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Observing environmental change in of the Gulf of Maine: ICUC smartphone app
Citation:
Elskus, A., C. Tilburg, Jim Latimer, AND K. Parlee. Observing environmental change in of the Gulf of Maine: ICUC smartphone app. Maine Sustainability & Water Conference, Augusta, ME, March 29, 2016.
Impact/Purpose:
This poster outlines a new and exciting app that will provide for increased citizen participation in environmental assessment
Description:
Want to help collect data on environmental change in the Gulf of Maine with your smartphone? The Gulf of Maine Council’s EcoSystem Indicator Partnership (ESIP) is growing the community of citizen scientists in the Gulf of Maine region through its new smartphone app: ICUC (“I See You See”). This app allows users to find information on local monitoring activities in the Gulf of Maine. In addition, users can participate in data collection in their local area by uploading smartphone photos at specific locations to an on-line photo library. As the photo library grows, both in number of photos and number of locations, users will be able to observe environmental changes at each location over time via an associated web page on the ESIP website (http://www.gulfofmaine.org/2/esip-homepage/). Stop by our poster, learn about ESIP, download the app to your phone, and start collecting data!