OMNI - Ocean Monitoring Network Initiative
Originally a low cost and open-source platform to gather and analyze critical data from the seas, OMNI has evolved to focus on ocean pollution. Curently there are two projects, OMNI Microplastics and OMNI Ocean Litter. Click the learn more buttons below to dive deeper:
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The OMNI project is a large-scale citizen science marine observation network conducted by the DLX Design Lab at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, which explores and develops new methods of ocean measurement by engaging communities.
Within this OMNI project, OMNI Microplastic is a citizen science research focused on microplastics, while OMNI Marine Litter is a citizen science social science research related to marine litter.
The OMNI project is a research project conducted by DLX Design Lab at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, in cooperation with the University of Tokyo FSI and the Nippon Foundation, as part of the University of Tokyo's Ocean Alliance Project.
Research members
Miles Pennington
DLX Design Lab / Professor
Project Advisor
Tomomi Sayuda
DLX DesignLab / Researcher
Design Director
Max Fischer
DLX Design Lab / Researcher
Product Designer
Jenna Wang
Freelance / Designer
Wesley Tan
Design Intern
Reynard Seah
Design Intern