Expedition data and analysis have since been made open-source through the Global Reef Record and UQ’s data repository, which in combination provide the largest publicly-accessible baseline data set, critical for understanding change on coral reefs.

A significant multi-year communications and outreach program, designed to engage a broad audience of scientists, conservationists, policymakers, educators, students, media and the general public, was devised and led by Underwater Earth working closely with the other founding partners.

Through an ongoing partnership with Google, the project was extended, allowing coral reefs to be revealed across multiple Google platforms including Google Street View, Google Earth and Google Expeditions. This innovative approach resulted in hundreds of millions of people being able to explore and learn about these critical ecosystems.

The program was significantly enhanced by the expertise and generous multi-year funding of corporate founding sponsor AXA XL (previously known as XL Catlin).