Dear B-A,
Another cross post, but some may like to assist with this project. It does have
a tenous connection with pelagic birding, I 'spose.
I have been working intermittently with the Galaxy Zoo project, cataloging
galaxies and have found that work fascinating.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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> From: The Zooniverse <>
> Date: 14 September 2012 2:59:16 AM AEST
> To:
> Subject: Seafloor Explorer: a new project from The Zooniverse
> Reply-To: The Zooniverse <>
>
> Dear Zooniverse Volunteer,
>
> As you may have already noticed, it’s a busy month at the Zooniverse.
> Citizen Science September began with the relaunch of Galaxy Zoo
> (http://galaxyzoo.org) two days ago and today we're launching a whole
> new project: Seafloor Explorer (http://seafloorexplorer.org)
>
> It’s full of images supplied by HabCam, an underwater robot vehicle
> that takes wonderful images of the sea’s depths and the creatures
> scuttling along it or swimming above it. To collect images, HabCam is
> towed from a ship and 'flies' approximately 2.5 m (6-8 ft.) above the
> seafloor, collecting six to 10 images per second. Getting help going
> through the millions of images collected is where you come in; we need
> your help to understand where creatures such as spectacular rays and
> clusters of starfish are found, and how they live.
>
> We're really excited to launch this project and hope you'll enjoy
> diving under the surface to see what you can catch. Visit the new site
> now at http://seafloorexplorer.org. You can share your favourite
> images on Facebook and Twitter and we've also built in Talk, so you
> can discuss any curious creatures you spot.
>
> Citizen Science September is only just getting going, and we have more
> surprises and new projects in store. As an incentive to spend a little
> time helping scientists, anyone who takes part in Seafloor Explorer
> and one other Zooniverse project will be offered a sneak preview of
> what’s coming. We promise there are projects you just don’t want to
> miss - whatever you’re interested in - so there’s never been a better
> time to return to an old project or give something new a try. We hope
> to see you at http://zooniverse.org very soon!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> - The Zooniverse Team
>
> PS You can keep track of the progress of Citizen Science September
> here: https://zooniverse.org/citizen-science-september
>
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