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Could scientific research be improved by
applying WEB 2.0 tools as Citizen Science does?L. Massetti* Email: [email protected]
T. de Filippis, L. RocchiInstitute of Biometeorology - CNR - Italy
Phenology 2010 Climate change impacts and adaptations
is the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle
events and how these are influenced by seasonal and
interannual variations in climate (WikiPedia)
Phenology
• Impacts of climate change on plant and animals
• Calibration and validation of simulation models
• Validation of data derived by satellite remote sensing
as NDVI
Data management problems
• Data entry can be a high consuming activity
• Avalaibility and integration of historical data series
• Data information exchange between different systems
• Spatial information to match different GIS data sources
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Paper or ASCII files spreadsheet database Internet database
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Source: COST725 – EPN Database (Updated: 2006)
Percentage of European phenological
dataset and data format
Barn swallow observation (red dot)
Natura 2000 site (gray area)
Web and GIS evolution
In the last years a new paradigm of geographic information emerged from the
integration of WEB and Geographic Information Systems.
The NeoGeography (Michael Goodchild, 2009) well describe the evolution
between producer, communicator and consumer of geographic information in a
new participative approach of territorial knowledge.
WEB 1.0
WEB 2.0
GIS PROFESSIONAL
GEOBROWSER WEB GIS
PARTECIPATIVE APPROACH SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
GOOGLE MAP, ETC.
CITIZEN SCIENZE
Phenological network and Citizen Science
• Volunteers observe and send data in various ways
(postcards, emails, sms, internet forms)
• A website for a phenological network provides:
• Public section: Information on phenology, observer
guidelines, data and maps access
Private section: Workspace and tools (also using • Private section: Workspace and tools (also using
Google map API) to insert and manage observations
Phenological Network formed by researchers(e.g. IPHEN – Italian phenological network http://www.cra-cma.it/iphen/)
Aim of the work
• Describe a prototype for data collection and analyses
of georeferenced phenological observations using a
web oriented architecture and an user friendly
interface with customized GIS functions for
georeferencing data supplied by the internet georeferencing data supplied by the internet
community.
• Potential improvements in managing data collected by
the research community
http://www.gilia.ibimet.cnr.it
Started in 2004. FFirst arrival of Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica L.)
Observers from:EBN Italiawww.ebnitalia.it
2008 the system was improved using Google map API to drive data management2010 development of a new system that integrates both systems
Input data
Phenological Map
systems
The web architecture as well as the
user interface were developed using
open source tools (OSS) in order to
guarantee the web application
sustainability and the
implementation of customized
Architecture, technologies and components
geospatial functions
System Architecture
ANONYMOUS
USER
REGISTERED
USER
Citizen
GEODATABASE
PostgresGIS
Citizen
Researcher
Administrator
Data structure
SITE
Key code
Geographical position
Species
site description
User
OBSERVATION
Site key code
Type of event
Date
BBCH
1 MSPECIES
AdministratorRegistered User
User BBCH
quantity
Description
Photo
User
EVENTS
USER
Name
Login information
profile
Data visualization - anonymous user
Data visualization - registered user
Button to switch from table to map format
Data entry of a new site or individual
Data entry of an observation
Conclusions
• GILIA “Phenology” include in the same framework the
geographic information and the communication and
interactive methods of WEB 2.0 platforms
• A user friendly interface improves phenological data
management and can be effectively used by researchers.
• Identification through geographical information facilitates the • Identification through geographical information facilitates the
integration and analyses using other GIS data sources
• OSS can reduce system deployment cost, but requires
multiple and complex skill on several software tools
• Shared data property and accessibility must be adequately
addressed
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
L. Massetti Email: [email protected]
Could scientific research be improved by
applying WEB 2.0 tools as Citizen Science does?
Phenology 2010 Climate change impacts and adaptations Dublin 14-16 June 2010