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Introduction to COBWEB. Plas Machynlleth , 20 th May, 2014 Chris Higgins, Project Coordinator, EDINA, University of Edinburgh c hris.higgins@ed.ac.uk. Citizen Observatory Web. 4 year research project Crowdsourced environmental data to aid decision making
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Introduction to COBWEB PlasMachynlleth, 20th May, 2014 Chris Higgins, Project Coordinator, EDINA, University of Edinburgh chris.higgins@ed.ac.uk
Citizen Observatory Web • 4 year research project • Crowdsourced environmental data to aid decision making • Introduce quality measures and reduce uncertainty • Combine crowdsourced data with existing sources of data
COBWEB Biosphere Reserves Germany: Wadden See and Hallig Islands Greece: Mount Olympus & Gorge of Samaria Left open possibility of expansion to further BRs later in project UK (Wales): Biosffer Dyfi • Development work concentrated here
What are we going to build? A number of demonstrator mobile phone applications Stakeholder discussion to provide detail 3 pilot case study areas: • Validating earth observation products • Biological monitoring • Flooding
Case Studies Community Woodlands Pollinators FP7 BIO_SOS Validation of EO Products (Gwylio) Education Ecotourism Smart Citizen Flooding
Where we are at the moment Month 19 of 48 Milestone 3 (First Welsh Demonstrator) Nov 2014, coming over horizon By 2015: ready for field testing with citizens Some tentative steps already taken: Dyfi Woodlands Outward Bound Aberdyfi Ysgol Bro Dyfi/RSPB TalybontFloodees Abersystwyth University MSc group
Some objectives • Increase in local awareness of the project • More individuals/organisations willing to work with us in various ways • or at least thinking about it • Provide information to enable attendees to begin formulating a response to a Call for Proposal • Better understanding of how the citizen engagement aspects of the project might progress
Launch for proposals • More of a pre-launch, town meeting • Brief key organisations/individuals • Feedback to help us run the Call for Proposals more effectively • Actual CfP will be go up on the COBWEB website on 16th June • A number of small contracts (of the order £500 – £10000)
Two main components to engagement • Co-design: test prototype apps and provide feedback as we develop them • Underway already, to an extent • Get people (volunteers) out and about with COBWEB software in • Citizens in field from Jan 2015 onwards Not mutually exclusive. Proposals could include both
Co-Design Objectives • Engage in dialogue with members of the COBWEB consortium to assist in the design of applications • Engage in dialogue with members of the COBWEB consortium to assist in identifying further user requirements
“Citizen in the field” Objectives • Adapt the generic COBWEB capability to address specific needs within your area of expertise • Arrange and manage groups of volunteers in field testing COBWEB application(s) in the Dyfi Biosphere area
Process • Mon 16th June: CfP issued • Mon 21st July: deadline for proposals • May contact some applicants individually for refinement • Mon 4th Aug: decision, contact applicants • Mid Sept: kickoff meeting with all successful applicants • Looking for cooperation opportunities • Discuss technical support • Schedule
Open questions • Further rounds? • Terms and conditions will be published with the CfP • Will require some kind of report