The initial mission of this project was to create new bathymetry for the areas shown on the previous web page. As the compilation of the majority of areas is nearing completion, the project is beginning to coordinate efforts to digitize existing geologic and geophysical maps with the intent of creating digital layers for new parameters. Currently, participating countries include Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Mexico, the United States and Venezuela. Meetings of the Editorial Board are held every second year and are typically hosted by one of the participating countries.
Bathymetric mapping is the ocean-floor equivalent of topographic mapping on land.
Bathymetry, bathymetric data, and technical expertise are shared amongst all these projects.