International audienceThe need for overview over and insight in ocean observations like seabed data, is growing at different managerial levels. At a global level this need is expressed by the Seabed2030 initiative. The UN-GGIM developed an Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) that can function as a guide to improve business-IT alighnment. It connects data management policy with integral management. As an exploration the framework is applied to the example of the value chain of seabed data from the perspective of the Hydrographic Service of the Royal Netherlands Navy.Le besoin de disposer d'une vue d'ensemble et d'un aperçu des observations océaniques, comme les données sur les fonds marins, se fait de plus en plus sentir à dif...