MEXT Commissioned Project
From ocean data,
to knowledge that matters.
A joint industry–academia big-data platform that captures the dynamics of marine life and the environment in high resolution from three perspectives — map, animal, and micro.
01 — Project Overview
Visualizing marine life and the environment from three perspectives
02 — Research
Three R&D Themes
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Generating big data on marine particles using event-based vision sensors (EVS)
Susumu Takatsuka Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Using event-based vision sensors (EVS) developed for industrial applications, the system rapidly captures and analyzes “marine particles”—such as plankton and sedimentary aggregates (marine snow)—which are fundamental components supporting marine ecosystems.Based on the analysis results, the system generates data with new value that contributes to environmental impact assessments related to marine development, the sustainable use of fishery resources, biodiversity conservation, and climate change research.
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A sustainable society where marine life and people coexist, realized through biologging
Katsufumi Sato Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
High-resolution behavioral and environmental data gathered by sensors attached to marine animals is operated on an intelligent platform capable of real-time delivery, supporting higher-precision disaster prevention and forecasting — including data provision to Japan Meteorological Agency models.
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03 Phase-1 theme
Developing foundational technologies to generalize marine biodiversity big data, and applied technologies to safeguard the richness of the ocean
Yasuhiro Kubota University of the Ryukyus
Biodiversity data from diverse observations is integrated into a common schema and applied to the optimal placement of marine protected areas (MPAs) and to analyzing ecosystem-degradation risk, providing evidence to inform policy decisions.
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03 — Director's Message
This initiative brings the ocean big data drawn from three perspectives — map, animal, and micro — to bear on society's decisions. Giving value to numbers, for a thriving coexistence of people and the ocean.Tomonari Akamatsu Program Director · Professor, Waseda University