCO Digital Atlas | GEBCO Grid display software | |
| Order the GEBCO Digital Atlas | Software Interface updates | |
| Download data — GEBCO's gridded data sets | Data set errata |
Related external links
| Official GEBCO web site | International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) | |
| Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) | Cook Book Working Group |
