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    3D Model: Ano Nuevo

    October 23, 2019

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    Niko Kaplanis

    Here is a 3D model of a Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) monitoring site at Ano Nuevo in San Mateo County, California. Models like this one can be used to map the distribution of rocky shoreline species, and to track changes in their distribution through...

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    3D Visualization of Cabrillo National Monument, Zone 1

    May 23, 2018

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    Niko Kaplanis

    Using structure-from-motion software we convert thousands of digital photographs into 3-dimensional point clouds representing our plots that typically contain more than a billion points. Visualizing this many points on a screen is not an easy task. Fortunately we have...

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    Marine Protected Area Technology Workshop

    May 16, 2018

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    Niko Kaplanis

    Marine Protected Area Technology Workshop

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    Friends of Seymour Marine Discovery Center Student Research and Education Award

    January 30, 2018

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    Niko Kaplanis

    This month, our proposal was chosen for a FOSC Student Research and Education Grant. With the support of this grant we will create a large format exhibit at the Seymour Discovery Center. The centerpiece of this exhibit will be a near-life sized printout of our field si...

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    Rising Tides Project receives National Science Foundation support

    April 2, 2017

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    Niko Kaplanis

    The Rising Tides Project will continue under support from a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. 

    This 3 year fellowship is one of the most competitive fellowships available to graduate students within the United States. With this support, my resear...

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    Pacific Beach Elementary School Science Day

    February 25, 2017

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    Niko Kaplanis

    Today, we partnered with the Climate Science Alliance - South Coast  to put together an educational booth at the Pacific Beach Elementary School Science Day. At the event project scientists engaged local K-5 students with large printouts of local tidepools, examples of...

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    Field Surveys: Mosaic Methods

    February 7, 2017

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    Niko Kaplanis

    Structure from motion (SfM) is a photogrammetric approach that produces models of 3-dimensional structures by identifying and aligning unique features within overlapping images. This novel technology is allowing us to produce highly spatially resolved 3-dimensional mod...

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    NOAA Tides and Currents: Tide Stations

    January 27, 2017

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    Niko Kaplanis

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tides and Currents website holds a wealth of information on tides, currents, and sea level trends. Data collected at tidal stations across the US coast can be viewed through this site. 

    For our research we have...

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    Winter Field Surveys

    January 26, 2017

    Over the past two months our team has surveyed our four field sites. Utilizing a camera mounted to a transect line, we collected digital photographs covering 8 x 35 m plots across the elevation gradient of the coast. Utilizing photo processing software, we are now work...

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    Rocky Intertidal Education with WiLDCOAST and La Jolla High School

    December 13, 2016

    This week, exceptionally low tides offered the opportunity to get out and explore the beautiful rocky intertidal of La Jolla Cove within the Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve. Project partner WiLDCOAST, a local conservation-focused non-profit, capitalized on these tides...

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