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Article: Hawaii's Coral Reefs: Stressed, Healthy or Dead? STI Awarded NOAA Contract to Map Coral Reefs.
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- December 23, 2002
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HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2002
Science & Technology International(R) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a five-year, multi-million dollar National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contract to map the coral reefs of the Hawaiian Islands. The maps, developed with advanced technology, will help local coastal managers determine the health of Hawaii's coral reefs.
"Hawaii-based STI was selected to lead this project because of its expertise in hyperspectral imaging and its state-of-the-art camera systems," said Dr. Mark E. Monaco, NOAA's Biogeography Program Manager of the National Ocean Service, who is ...