SAN DIEGO OCEANS FOUNDATION AND DIVENAV COLLABORATE TO ENABLE VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE HMCS YUKON
Online Exploration of the HMCS Yukon Artificial Reef from any Home or Classroom
SAN DIEGO and TUSTIN, Calif., October 25, 2007 The San Diego Oceans Foundation and DiveNav, Inc. announce today a collaboration to enable virtual exploration of the HMCS Yukon Artificial Reef from any home or classroom connected to the Internet.
The HMCS Yukon is a decommissioned Canadian warship that was sunk by the San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF). SDOF brought the Yukon to San Diego from Canada, stripped her of toxic and hazardous materials and, after passing rigorous EPA inspections, in July 2000 placed her on the bottom in 100 feet of water to serve as an artificial reef just 1.85 miles offshore, west of Mission Beach in San Diego. The HMCS Yukon is the largest ship ever sunk on the West Coast as an artificial reef. She is in a location that is accessible by both divers and fisherman making her a favorable recreational area. The HMCS Yukon is also the subject of an ongoing Artificial Reef Monitoring Project, managed by SDOF, that involves volunteers who study the rate of fish, invertebrate and plant colonization.
As part of this announced collaboration, DiveNav and the San Diego Oceans Foundation will use DiveNav 's vDive technology to develop an eDive site (virtual dive site) of the HMCS Yukon which will include a detailed 3-D model of the warship and animated models of the marine life typical of the site. Additionally, the type, quantity and location of virtual marine life will be modeled based upon the scientific data collected by the SDOF as part of its ongoing Artificial Reef Monitoring Project.
This collaboration is expected to benefit recreational, educational and scientific users. Certified recreational scuba divers could use this eDive site to preview an example of a dive trip to the HMCS Yukon while dive professionals could use it to promote scuba diving to prospective divers. Educators could use the material as a teaching aid in an interactive classroom environment and scientists could use eDives 3-D animated models to visualize - data obtained in the field.
At DEMA Show 2007, booth 877, the San Diego Oceans Foundation and DiveNav will demonstrate a preliminary version of the HMCS Yukon eDive site. The site should be available to the general public, via the eDivingTM online service, in the first part of 2008.
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About DiveNav Inc.
DiveNav Inc., headquartered in Tustin, Calif., is an innovative company developing leading-edge services and products that will enable the user friendly exploration of our oceans by the recreational and educational communities. DiveNav 's patent pending vDive technology is the engine powering its eDiving online service. For more information regarding DiveNav or its eDiving service, please email us at info@divenav.com or visit our websites at DiveNav or www.ediving.us.
About the San Diego Oceans Foundation.
The San Diego Oceans Foundation has built a legacy of pioneering grassroots volunteer programs which increase our understanding of marine animals, protect ecosystems, and provide solutions to environmental challenges.
Through our programs, we engage community members of all ages and backgrounds in meaningful hands-on volunteer work. Whether raising white seabass, hiking canyons, educating youth or surveying local fish populations, every volunteer gains a deeper understanding and appreciation for San Diego's oceans and bays, and helps spread our message of ocean stewardship. To learn more about the San Diego Oceans Foundation visit our website at San Diego Oceans Foundation.
Online Exploration of the HMCS Yukon Artificial Reef from any Home or Classroom
SAN DIEGO and TUSTIN, Calif., October 25, 2007 The San Diego Oceans Foundation and DiveNav, Inc. announce today a collaboration to enable virtual exploration of the HMCS Yukon Artificial Reef from any home or classroom connected to the Internet.
The HMCS Yukon is a decommissioned Canadian warship that was sunk by the San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF). SDOF brought the Yukon to San Diego from Canada, stripped her of toxic and hazardous materials and, after passing rigorous EPA inspections, in July 2000 placed her on the bottom in 100 feet of water to serve as an artificial reef just 1.85 miles offshore, west of Mission Beach in San Diego. The HMCS Yukon is the largest ship ever sunk on the West Coast as an artificial reef. She is in a location that is accessible by both divers and fisherman making her a favorable recreational area. The HMCS Yukon is also the subject of an ongoing Artificial Reef Monitoring Project, managed by SDOF, that involves volunteers who study the rate of fish, invertebrate and plant colonization.
As part of this announced collaboration, DiveNav and the San Diego Oceans Foundation will use DiveNav 's vDive technology to develop an eDive site (virtual dive site) of the HMCS Yukon which will include a detailed 3-D model of the warship and animated models of the marine life typical of the site. Additionally, the type, quantity and location of virtual marine life will be modeled based upon the scientific data collected by the SDOF as part of its ongoing Artificial Reef Monitoring Project.
This collaboration is expected to benefit recreational, educational and scientific users. Certified recreational scuba divers could use this eDive site to preview an example of a dive trip to the HMCS Yukon while dive professionals could use it to promote scuba diving to prospective divers. Educators could use the material as a teaching aid in an interactive classroom environment and scientists could use eDives 3-D animated models to visualize - data obtained in the field.
At DEMA Show 2007, booth 877, the San Diego Oceans Foundation and DiveNav will demonstrate a preliminary version of the HMCS Yukon eDive site. The site should be available to the general public, via the eDivingTM online service, in the first part of 2008.
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About DiveNav Inc.
DiveNav Inc., headquartered in Tustin, Calif., is an innovative company developing leading-edge services and products that will enable the user friendly exploration of our oceans by the recreational and educational communities. DiveNav 's patent pending vDive technology is the engine powering its eDiving online service. For more information regarding DiveNav or its eDiving service, please email us at info@divenav.com or visit our websites at DiveNav or www.ediving.us.
About the San Diego Oceans Foundation.
The San Diego Oceans Foundation has built a legacy of pioneering grassroots volunteer programs which increase our understanding of marine animals, protect ecosystems, and provide solutions to environmental challenges.
Through our programs, we engage community members of all ages and backgrounds in meaningful hands-on volunteer work. Whether raising white seabass, hiking canyons, educating youth or surveying local fish populations, every volunteer gains a deeper understanding and appreciation for San Diego's oceans and bays, and helps spread our message of ocean stewardship. To learn more about the San Diego Oceans Foundation visit our website at San Diego Oceans Foundation.
