Vision

🌟 MariMap Vision

MariMap aims to become the central operating system for marine conservation, combining field data, Earth observation, and AI into a single decision‑support platform used from the shoreline to the boardroom.

Goals

  • Unified Data Layer — one place for field surveys, loggers, and Earth Observation (e.g., SST, chlorophyll, mangrove extent), with clean schemas and GeoJSON geometry.
  • Decision Support — practical analytics that inform restoration, monitoring plans, budgeting, and policy.
  • Open & Interoperable — standard APIs, exports, and integrations to fit existing workflows without lock‑in.

Key Pillars

  1. Geospatial First
    Map‑centric workflows for orgs, projects, sites/plots, and layers. Keep geometry consistent to compare change over time.

  2. AI‑Assisted Monitoring

    • Coral reefs: transects, image labelling, automated cover estimates, and quality checks.
    • Mangroves: growth and biomass, species frequency, health scoring, and land/water masking.
    • Extensible to other ecosystems (seagrass, saltmarsh, tidal flats) so programmes can live in one platform.
  3. Reports That Matter
    Stakeholder‑ready reports (PDF and web) that summarise methods, results, maps, and trends without manual formatting.

  4. Community & Collaboration
    Orgs, roles, invitations, audit history, and notifications designed for mixed teams (NGOs, researchers, government, industry).

Roadmap Themes

  • Short term
    Solidify survey flows, reporting, org/project management, and EO time series for polygons.

  • Mid term
    Predictive models for change detection, restoration planning tools, alerting, and automated data quality controls.

  • Long term
    ESG reporting and biodiversity restoration planning at scale, including support for impact/credit claims (e.g., blue carbon, biodiversity credits) with traceability and verification.

For on‑the‑ground progress, see Status. For release history, check the Changelog.