Project: With the ongoing use of mobile applications for scientific field research, there has been a great increase in the number of applications being produced for different scientific projects and research. Some of them offer data manipulation, that is to say, the applications provide modes and tools for citizen scientists for statistical inference while others […]
Guest Post Written by: Aspen Cook, Laboratory Technician, Outreach Specialist, Environmental Health Department, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida The Beach Conditions Reporting System, or BCRS, is a website (www.visitbeaches.org) and accompanying mobile app developed by Mote Marine Laboratory. The BCRS currently collects and disperses beach conditions from 37 locations along the gulf coast of Florida; however, Mote is working to expand […]
Project: https://www.echometertouch.com/ The citizen science community has been blessed with yet another mobile application that serves all bat-lovers alike. Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector is a mobile application that allows users to listen to, record and identify bat species by analyzing their ultrasound calls. Though it might not allow them to check where Batman is […]
Project: http://www.growandtell.us/ Grow and tell is an exciting platform for gardeners to share what grows where, which crops turned out well, and which didn’t grow as planned. You can view what plants are growing around you, which plants grew in what zone, and what type of land is perfect for certain types of plants. It’s […]