Haig Fras Marine Protected Area Digital Twin

A Digital Twin of the Haig Fras Marine Protected Area (MPA) will be developed. At the heart of this project is the principle that the developments are made publicly accessible and reusable by design.

A digital twin asset register, developed in this project, will ensure that components and concepts are reusable in future projects and opportunities for delivering interoperability are fully explored. Marine photography is increasingly used as a low cost, accessible and non-destructive method of capturing community status.

When completed, the digital twin will allow a more complete view by integrating baseline data such as seafloor geology, combined with observations, dynamic model outputs and will facilitate the application of artificial intelligence tools to provide an accessible representation of our seas and oceans for scientists, governments and marine operators.