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Definition and important uses of CSB

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026)

 The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines Crowdsourced Bathymetry (CSB) as the...

Updated 6 days ago by Sophie Chernoch

Legal considerations

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026)

This section is not intended to provide legal advice, but rather to provide examples of some comm...

Updated 1 week ago by Sophie Chernoch

Goals and Objectives

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026)

The goal of this document is to fulfill a request put forth by the 16th annual Crowd Sourced Bath...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Recruitment and onboarding

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Finding Your Crowd

When initiating engagement with a recruited vessel, it is important to include information about ...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Maintaining vessel engagement

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Finding Your Crowd

Tools to maintain vessel engagement may include communication and contact, personalization of mis...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Motivating vessels and overcoming hesitation

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Finding Your Crowd

Depending on a vessel’s ownership, motivations to participate in CSB may be vastly different. Bas...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Example internal SOP for a CSB company/program

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Templates

DISCOVERY Yacht Onboarding Process for Citizen Science & Seabed 2030  Version 1. Digital Introdu...

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Example recruitment email for Crowd the Bay participants

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Templates

[Fill in highlighted texts with appropriate information] Dear [Recipient's name], The Center fo...

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Contents

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026)

Glossary Authorship and acknowledgements Goals and objectives Definition and important uses ...

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ArcGIS: Editing tide-corrected CSB data

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Visualization

For Trusted Nodes that have access to ESRI software licenses, tide-corrected CSB data can be edit...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Pydro tidal corrections

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Extraction and Processing

Support Contact: Anthony Klemm, NOAA Office of Coast Survey anthony.r.klemm@noaa.gov  Perform th...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

NCEI/DCDB data extraction

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Extraction and Processing

Perform the following steps to extract CSB data from the DCDB: Go to the IHO Data Centre for D...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Submission of GEOJSON data to the DCDB

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Transformation and Submission

All data submitted to the DCDB need to be in .geojson (preferred) or XYZ format and contain appro...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Offload mechanisms

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Retrieval and Management

The method of retrieving data varies with the type of logger. For first‑generation loggers, or wh...

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Installation prep

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Installation and Setup

At least a week before an installation is scheduled, check that the installation kit and equipmen...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Example letter of agreement and metadata form

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Templates

Used by the International Seakeepers Society: linked here.

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Example vessel offsets worksheets

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Templates

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QGIS: Data visualization

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Visualization

Motivation Some crowdsourced bathymetry participants may have a clear idea of how they intend to...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

ArcGIS: Generating CSB data shapefiles

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Data Visualization

This section provides instructions on how to export shapefiles of CSB data for specific participa...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch

Installation guide: NEMO30/WIBL

Crowdsourced Bathymetry Manual (2026) Installation and Setup

Confirm that the NMEA network starts when the vessel is powered on. Remove the backplate/cover...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sophie Chernoch