3D models of coral reefs

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Marissa Brent-Tookey Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>3D models of coral reefs</h1>
                <h2><p>WIRED is enthusiastic about a new online coral reef-mapping project called the Hydrous. Founder Sly Lee, a former biological science technician for the National Park Service, saw the shortcomings of traditional two-dimensional coral measuring tools. So he tasked a team of software developers and researchers to take photos of reefs</p></h2>
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            <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/05/3d-modeled-coral/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">WIRED</a> is enthusiastic about a new online coral reef-mapping project called the <a href="http://thehydro.us/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Hydrous</a>. Founder Sly Lee, a former biological science technician for the National Park Service, saw the shortcomings of traditional two-dimensional coral measuring tools. So he tasked a team of software developers and researchers to take photos of reefs and meld them into a 3D modeling system. The goal is to use photos uploaded by users around the world to cover as much underwater territory as possible and improve understanding of reefs, which are suffering from higher temperatures and overfishing.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/127755455" width="500"></iframe></figure>
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WIRED is enthusiastic about a new online coral reef-mapping project called the Hydrous. Founder Sly Lee, a former biological science technician for the National Park Service, saw the shortcomings of traditional two-dimensional coral measuring tools. So he tasked a team of software developers and researchers to take photos of reefs and meld them into a 3D modeling system. The goal is to use photos uploaded by users around the world to cover as much underwater territory as possible and improve understanding of reefs, which are suffering from higher temperatures and overfishing.

By Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey is an editorial intern at Crosscut. She holds a B.A. in French from Seattle University and now studies film production at Shoreline Community College. In addition to crewing a doz