NASA Calls on Gamers, Citizen Scientists to Help Map World’s Corals

NASA has put out a game, called NeMO-Net and currently only on the Apple store, to seek help in mapping the world's coral reefs.

NASA says, "On each "dive," players interact with real NASA data, learning about the different kinds of corals that lie on the shallow ocean floor while highlighting where they appear in the imagery. Aboard their virtual research vessel, players will be able to track their progress, earn badges, read through the game's field guide, and access educational videos about life on the sea floor."

As players locate the coral, they are training a supercomputer to recognize and classify the various coral, as well as assess the health of the coral.

The game is currently for iOS and Mac, but they are planning an Android release.