Virtual Reef Diver is a collaboration between scientists, managers, citizens, data analysts, marine explorers and reef officers working together to record, analyse and predict coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef.
Virtual Reef Diver aims to encourage regular people to contribute to monitoring and managing the Great Barrier Reef. The data they provide will be fed into predictive models used to gain a better understanding of the ecosystem, inform management decisions, and guide future data collection.
Join the project as a:
- Classifyer - Help classify hard coral found in underwater images
- Photographer - Submit underwater images taken on your trip to the Reef
- Explore - Immerse yourself in and virtually explore 360-degree images of the Reef
Every five images you classify during August will also give you an entry in a competition to win a GoPro camera.
The Virtual Reef Diver project is one of many ways to celebrate National Science Week. Read about JCU staff who are researching the Great Barrier Reef or browse the latest publications on this topic in Research Online.
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