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    Data-Driven Reef Conservation With AI

    • CustomerCitizens of the Reef

      IndustryNot-for-Profit

      LocationAustralia

    • Vision

      To create lasting positive impact by allowing citizen scientists to contribute and participate in the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef.

    • Solution

      Dell Technologies developed a deep learning AI model as part of a partnership with Citizens of the Reef, transforming reef analysis and conservation.

    • Impact

      This collaboration allows Citizens of the Reef to better inform their on-going conservation efforts of the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem.

    • Andy Ridley, founding CEO of Citizens of the Reef

      "This breakthrough model can effectively help us engage hundreds of thousands of people in the Great Reef Census and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef."

    • Business Results

    • With our AI Deep learning model, it takes less than 1 minute to analyze a photo compared to 7-8 minutes previously.

    • The global average for images analyzed by citizen scientists now stands at 22 compared to less than 1 image per person previously.

    • 15% of GBR surveyed with AI running on Dell's high-performance computing GPU (up from 5%).

    • Collected and managed massive volumes of data from tourists, right on the boats leveraging Dell Edge Servers.

    • Learn How Dell Powers Data-Driven Conservation (3:10)

    • READ MORE ON OUR BLOG

      Reef Conservation Matters

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