Many of the most unique creatures on our planet live in the oceans. Perhaps the most remarkable among these creatures are coral reefs located under the oceans. However, with the climate change and global warming over the years, these coral reefs started to be affected negatively. There are many projects developed to save these endangered coral reefs. However, due to the wide coral ecosystem, it is not easy to classify and map all corals in the world. At this point, NASA decided to meet this task with larger masses. NEMO-Net NASA has developed a system to display coral ecosystems around the world with the help of drones and aircraft-connected sensors and various equipment. As part of this project, devices collected a lot of information from the oceans. However, in order for this data to be used in researches, it must first be defined and classified. At this point, NASA developed the game called NeMO-Net. Thanks to this game, players help the space agency to identify and classify coral reefs based on data collected with drones. Responsible researcher of the project, Ved Chiriayath, said that “Everyone, even a primary school student can play this game and extract this data to help us map one of the most beautiful life forms we know.” In the game, you take a virtual boat and dive deep into the ocean and define coral ecosystems. The game also guides you by providing you with various information about life in the ocean and coral ecosystems. The game can also be played on devices with augmented reality support. This data collected from the game is then sent to NASA’s supercomputer Pleiades. The computer then analyzes and defines this data to assess the health status of coral reefs around the world. With the help of players, NASA will be able to extract this huge amount of data in a very short time. You can reach the NeMO-Net website here.
