Computer software and data processing systems
An often overlooked, but nonetheless vital component of most high-tech ocean monitoring systems is software and hardware that can collect, organize, and archive large quantities of data. MBARI engineers have designed and constructed several systems that not only simplify the process of collecting data, but also make it easier for researchers to analyze and share this data.
- The video annotation and reference system (VARS)—A database system that allows researchers to record and search for observations of specific animals and objects in thousands of hours of underwater video.
- The automated video event detection system (AVED)—Artificial intelligence software that allows a computer to identify the most scientifically interesting segments of underwater video recordings.
- The shore-side data system (SSDS)—A software system designed to take data from a wide variety of oceanographic sensors and combine these data in a single database for analysis and display.
- The marine metadata initiative (MMI)—A multi-institution effort to to standardize the ways in which oceanographic instruments collect and report data.
The video annotation and reference system (VARS)The video annotation and reference system (VARS) is a extensive, expandable database system that allows researchers to record and search for observations of specific animals and objects from thousands of hours of underwater video.
- Annotating video for research use (20th anniversary article)
- Taming the video deluge (PDF file--Article from 2003 Annual Report)
- Video annotation and reference system (VARS) (Researcher web site)
- VARS system overview (Researcher web site)
- Video annotation reference system (Education web page)
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MBARI principal investigator in this field:
who? (position)
The automated video event detection system (AVED)The automated video event detection system (AVED) is a suite of artificial intelligence software that allows a computer to identify the most scientifically interesting segments of underwater video recordings.
- Finding jellies in marine snow (News brief)
- Taming the video deluge (PDF file--Article from 2003 Annual Report)
- Automatic visual event detection (Education web page)
- Automated visual event detection (Researcher web site)
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MBARI principal investigator in this field:
Duane Edgington (Engineer)
The shore-side data system (SSDS)MBARI's shore-side data system (SSDS) is a database-driven system that can acquire data from a wide variety of oceanographic sensors and combine these data in a single data base for analysis and display.
- Drinking from a fire hose—Organizing and visualizing large data sets and video libraries (News brief)
- About MBARI's shore side data system (SSDS) (Researcher web site)
The marine metadata initiative (MMI)As part of the marine metadata initiative, MBARI researchers have spearheaded a multi-institution effort to standardize the ways in which oceanographic instruments collect and report data.
- Scaling a scientific Tower of Babel— Helping oceanographic instruments learn a common language (News release)
- Got metadata? MBARI engineers develop “cyberinfrastucture” for ocean observing systems (News brief)
- Building a common vocabulary for marine science (PDF file--Article from 2005 Annual Report)
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MBARI principal investigator in this field:
John Graybeal (Engineer)