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Lakebed 2030 Conference

Map the Great Lakes

The objective of the Lakebed 2030 conference is to bring together science and research, policy, government, and industry professionals to:

  • Focus on high-resolution mapping and bathymetry data in the Great lakes.
  • Work towards a strategy to catalog new and existing lakebed information for shared use.
  • Share the latest technology advancements with the Great Lakes community.

What is Lakebed 2030?

Most Recent Conference: Sept. 17-19, 2024 | Traverse City, Michigan

 Conference Schedule

Photos from the 2024 Conference

 by Jacqueline Southby

2024 Sponsors

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2024 Presentation Slides

Matthew Child | International Joint Commission

 Development of a
Great Lakes Science Plan:
Alignment with Lakebed 2030

Matthew Child-Development of a Great Lakes Science Plan_ Alignment with Lakebed2030

Meredith Westington | NOAA

Bi-National Bathymetry Coverage and Gap Analysis Pilot

Meredith Westington-Bi-National Bathy Coverage and Gap Analysis Pilot and Lakebed2030

Tim Kearns | GLOS

Conquering Data in the Great Lakes through a Joint Venture

 

Tim Kearns-Conquering Data in the Great Lakes through a Joint Venture

Christy Fandel | NOAA

Coast Survey’s Hydrographic Surveying Program: Planning, Managing, and Qualifying Hydrographic Survey Data Acquisition in the Great Lakes

Christy Fandel-Coast Survey's Hydrographic Survey Program

Dave Bernstein | NV5

Adding to the Map: Large-scale Charting Efforts of Lake Michigan Contribute to Lakebed 2030 Initiatives

Dave Bernstein-Adding to the Map-Large-scale Charting efforts of Lake Michigan Contribute to Lakebed2030 Initiative

Matt Holland | NORBIT/SailDrone

Shallow and Extended Range Lakebed Mapping with Long-endurance USVs

Matt Holland-Kitch Kennedy-Shallow and Extended Range Lakebed Mapping with Long-endurance USVs

Kyle Goodrich | TCarta

Great Lakes Satellite Derived Bathymetry: Successes, Failures, and New Approaches

Kyle Goodrich-Great Lakes Satellite Derived Bathymetry_ Successes, Failures, and New Approaches

Lara O’Brien | NOAA

Looking Below the Surface: An Update on Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Great Lakes

Lara OBrien Looking Below the Surface-An Update on Benthis Habitat Mapping in the Great Lakes

Phillipe Wernette | MTU GLRC

Benthic Habitat Mapping: Integrating AUVs and ROVs with Photogrammetry and Machine Learning

Phillipe Wernette-Benthic Habitat Mapping

Charles Menza | NOAA

Modernizing Great Lakes Benthic Mapping: Updates on a Collaborative Workflow

Charles Menza-Modernizing Great Lakes Benthic Mapping-Updates on a Collaborative Workflow

Millicent Pitts | Oceans Exchange

Why Lakebed 2030 Matters

 

Millicent Pitts-Why Lakebed2030 Matters

Dana Gallent | Canadian Hydrographic Service 

Status of Mapping/Charting on the Canadian Side of the Great Lakes and Opportunities to Increase Contributions from Other Interested Organizations along with New Technologies

Dana Gallent-Status of Mapping-Charting on the Canadian Side of the Great Lakes

Andy Armstrong | NOAA

NOAA’s New Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping

Andy Armstrong-Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping

Travis White | MTU GLRC

Lake Superior Mapping and Archaeological Exploration Using Uncrewed Technology and High-Performance Multibeam

Travis White-Lake Superior Mapping and Archaeological Exploration Using Uncrewed Technology and High Performance Multibeam

Josephine Johnson | US Fish & Wildlife Service

Between Two Lakes: Habitat Mapping in the Niagara River

Josephine Johnson-Between Two Lakes-Habitat Mapping in the Niagara River

Helen Stewart | Fugro

A Community-led Plan to Explore the Underwater Cultural Heritage of Flathead Lake, Montana

Helen Stewart - A Community-led Plan to Explore the Underwater Cultural Heritage of Flathead Lake, Montana

Caitlin Zant | Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Deep Crater Structures in the Milwaukee Basin

Caitlin Zant-Deep Crater Structures in the Milwaukee Basin

Tim Kearns | GLOS

Where in the World Is Data?

Tim Kearns-Where in the World is Data
2022 Recordings, Slides, and Photos

Senator Gary Peters | Welcome to Lakebed 2030

Hans VanSumeren | Wrapup

Denis Hains | Hydrospatial Data for Better Understanding of the Great Lakes!

Charles Menza | Characterizing Lakebed Habitats Using Remotely-sensed Data and Predictive Modeling

Tim Kearns | Lakebed 2030 Next Steps to Realizing the Goal

Linden Brinks | Lakebed 2030 Visualizing Progress

Nathaniel Penrod | Modeling the Risk of Dreissenid Mussel Colonization

Nick Azzopardi | Successes and Challenges from Two Years of Great Lakes Mapping

Michelle Levano and Sarah Thompson | Acquisition Methods for Charting of Approaches to Cleveland

Matt Holland and Mike Mutschler | High Performance and Low Carbon Mapping for the Great Lakes

John Bright | NOAA Great Lakes Research Vessel Mapping Updates for 2022

Jessica Nation | NCEI Bathymetry Team: Data Contribution, Sharing, Accessibility, and Archive

Evan Martzial | Absolute Ocean, A Cloud Based Geospatial Data Management Platform

Dave Bernstein and Russ Green | Large-scale Charting of Lake Michigan and the WSCNMS

Christine Delbridge | Canadian Hydrographic Service’s Approach to Bathymetric Gap Analysis

Evans, VanSumeren, Kearns | Mapping the Great Lakes: Gaps, Barriers, and Opportunities

Ayman Mabrouk | Ground Truthing for Lakebed Maps in the Great Lakes

Scott Spurgeon | Creating a Near-Seamless Digital Elevation Model of Lake Ontario

Brandon Krumwiede | Update on Great Lakes Benthic Habitat Mapping

Robin Mattheus | Monitoring Nearshore Morphodynamics at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake Michigan

Kitch Kennedy | Multi sensor, Low impact Data Collection in Support of Lakebed 2030

2021 Recordings

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Photos by Hans VanSumeren and Northwestern Michigan College.

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