the dive 5 at one of the high points of her career, she’s feeling a little wistful, because her mother, who died just months ago, isn’t there to witness it. “The ocean has always just been such a natural part of my life … it’s a sacred place to me. When I’m in the ocean, I feel as though I am part of the ocean. —Dawn Wright But Dawn’s participation in this dive is about more than checking an item off a personal bucket list. Her main motivation is the ambitious goal of mapping the entire ocean—70 percent of our planet, which remains largely uncharted. Although creative cartography may mislead us into thinking otherwise, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped, to date, in high resolution. On this mission, Dawn is acting as a flag-bearer for three initiatives: • Seabed 2030, an international effort that aims to map every inch of the ocean in detail by the year 2030. • Map the Gaps, a nonprofit that seeks to increase awareness, accessibility, and equity in ocean mapping. • Adding data and maps from the deepest ocean to ArcGIS® Living Atlas of the World’s extensive collection. ArcGIS Living Atlas is an ever-growing collection of authoritative geographic information, including maps, apps, and data layers, from around the globe. Dawn (left) and Victor Vescovo ready to board the Limiting Factor.
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