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Ocean Exploration for All.

3 available

Founding Circle

$25,000one-time · legacy tier

  • Seven named hex tiles (250 sq km each) permanently inscribed on the Global Registry of Ocean Hex Tiles — yours for as long as the map exists
  • Private annual discovery briefing with the Map the Gaps team ahead of public release
  • Featured "Why I Funded Ocean Exploration" article published on Map the Gaps channels
  • Founding Explorer recognition across all platform launch materials and the Map the Gaps website
  • Framed, archival-quality poster of your hex tile · digital badge · launch credits
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5 available

Expedition Leader

$10,000one-time

  • Founding Explorer recognition across all launch materials and the Map the Gaps website
  • Four ocean hex tiles named on the Global Registry of Ocean Hex Tiles (250 sq km each)
  • Framed, archival-quality poster of your mapped hex
  • Early beta access to new mapping data and discovery alerts when your hex is surveyed or updated
  • Included in platform launch credits · digital Founding Explorer badge
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10 available

Wayfinder

$2,500one-time

  • Named hex tile on the Global Registry of Ocean Hex Tiles (250 sq km)
  • Framed, archival-quality poster of your mapped hex
  • Early beta access to new mapping data and platform features
  • Discovery alerts when your hex is mapped, updated, or yields a significant find
  • Platform launch credits · digital Founding Explorer badge
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Ocean Citizen · from $50

Adopt a single hex tile and join the registry.

Contribute towards a named 250 sq km hex tile on the Global Registry of Ocean Hex Tiles, earn a digital sticker and early access to Hexplorer to choose your ocean hex tile. Every adoption helps explore more ocean floor.

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Ocean Discoveries

  • Red starfish on sandy ocean floor with small plants and shells. Potential for what Hexplorer may reveal.

    "Patrick Star" Starfish

    Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

  • Close-up of a transparent, round jellyfish with a pinkish hue floating above the rocky ocean floor, surrounded by other similar jellyfish and marine life. Potential for what Hexplorer may reveal.

    "Death-ball" Sponge

    Image credit: Jialing Cai/The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute

  • Colorful digital topographic map of a mountainous landscape with various peaks and valleys, overlaid with a white hexagon outline. Potential for what Hexplorer may reveal.

    Deep Sea Volcanoes

    Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

  • Close-up of ice cubes floating in dark water. Potential for what Hexplorer may reveal.

    Deep Sea Methane Leak

    Image credit: VitaSerendipity/Getty Images

  • Close-up of a black sea urchin surrounded by orange sun stars on a rocky ocean floor. Potential for what Hexplorer may reveal.

    Egg-covered Volcano

    Image credit: NEPDEP 2023

  • Underwater scene with a sunken shipwreck covered in algae and sediment, resting on the sandy ocean floor.

    Shipwreck

    Image credit: Tamara Thomsen, State Historical Society of Wisconsin

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    What will you discover?

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