Husband, father, grandfather, marine biologist, marine tech, AI/ML, ultrarunner. #corals #robots #3D #ReFi #Reefi_Aus
Brisbane
Joined January 2011
- Tweets123
- Following1.1K
- Followers339
- Likes111
Check out my latest article: 10 reasons to be excited about marine science in 2024 linkedin.com/pulse/10-reason… via @LinkedIn
Flying Fish Technologies, rolling out fast underwater photogrammetry and ML-assisted ecological survey, to coral reefs and other difficult-to-access underwater terrain, around the world. Specialising in projects upwards of one square kilometre (250 acres).
#CoralReef monitoring programs - once restricted by technology, now restricted by lack of vision/innovation.
Our #Vertigo3 underwater survey robots ACR rivals acoustic at over 100ha (250 acres) per day
&
Our unique pipeline produces large scale photorealistic digital twins.
Prediction: NeRF will overtake photogrammetry for prosumer-level underwater visualisations in the next few months; photogrammetry will hold its lead for technical derivations - but only until NeRF data manipulation tools catch up. @ReeFi_Aus this is really exciting work 👌👌💪
2
NeRFing underwater… awesome! Looks like it has great potential. #Nerf #underwater
#CoralReef survey -> @LumaLabsAI Web based #NeRF -> 3D model export -> Blender -> #GreatBarrierReef revealed and explored.
Lots of room for improvement but this is a pretty incredible world first @Scobleizer @kluless_ @gravicle
Lets see where it leads...
ALT Side view of NeRF model - looks like an explosion
ALT Top-down view of NeRF model - starting to get the picture: is there a reef under there?
ALT A little warped, granted, but enough detail to spot sea cucumbers, corals and see the texture of sand.
ALT Again, not perfect but definitely enough detail to identify individual corals - incredible.
The possibilities are incredible for anyone who needs to ‘operate’ somewhere they can’t actually be… like under the sea :)
1/ Breaking News! #VR #Unity in a #Meta #Quest for the first time.
Yes people- finally this is the Unity Editor inside a Quest. Not a remote. Starring the Unity Cube :-) @SkarredGhost This ones for you!
running inside #qemu #x86 #windowsxp guest os inside a unity apk.
4
Great way to engage kids as new champions of the Reef.
Stay tuned / reach out to @ReeFi_Aus if you would like to be part of the Beta test program.
ANNOUNCEMENT! (1/3)
ReeFi has undertaken pre-beta testing of our new #AR app, bringing the #GreatBarrierReef into the classroom.
Get a sneak peek below and stay tuned for the chance to beta test the app soon!
#ImmersiveEducation
Sharing the reef’s story with others in a way they ‘get it’… a heartwarming and reaffirming reaction from the young lady in the hardware store ✅
1/3
A development tale:
We’ve been quiet lately, be assured we’ve been busy. After our recent trip to @HeronIsle on the #GreatBarrierReef we have a collection of incredible reef models. Photo realistic, mm accurate corals from a variety of reef locations.
Now we are -
Thanks @naturebarrels & Sasquatch! Its easy to work hard for a great cause. Big shout out to the talented and passionate @ReeFi_Aus team. There’s some lofty goals, but the tech is good and there’s never been a more pressing time to get big things done for the world’s reefs.
Why @ReeFi_Aus is Sasquatch Approved
🏄 Connecting a global community committed to research & education.
🏄 Shares the joy of the world's coral reefs through technology.
🏄 Has made pioneering steps in research to protect and preserve our coral reefs.
So… helping novices who can’t dive on the Great Barrier Reef) or at least can’t dive at this very moment) to recognise and learn about corals that - quite literally - nobody in the world has ever seen… sounds like an awesome advance in reef ed, reef sci, and conservation. COOL
An absolutely incredible advance in #ARinVR, armchair SCUBA diving on the Great Barrier Reef and when you’re wondering where you have swum has taken you… open a (true) satellite map oland see the satellite view of where you are. Awesome @anjin_games !!
Come hang here in a great XR space, and maybe score a golden ticket to…. nitter.gq/i/spaces/1DXxyDXNdZdJM
1
A VR Great Barrier Reef… like that feeling you get when you do a final check on your air flow and roll backwards off the rubber boat at a new dive spot. Baby steps, but a cool Proof of Concept…. 3D to VR, directly from the Vertigo3 underwater robot 🎉🎉
Still needs a bit of tweaking but very excited to share a first person view of our first #GreatBarrierReef #DigitalTwin #VR experience.
You’re going to want to beg, borrow or buy an #oculus to try it for yourself very soon! First 1000 followers will get free early access!
Not clueless at all!! Very insightful at an early stage of W3 evolution 💪💪💪👍👍🙏
so my goal is to bridge the scientific community and the nft space. i wrote a genesis theory for it, check it out! -
medium.com/@4ng4d/how-blockc…
Hey @ReeFi_Aus , would be interesting to run @nvidia @nvidiaai Instant NeRF on the Vertigo3 image datasets… not sure if it would handle underwater optics so well, but might be one way to handle the 2 million photos/day we’re looking at
Own & explore a digital twin of the Great Barrier Reef.
Propose, vote on and track reef conservation projects using blockchain & Web3 tech.
Be part of the #HybridEcoToken revolution and watch your token evolve along side its real world counterpart.
Take a look at what's possible!
Thanks Alex 😄😄💪. I think the concept of building a DAO where members use tokens to authenticate ownership of data from a particular part of the real Reef’s digital twin, is pretty new. Great to see Advance Queensland and Blockchain Aust panel selecting this as a great idea 🎉
Like to make a difference to the conservation of The Great Barrier Reef? Well you might want to buy an #NFT. This Aussie marine biologist will be selling one-hectare reef sites as NFTs to raise $$ for conservation. Very clever! @ReeFi_Aus @BTKettle ow.ly/ct0i50IrRQq
Was an awesome presentation last night, amidst lots of great Web3 ideas. Nice too to have 3 generations of family there, including your eldest, “Top Gun” as the youngest pilot of the new Vertigo3 underwater drone 👍👍👍😍😍🙌💪
More awesomeness from @MythicalDevi and the team at the beautiful Tevana House Eco Resort tevanahousereef.com/gaiaoner…, Bira, Sulawesi. They also did an awesome project last year, removing over 10 tonnes of plastic from their local beaches - self funded. So cool.👌🤿⛵️🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Our 1st Coral Cookie Nursery! This method has proven to be very effective here! Cookie rack placed on the 18th - today we will check their survival rate and continue to monitor the fragments and mother colonies #GaiaOne #EarthRestoration #GirlsthatScuba #MythicalMarch #NFTutility
2