Seafloor Mapping From Space

The world's best map of the seafloor comes from satellites. During world war ii, advances in sonar and electronics led to improved systems that provided precisely timed measurements of the sea floor in great water depths. The california seafloor mapping program (csmp) is a cooperative program to create a comprehensive coastal and marine geologic and habitat base map series for all of california's state waters.

Mapping seafloor geomorphic features is useful for understanding benthic habitats. A key part of exploration is creating maps to plan efficient and safe expeditions. Our satellite seafloor mapping services deliver rapid analysis of coastal topography, seafloor morphology and satellite derived bathymetry in shallow water.

We know more about the topography of mars than that of earth because 70 per cent of our planet is covered by water.

This map showed that the canyons off the u.s. The geomorphologic classification of any area of seabed is a fundamental. Detailed knowledge of the shape of the seafloor is crucial to humankind. Request pdf | mapping seafloor tectonics from space | our current understanding of the topography and tectonics of the ocean basins is largely derived from dense satellite altimeter measurements.