Featured Projects
World Ocean Explorer
THE DEEP SEA
THE DEEP SEA is an educational, interactive online platform for ocean exploration and discovery, utilizing high-resolution video, models, and descriptive materials of newly discovered deep-sea ocean species and environments observed during science expeditions aboard research vessel Falkor with the underwater robot (ROV) SuBastian.
The DEEP SEA exhibit was designed using the Unity game engine to bring three-dimensional ocean literacy and marine science education to a worldwide audience of educators, students and individuals interested in the full spectrum of biodiversity and related value provided by the ocean–the largest, most essential natural system on earth. The virtual aquarium allows users to explore deep-sea ecosystems that cannot be observed in a traditional aquarium setting, such as hydrothermal vents, whale falls, and interactions with 3D models of newly discovered species.
Visit the DEEP SEA at worldoceanexplorer.org/deep-sea-aquarium.html.
About World Ocean Explorer DEEP SEA Exhibit
Funded by Schmidt Ocean Institute, the virtual DEEP SEA exhibit showcases the encounters and discoveries during Schmidt’s many deep-sea expeditions, most specifically their Australia Campaign in 2020. These expeditions of deep-sea environments, seamounts, sub-marine canyons and coral ecosystems brought to light a cache of new species and information that will be made available in the DEEP SEA.
The DEEP SEA exhibit is an online interactive platform highlighting the biological and geological finds of the cruises by Schmidt Ocean Institute RV Falkor and their ROV SuBastian. The online exhibit lets users learn about and interact with deep-sea organisms not otherwise available in a traditional aquarium setting. Features include:
- immersive interactive displays including a hydrothermal vent and a whale fall
- searchable and interactive species tanks
- maps, videos, images, and 3D models
- an Ocean Literacy exhibit
Our vision for this and future virtual exhibits is to include links to resources, the full Ocean Literacy curriculum, teaching modules and lesson plans. WORLD OCEAN EXPLORER has the capacity to increase ocean literacy worldwide, and we believe that educated and informed citizens can change human behavior on land and sea. Our strategy is simple: consolidate and expand existing innovations to reach a broader global audience. Explorer will help us to do just that, and Schmidt Ocean Institute’s DEEP SEA exhibit and vast media catalog will excite visitors with the infinite possibilities associated with ocean exploration. We are thrilled to collaborate with Schmidt Ocean Institute to bring this exhibit to users everywhere at no cost.
World Ocean Observatory (W2O)- Mobile App
The World Ocean Observatory app brings the major programs and features of the W2O to your mobile device.
– Listen to weekly episodes of WORLD OCEAN RADIO, our 5-minute audio feature on a wide range of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects, brought to you by long-time host Peter Neill.
– Read the latest from WORLD OCEAN FORUM, our blog dedicated to proposals for change in ocean policy and action worldwide, linking unexpected people with unexpected ideas and offering a knowledgeable outlet for research, opinion and storytelling.
– Read WORLD OCEAN JOURNAL, a digital magazine on ocean culture and solutions to today’s ocean issues. Each volume, focused on a particular theme, includes essays, articles, interviews, art, exhibits, and performances profiling the vital impacts of the ocean on our lives.
– Read our monthly newsletter to stay engaged with our making waves initiatives.
ABOUT THE W2O
World Ocean Observatory is a leading organization advocating for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication. Through education, partnership, information exchange, public connection, and relentless communications, W2O is committed to building an expansive global community of Citizens of the Ocean to promote and conserve marine resources for the future of all mankind.
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Kujataa World Heritage – Mobile App
The KUJATAA World Heritage site app allows users to access historical, cultural and scientific information, photos and maps for better understanding about Greenland’s newest UNESCO world heritage site. This digital resource, available for iPhone and iPad, will provide detailed information about the key elements of the five component areas of KUJATAA, as well as basic information about agriculture in South Greenland. The result is a small library of information you can use while moving around in the heritage area. In partnership with the World Ocean Observatory, Visual Solutions Lab, Kujataa World Heritage and the Greenland National Museum and Archives, this smart phone app allows for the interpretation of the astonishing historical landscape and artifacts located in Kujataa–a stunning, extraordinary landscape that is perfectly preserved as a ruin that imbues spirituality and a reverence for Nature. These are remote places, accessible only by boat with no cell or wireless service, and places where expensive signage does not endure in the harsh weather conditions. The Kujataa app will help to transcend these limitations and will provide visitors to the ruins with specific information in English, Greenlandic, and Danish.
Download at the App Store