Global Coral Health Levels Analysis
Database with Semantic Computing and
5D World Map
Piyaporn NURARAK
a,1
, Yasushi KIYOKI
a
,
Petchporn CHAWAKITCHAREON
b
and Yasuhiro HAYASHI
c
a
Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan
b
Environmental Engineering Association of Thailand, Thailand
c
Faculty of Data Science, Musashino University, Japan
Abstract. Global warming and climate change affect not only all living things but
also many non-living things. Furthermore, those phenomena caused extreme
disasters that become impossible to ignore. Coral bleaching is a phenomenon to
show ocean warming due to climate change. This paper presents the analysis and
visualization of the coral health levels database by using 5D World Map System.
Coral health levels are analyzed using a coral-knowledge image that includes coral
with a coral health chart. We use image processing and color semantic distance to
interpret coral health levels. We have implemented an actual space integration
system to access environmental information resources with coral health levels and
image analysis that the results have been shown on the 5D World Map System. As
for the experiment study, the study areas of coral health levels analysis are located
in the ocean close to Thailand's islands as Ko Ha (Five Island), Ko Bon, Ko Hin
Ngam, Ko Tarutao, Ko Thalu, and Ko Samaesarn.
Keywords. coral health levels, semantic computing, coral health levels database,
coral-knowledge image, image processing, global environmental analysis, 5D
World Map.
1. Introduction
Global warming and climate change affect not only all living things but also many non-
living things. Furthermore, those phenomena caused extreme disasters such as stronger
storms, rising seas, and ocean warming that become impossible to ignore. Global
warming is very close to us because everything in this world is dependent on each other.
That is why everyone on this planet should start to be aware and understand the impacts
of the future. Coral bleaching is a phenomenon to show ocean warming due to climate
change. Our motivation is promoting healthy reefs by engaging the global community in
monitoring coral health and coral bleaching with 5D World Map System. The 5D World
Map System is globally utilized as a Global Environmental Semantic Computing System
for disaster, natural phenomena, ocean-water analysis with local and global multimedia
data resources.
1
Corresponding Author, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa
Campus, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0882, Japan; Email: pnurarak@sfc.keio.ac.jp.
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