Dave Kilbey - Nature Locator

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Dave Kilbey – Service Manager

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Presentation delivered by Dave Kilbey, University of Bristol, as part of the Apps for Engagement Session at Communicate 2012: Breaking Boundaries.

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Dave Kilbey – Service Manager

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What we doWhat we do

• Work with researchers and organisations to engage the public with data collection– Design bespoke smartphone applications – Innovate to take the technology in new directions– Provide data visualisation tools to enhance

feedback

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Projects IncludeProjects Include

http://planttracker.naturelocator.org/

http://leafwatch.naturelocator.org/

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The ProductsThe Products

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Lat/Long obtained via phone’s GPS in the fieldNormal accuracy between 2 and 8m

51.391709743,-

0.170123657 Photo + Metadata

How the basics workHow the basics work

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Making a difference…Making a difference…

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Some Stats• Leaf Watch – 12,500 app downloads– 6,000 records in first 3 months of project– Featured on the One Show, in the Sunday Times…

• PlantTracker– 2,500 downloads– 1,600 records of invasive species since Aug 2012– Appearance on BBC Countryfile– Data has already enabled early intervention– Cost saving to the Environment Agency

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Why it worksWhy it works

• Immediacy• Minimal effort• Usability (paramount for public engagement)• It appeals to the “geek” in us• I can use my phone to do something useful…• The apps are informative• Feedback loop

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InnovationInnovation

• BatMobile (https://batmobile.blogs.ilrt.org/)

– A JISC funded project to automatically ID UK bat species using a phone app

– Lots of challenges– Exciting potential

It will hopefully be a bit more hi-tech and useful than my other one…

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QuestionsQuestions

[email protected]

http://naturelocator.org/