Citizen Science Apps
Helping businesses harness the power of citizen science. Customised app technology putting data collection in the hands of the people.
Spatial Vision was contracted to create the Frog Census App for Melbourne Water in mid-2016, to to digitize and streamline Melbourne Water’s Frog Census.
The app includes robust data recording features, allowing users to record not only the location of frogs within the Melbourne region, but also audio recordings of the frog callings and other useful information. This information is then made available to the public, benefiting management authorities, researchers, the Melbourne Water Frog Census program and students.
This information is used in waterway management and is also shared with DELWP Victorian Biodiversity Atlas and CSIRO Atlas of Living Australia.
WhaleReport is a smart phone app developed for the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre featuring the ability to submit details of sightings of cetaceans and turtles in the British Colombia area, a map to view personal sighting reports and a detailed species identification guide.
Reports are enhanced with accurate GPS location details and photographic images of the sightings. Once submitted the report locations are verified via a server based GIS process to ensure that reports are within the target area.
