u/Tohora721

Hi everyone,

I'm a cetacean enthusiast and solo developer, and over the past few months I've been building WhaleScope as a personal project to learn and explore the relationships between cetacean observations, ocean conditions and human activities at a global scale.

The goal is to bring together datasets that are often scattered across multiple sources and make them easier to explore in one place.

At the moment, the platform allows users to:
• Explore the distribution of around 90 cetacean species worldwide
• Compare observations with oceanographic variables
• Explore potential habitats depending on season and environmental conditions
• Identify areas exposed to shipping activity and other human pressures
• Explore marine ecosystems and large marine regions

The project currently relies on more than one million observations collected from public datasets.

I'm sharing a few screenshots and would genuinely love feedback from the marine biology community:

• What datasets or variables would you find useful?
• What important information is currently missing?
• Can you see applications for research, education or conservation?

I'm building this alone as an enthusiast rather than as a company or institution, so every suggestion, criticism and idea is incredibly valuable.

https://whalescope-eight.vercel.app/

Thanks for taking a look!

Hi everyone,

Over the past few months I've been building WhaleScope, a platform designed to explore relationships between cetacean observations, oceanographic conditions and human activities at a global scale.

The idea is to bring together datasets that are often scattered across multiple sources and make them easier to explore together.

Current features include:
• Species distribution exploration
• Comparison with oceanographic variables
• Seasonal potential habitat exploration
• Shipping traffic exposure analysis
• Marine ecosystem and bioregion layers

The platform currently relies on more than 1 million observations covering around 90 cetacean species.

I'm sharing a few screenshots and would be very interested in feedback from the oceanography community:

• Which ocean variables would you find most useful?
• What important datasets are missing?
• Can you see research, conservation or educational applications for this type of tool?

https://whalescope-eight.vercel.app/

Thanks for any feedback or suggestions!Hi everyone,

Over the past few months I've been building WhaleScope, a platform designed to explore relationships between cetacean observations, oceanographic conditions and human activities at a global scale.

The idea is to bring together datasets that are often scattered across multiple sources and make them easier to explore together.

Current features include:
• Species distribution exploration
• Comparison with oceanographic variables
• Seasonal potential habitat exploration
• Shipping traffic exposure analysis
• Marine ecosystem and bioregion layers

The platform currently relies on more than 1 million observations covering around 90 cetacean species.

I'm sharing a few screenshots and would be very interested in feedback from the oceanography community:

• Which ocean variables would you find most useful?
• What important datasets are missing?
• Can you see research, conservation or educational applications for this type of tool?

https://whalescope-eight.vercel.app/

Thanks for any feedback or suggestions!

Hi everyone,

As a whale enthusiast, I've been building WhaleScope over the past few weeks, a platform designed to explore relationships between whale observations, ocean conditions and human activities at a global scale.

The idea is to bring together data that is often scattered across multiple sources and make it easier to explore and connect.

Some examples include:
• Visualizing species distributions
• Comparing observations with oceanographic variables
• Exploring potential habitats by season
• Identifying areas exposed to shipping traffic

I'm sharing a few screenshots and would really appreciate your feedback:

• What do you find useful?
• What is missing?
• Can you see applications for research, conservation, education or whale watching?

The project currently includes more than 1 million observations covering around 90 cetacean species.

https://whalescope-eight.vercel.app/

I'd also be happy to connect with whale enthusiasts, marine biologists, researchers or conservation organizations working on cetaceans.

Thanks in advance for any feedback, suggestions or ideas!