The problem with that approach is that our oceans are vast and ships are small meaning only a tiny percentage of the ocean floor between 5 15 percent nasa estimates was mapped.
Depth map of ocean floor.
Data collected by satellites and remote sensing instruments were used to created a model at least twice as.
Using the latest sonar technology both in mobile units and on board rv investigator we can map any part of the ocean floor to any depth measure bodies in the water column and look at the composition of sub seafloor sediments the data we collect is processed and managed by our geophysical survey and mapping team who make it available for.
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Certainly with ocean floor data we can expect it to look almost completely different when we eventually have high resolution maps of all the ocean floors.
New sea floor map for google earth january 13 2016 in late 2014 we had a look at a map of the ocean floor published by the scripps institution of oceanography university of california san diego.
Researchers have built a detailed map of the ocean floor s topography by using satellites to spot subtle watery lumps on the ocean s surface.
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Collecting and managing seafloor data.
The maps also bring erupting mid ocean ridges into sharper focus and help scientists understand volcanic eruptions the vast majority of which occur hidden far from view on the ocean floor.
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