Collaborative Environmental In Situ Data Collection: Experiences and Opportunities for Ambient Data Integration
Venue
On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2010 Workshops, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 119
Publication Year
2010
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Abstract
Collaborative environmental in situ data collection occurs when a team of
investigators goes into the field together to collect environmental data. These
data might be necessary, e.g., for a biodiversity inventory, compilation of a soil
density map, or to estimate above-ground forest carbon stocks. Investigators will
often arrive at a location and disperse, collecting data, and then compiling it
either in the field, or at a later time. Typically, an area will be divided into a
set of plots, and within those, subplots. Teams of investigators will visit each of
these plots with standardized forms and specialized equipment for collecting the
data of interest. For example, in a forest inventory, investigators might collect
data about the diameter and species of the trees in the forest, the trees’ health,
fire damage and soil quality at the plot, proximity to roads, and whether any
logging has taken place.
