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Remote Sensing
Where is Niu?
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Four new Niu ocean drifters will be launched from Hawaii in January 2009!
The first Niu was launched on May 8, 2008 from Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu and traveled over 1,471 miles in approximately four months. The last transmission from Niu was from about 400 miles east of Midway Islands.
Great Book on Sea Turtles
Submitted by Evan on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 8:47amPublished in
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I just recently read "Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur" by Carl Safina. If you would like to learn about sea turtles and the challenges they're facing around the world for survival, I can't imagine a better book exists on the subject.
The author's style of writing is one of the best I've ever seen. I often sat in shear amazement as to how well he uses words to relay his stories. I am really looking forward to reading his other books (also listed below).
Marine Debris
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The ocean currents and atmospheric winds have carried garbage around the world with certain areas receiving the worst of it. The “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” in the northern Pacific has millions of pieces of floating trash spread out over an area the size of Texas. The science lesson “NAME HERE” addresses how these processes work while this lesson discusses the impact that this trash has on living organisms, organizations (such as NOAA) who are working to fix this problem, efforts in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, and things that individuals can do to help.
Niu's Camera
Submitted by Evan on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 4:49pmPublished in
The new Niu ocean drifter devices that we will deploy this year will have a digital camera! The camera will have a fish-eye lens, so it will provide a really cool, wide field-of-view. Because of the optics of this type of lens, most of the focus will be on objects close to the camera. What do YOU think will show up in the photos that Niu takes? Can you think of any creative projects that we can do with all those photos?
The Coconut with a Mission
Submitted by Evan on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 4:01pmPublished in
On May 8, 2008, Project Niu launched an ocean-going sensor from Waimea Bay to teach students about the impact that each one of them can have on the environment. Perhaps the best way to understand Project Niu is through the eyes of a coconut… [read more]
Tracking Leatherback Turtles
Submitted by Evan on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 7:00pmPublished in
Stanford University recently published an interesting story on using satellite tags to track leatherback turtles in the Pacific Ocean. The story, "Leatherback turtles’ route may offer roadmap to salvation" can be read here.
What do you think we can do to help protect leatherback turtles and other sea turtles?
How is Niu tracked?
Submitted by Evan on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 7:00pmPublished in
Please note, this article contains some details specific to the first Niu device. An update will be written when the engineers complete the new Niu devices.
People often ask us about the accuracy of Niu's plotted coordinates. This is a great question with a very lengthy answer. I'll give you the short version and some places to go if you're curious about the longer version. Believe it or not, as long as this is, this is the short version! Read more if you're interested...
Where in the World is Niu? (And how do we know?)
Submitted by Josiah on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:00pmPublished in
Ever wonder how we will follow Niu's journey through the Pacific Ocean once it leaves Oahu? Read on to learn about how Archinoetics' engineers and scientists use a GPS signal to track Niu's voyage!
It’s hard to imagine that just a few hundred years ago, sailors and ships at sea had to rely on dead reckoning, an accurate clock, and the position of heavenly bodies to determine their approximate location at sea. Thanks to the advent of satellite technology and GPS systems, anyone on earth can approximate their position to within a meter of their location on the globe.
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