Developing Citizen Science Apps for Conservation Biology: Koala Counter and EchidnaCSI
2018
Presentation from Citizen Science Australia conference in Adelaide, Feb 2018.
Field data collection by Citizen Scientists has been hugely assisted by the rapid
development and spread of smart phones as well as apps that make use of the
integrated technologies contained in these devices. I will describe some of the
experiences (both good and bad) that we have experienced in collaborative
development of two Citizen Science apps for Conservation. First is the Koala Counter
app used in the Great Koala Count 2 – a two-day Blitz-style population census.
Second is the EchidnaCSI app – an observational tool for collecting sightings and
samples of echidna. From a developer’s perspective, I will provide details on multi-
platform app development as well as collaboration and integration with the national
biodiversity repository – the Atlas of Living Australia. Preliminary results regarding
user engagement and device differences will be presented along with lessons
learned and paths for future research.
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