Designing Participatory Sensing with Remote Communities to Conserve Endangered Species

Ethical Issues with Using Internet of Things Devices in Citizen Science Research: A Scoping Review.

“…Specifically, it is necessary to consider the types of data that are being collected and in what context. For certain types of data such as visual data of wildlife, the accuracy of data might be less important than the portability of devices (Dema et al, 2019;Verma et al, 2016). To this end, it is important to customise or design Internet of Things data collection devices that are appropriate for the environment in which they are used.…”

“…This third hypothesis is supported by the fact that the majority of the studies (n=27) included in our sample used either apps relying on smartphone sensors or commercially available devices. By contrast, only a minority of studies used custom designed devices, or devices built using microcontrollers such as Raspberry Pi or Arduino circuit boards (Barzyk et al, 2018;Black & White, 2016;Dema et al, 2019;Denefleh et al, 2019;Tironi & Valderrama, 2018;Verma et al, 2016;Wylie et al, 2014).…”

“…Likewise, Dema et al suggest that rather than focussing on study protocols, other strategies could be used to improve data quality. These include using tools that collect longitudinal data, as well as more closely integrating participants into the research protocol (Dema et al, 2019). Further, Ferster et al and Heiss and Matthews both note that data quality can be improved through suitable training for volunteers and through focussing on particular areas (Ferster et al, 2013;Heiss & Matthes, 2017).…”

Characterising Soundscape Research in Human-Computer Interaction

“…Finally, we observed that papers used 'soundscape data' to describe recordings of sounds occurring in real-world environments, e.g., in a subtropical forest [152]. Furthermore, tools have been developed to represent this data visually as a map [264] or in a colour-coded spectogram [55]. Where Vongkunkij et al [264] are concerned with representing data directly as captured, Dema et al [55] enable communities to engage with a mix of local bird call audio recordings.…”

“…Furthermore, tools have been developed to represent this data visually as a map [264] or in a colour-coded spectogram [55]. Where Vongkunkij et al [264] are concerned with representing data directly as captured, Dema et al [55] enable communities to engage with a mix of local bird call audio recordings.…”