NewsTrendsKE
No Result
View All Result
Friday, January 27, 2023
  • Home
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Startup
    • Real Estate
  • Deals
  • Featured
    • Education
  • Technology
    • Cryptocurrency
    • Phones
    • Gadget
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Op-Eds
  • World
  • Advertise
Subscribe
NewsTrendsKE
  • Home
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Startup
    • Real Estate
  • Deals
  • Featured
    • Education
  • Technology
    • Cryptocurrency
    • Phones
    • Gadget
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Op-Eds
  • World
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
NewsTrendsKE
No Result
View All Result

How NASA technology can help save the world’s largest shark

by Admin
12 February 2021
in Featured
1
153
SHARES
1.9k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp

In a report for Call to Earth, CNN hears how thousands of people around the world are lending a hand to help save the world’s largest fish – the whale shark.

Co-founded by Australian marine biologist Brad Norman, The Wildbook for Whale Sharks is an online photo identification library that uses NASA technology to identify individual sharks by the patterns on their skin. Thousands of ‘citizen scientists’ around the world submit photos which provide critical information about the endangered species’ population hotspots and migration routes.

Today, the database holds over 70,000 submissions from more than 50 countries — making it one of the biggest crowd-sourced conservation projects in the world.

Norman tells CNN that this type of crowdsourced data is vital in helping these gentle giants, “Over the last few years, the numbers of sightings that are coming in is increasing all the time. By taking a photograph and helping us with our research, we can all work together to save this species.”

He explains that the images are analysed by an algorithm that scans the spots and stripes on the animal’s skin, which are as unique as a human fingerprint. The algorithm identifies the shark by searching the database for a matching pattern.

CNN hears that this technology was first developed for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope program, and that the algorithm works for whale sharks because their skin markings form patterns similar to stars in the night sky.

Norman, who was named a Rolex Laureate in 2006, says that protecting whale sharks’ breeding grounds is the “one big thing” needed to save the species in the long run. The data collected by the ‘citizen scientists’ will give him a better chance at making that possible, “I can only be in one place at one time. It’s so important to have members of the public assisting with our project.”

Previous Post

Smartphone maker realme targets 30% sales increase in 2021

Next Post

Kenya’s master plan to integrate ICT in schools

Related Posts

Savings
Economy

Here is why you should save your money in a SACCO

26 January 2023
10 fun facts about Kenya
Lifestyle

10 fun facts about Kenya

26 January 2023
Samsung Electronics DS Division Obtains ISO Certificate For Its Business Continuity Management System
Business

Samsung Electronics DS Division Obtains ISO Certificate For Its Business Continuity Management System

26 January 2023
How to buy the Realme C30s (4GB RAM + 64GB) in Kenya directly from the official store
Phones

Realme’s entry-level smartphones helped vendors and consumers defy tough economic times in 2022

26 January 2023
tips to stop masturbation
Lifestyle

“Being homosexual is not a crime, but it’s a sin” says Pope Francis

26 January 2023
iPhone vs Android: What users prefer and why
Phones

iPhone vs Android: What users prefer and why

25 January 2023
Next Post

Kenya's master plan to integrate ICT in schools

Please login to join discussion
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Kenya_passport

How to request and get your Kenyan passport delivered at their doorsteps

13 November 2022
Catholic Priest Burned Alive Beyond Recognition

Catholic Priest Burned Alive Beyond Recognition

16 January 2023
Absa Bank Kenya PLC named as Top Employer 2023 in Kenya and Africa

Absa kicks off a food donation drive in Kenya

21 January 2023
Jambojet flies over 1 million passengers in 2022, offers 1,000 tickets at Ksh 1,000

Jambojet flies over 1 million passengers in 2022, offers 1,000 tickets at Ksh 1,000

10 January 2023

Atlancis Technologies First Company to Deploy Open Compute Project in Kenya

1

realme C3 smartphone brand launches in Kenya

1

How NASA technology can help save the world’s largest shark

1

Samsung, Safaricom Allows Making Video Calls in Kenya

0
Savings

Here is why you should save your money in a SACCO

26 January 2023
10 fun facts about Kenya

10 fun facts about Kenya

26 January 2023
Samsung Electronics DS Division Obtains ISO Certificate For Its Business Continuity Management System

Samsung Electronics DS Division Obtains ISO Certificate For Its Business Continuity Management System

26 January 2023
How to buy the Realme C30s (4GB RAM + 64GB) in Kenya directly from the official store

Realme’s entry-level smartphones helped vendors and consumers defy tough economic times in 2022

26 January 2023
  • Home
  • Business
  • Deals
  • Featured
  • Technology
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Op-Eds
  • World
  • Advertise
Email: news [at] newstrends.co.ke

© 2023 NewsTrendsKE

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Startup
    • Real Estate
  • Deals
  • Featured
    • Education
  • Technology
    • Cryptocurrency
    • Phones
    • Gadget
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Op-Eds
  • World
  • Advertise

© 2023 NewsTrendsKE