Annual National Seabed Survey Seminars

Annual National Seabed Seminar 2003

Over 80 interested parties attended the 2003 National Seabed Survey Seminar on Friday 21st November at GSI offices in Dublin. The annual seminar is now arguably the foremost information and discussion forum for the Irish marine science community. Indeed its sphere of importance is now extending overseas, with a sizeable number of international visitors also in attendance.

The main feature of this year's seminar was the shift of focus from data acquisition to data usage and value added projects. In previous years the forum was mainly concerned with reporting on the various acquisition phases being completed. Whilst 2003 saw acquisition continue apace there was clear evidence presented at the seminar that the project and product development phases of the National Seabed Survey have commenced in earnest. Several speakers presented their projects which involve the utilisation of specific segments of the dataset and the addition of value to the dataset through their operation.

The programme for the 2003 seminar is detailed below. To order a free copy of a CD-rom copy of the presentations please contact Enda Gallagher (by e-mail) or telephone at ++353 1 6782834. GSI operated a stand at the conference at which samples of maps, products and seabed samples were available for perusal.

Programme