IPST

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Virtual Site Coral Reef Biomes

• IPST
• Centre of Excellence for EcoInformatics,
  NECTEC-WU
• Phuket Ratchabhat University
• Nakhonsithammarat Ratchabhat University
• Ban Raya Resort and Spa
• Self Defense and Conservation Koh Raya

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Virtual site mission

• Provide information from the site from extended
  sensors, photos and videos.
• All the information packaged as a single pack
  that uses virtual technology to deliver the
  experience to students i.e. Google Earth. Future
  technology can be also used as 3D or panorama
  Quick Time.
• A sample of the use of this technology in a
  classroom is planned (lesson plan) as a so-called
  virtual field trip i.e. "Getting to know coral
  reef of Thailand, meets the folks out there",
  "Cloud Forest, the source of your clean water for
  life".
• VFT (our technology) will be built around the
  concept of inquiry based learning and GLOBE
  complete cycle where finally students prepare
  their presentations that can be used in a student
  conference.

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What do we get from this virtual site?

• Coral virtual website that students and teachers
  can access and download sensor data and pictures
  for their research.
• Monitoring changes of coral reef system at Koh
  Raya real time.
• Providing virtual video at coral reef site to
  help promoting marine-eco-tourism at Koh Raya.
• Providing sensor data to better coral reef
  conservation plan and management.

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Thai students know so little about coral reef
ecosystem
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Go to coral reef ecosystem, students have to have
good swimming and diving skills.
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What equipments do we need?

• BW or Color camera probe (both Infra-red capable
  in low-light)
• Sea-Tail with Stainless Steel mounting hardware
  . . . and Upper/Lower Grommets for attaching
  additional weight or lines
• 150 feet Sea-Serpent Cable, custom fabricated
• 12 VDC cigarette-lighter power Adapter
• Cable spool
• 3/4" pole attachment
• 7" portable Monitor (BW or Color, same as
  camera)
• 110-240 Volt AC (50/60 Hz) power Adapter
• Larger Hard Carrying/Storage Case to hold all of
  the above

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Virtual coral new way for students to learn
science in their classrooms.
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Examples of Coral Data Overlaid on Google Earth
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Example of GPS track Overlaid on Google Earth
Wichianmatu students went to Hai Islands to visit
their coral study site.
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Example of VDO clip false clown anemonefish and
anemone
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Example of Sea Surface Temperature Data Analysis
Bleaching hotspots, DHW
Koh Ngam Chumphon Coordinate 8.88888 N 99.99999
E Metadata Koh Ngam is a good diving spots in
Chumphon.
Data visualization

• Sea Surface Temperature
• Coral Bleaching Hotspot
• Degree Heating Weeks

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Virtual Coral
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COE of Ecoinformatics
Your virtual guide to coral investigation
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• Come and visit our coral virtual site
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SST data
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