The primary goal of the Mabulig project is to digitize amphibians of the Caraga Region by creating high-fidelity, open-access 3D models presented via an immersive Augmented Reality (AR) mobile application for interactive science education and biodiversity conservation awareness.
The featured interactive 3D models will show diagnostic characters allowing species identification. It will also show metadata for each species, such as habitat preference, basic morphometric measurements, current distribution within the Caraga Region, and other natural history information for researchers.
The vouchers of all created 3D models will be curated in the FSUU Natural History Collection to ensure transparency, repeatability, and integrity of the shared biodiversity data.
Public users can download the Mabulig mobile application to scan markers or surfaces, bringing 3D amphibian models to life on their screens.
The Mabulig mobile application will only showcase amphibian species from the Caraga Region. However, the pipeline for the creation of scientific 3D models using live biological samples will lay the groundwork for future digitization of other taxa.
