Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1
3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA
UNDERWATER FEATURE
CRITERIA (continued)
• Acoustical
Audio technologies can make it possible to “listen to the
Bay.”
• Real-Time Monitoring
Currents, tides, dissolved oxygen, salinity, 3D seismic
and species variability can be monitored in situ, in real
time. Though sample collection can be automated
to some extent, chemical constituents such as
environmental contaminants, nutrients and pollution
may require laboratory analysis.
• Linkage to Internet
A website and apps can be created for the project,
making the underwater habitat accessible from
anywhere. The scope of information provided should
range from microscopic life to the estuary watershed and
beyond.
• System Flexibility
A basic hardware and software armature that can adapt
to new developments should be developed.
• Telepresence
Telepresence is the set of technologies that give the
experience of being fully present at a location remote
from one’s own physical location; a video conference
is one such example of telepresence. This experience
of the Underwater Feature may be enabled by
technologies that implement human sensory elements
like vision and sound, and can also involve robotic
technologies such as autonomous underwater vehicles
(AUVs) and remotely-operated underwater vehicles
(ROVs).
• Underwater Lighting (LED)
Because fish are attracted to light, underwater lighting
will allow visitors to see much deeper into the water,
while increasing excitement and providing aesthetic
appeal. Lighting can be located within a potential reef
structure to reveal its structure and to make it glow. The
lighting design needs to be sensitive to marine life’s
response to natural diurnal cycles, while not visually
overwhelming or creating unnatural predation.
• On-Site Energy Generation
Energy can be generated on location to power the
technologies discussed in this section.
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