Students tracking a whale shark

Dev_null · 09-24-2005, 07:51 PM

In August this Year a group of young students from the German Europen School Singapore tagged a whale shark with an sattelite-tag, where the data now being published in the web trough a google earth KML-file. This 7 meter long male Shark, named "Schroeder" now is on it's way from the Seychelles to - maybe - Somalia (Afrika). During the last few weeks you could see a move of over 700 KM ....

The KML File is updated via a Database and PHP script every time the sattelite carrier sends new data - about once a day.

You can download the KML file here

For more information please visit the project website!

Regards,
André

(Schroeder traveled almost 700KM)

Stadsman · 09-27-2005, 05:00 PM

very nice, thanks for sharing this with us!

War_Peace · 09-27-2005, 10:14 PM

Pretty cool, actually...

socrates · 09-28-2005, 09:20 AM

I wonder how many people in Whale research are looking at this...
This is good !

Japanese might not like it as it limits the need for them to take whales for "research"....

well its going to be a great research tool !!

09-24-2005, 07:51 PM	#1
Dev_null Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1	Students tracking a whale shark In August this Year a group of young students from the German Europen School Singapore tagged a whale shark with an sattelite-tag, where the data now being published in the web trough a google earth KML-file. This 7 meter long male Shark, named "Schroeder" now is on it's way from the Seychelles to - maybe - Somalia (Afrika). During the last few weeks you could see a move of over 700 KM .... The KML File is updated via a Database and PHP script every time the sattelite carrier sends new data - about once a day. You can download the KML file here For more information please visit the project website! Regards, André (Schroeder traveled almost 700KM)

09-27-2005, 05:00 PM	#2
Stadsman Super Muderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 52°21'24.37"N, 4°51'13.83"E Posts: 261	very nice, thanks for sharing this with us! __________________ Stadsman __________________ "Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen." -- Steven Wright

09-27-2005, 10:14 PM	#3
War_Peace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 632	Heey :) Pretty cool, actually...

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09-28-2005, 09:20 AM	#4
socrates Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in Malaysia Posts: 123	I wonder how many people in Whale research are looking at this... This is good ! Japanese might not like it as it limits the need for them to take whales for "research".... well its going to be a great research tool !!