Tidepool connects dive survey logging, species photo-ID catalogs, coral health monitoring, and Darwin Core dataset export into one research platform — from the water to the journal.
Platform in Numbers
Tidepool aggregates field data across research programs — not as vanity metrics, but as evidence of interoperability and research community adoption.
Across 28 countries, from university marine labs to conservation NGOs.
Species sightings, transect logs, and quadrat measurements ingested.
Individual cetaceans and elasmobranchs matched via dorsal/ventral patterns.
Field-to-server data delivery rate across satellite and cellular connections.
Platform Capabilities
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Field Collection
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Species Identification
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Data Standards
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Collaboration
Offline-first transect recording with paired instrument sync — GPS, depth gauge, CTD probe. Auto-stamps waypoints and environmental parameters per observation.
Computer-vision assisted matching for cetacean dorsal fins, shark scarring, manta ventral patterns. Builds persistent individual catalogs across seasons and sites.
Quadrat grid tracking for bleaching events, disease prevalence, and recovery. Standardised health indices with temporal trend comparison across sites.
Species distribution heatmaps, habitat overlays on bathymetric charts, and survey effort analysis. Export as GeoJSON for GIS integration.
One-click export to GBIF and OBIS with automatic DwC-A packaging. Controlled vocabulary mapping for taxa, locations, and measurement types.
Granular access control by project, dataset, or individual record. Share with collaborators before publication, then release to open repositories.
Data Standards
Tidepool's data model aligns with international biodiversity and ocean observation standards — no reformatting required.
| Standard | Coverage | Export Format | Status |
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| Darwin Core Archive | Occurrence, Event, MeasurementOrFact | DwC-A (.zip) | Full |
| GBIF IPT Publishing | Occurrence, Checklist, Sampling Event | EML + DwC-A | Full |
| OBIS-ENV-DATA | Extended MeasurementOrFact | eMoF DwC-A | Full |
| MBON / GOOS EOV | Coral cover, Fish abundance, Seagrass extent | CSV / NetCDF | Partial |
| WoRMS Taxonomy | Taxonomic name resolution, AphiaID linking | API sync | Full |
Ecosystem Partners
Tidepool integrates with the data infrastructure that marine scientists already depend on.
GBIF
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
OBIS
Ocean Biodiversity Information System
WoRMS
World Register of Marine Species
MBON
Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
Wildbook
Photo-ID & Computer Vision for Wildlife
From the Field
We ran 340 dive transects across 14 sites in the Coral Triangle last season. Before Tidepool, consolidating that data into OBIS-ready format took a postdoc six weeks. Now it takes an afternoon. The taxonomy validation alone saves us from the most common errors in the pipeline.
Dr. Anya Soerensen
Coral Reef Ecologist, James Cook Univ.
The photo-ID module identified 23 individual whale sharks across three seasons of imagery we'd never matched manually. That's 23 animals we didn't know were returning to our study site — it changed our population estimate fundamentally.
Tomás Herrera
Elasmobranch Program Lead, Galápagos Conservation Trust
Our field technicians work offline for days at a time on remote reefs. Tidepool's offline-first architecture means they never lose data, and the auto-sync picks up immediately when satellite connectivity returns. We've had zero data loss in 18 months.
Prof. Lena Nordström
Director, Baltic Marine Lab, Uppsala University
Get Started
Tidepool is currently onboarding research programs by application. Include your institution and project scope — we'll respond within 48 hours.
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