ispot - e-learning community presentation 15th october 2013
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iSpot and iSpot Mobile: A Participatory Science Application
for Natural History
Will Woods and Doug Clow
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www.ispot.org.uk
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250,000 observations >280,000 images >30,000 registered users 7,000 species identified
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iSpot
Broadcasts
Experts
Mentors
UsersFormal
learning & OER
iSpot Keys
Quizzes
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Rapid response of the iSpot social network
Time taken for the first ID to be offered
Cum
ulati
ve %
iden
tified
n = 64,669 Observations submitted without an ID
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iSpot networking
Observation
Identifier
n = 506
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iSpot Coverage in the UK
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Global iSpot
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Benefits of mobile
• Availability: more phones than PCs• Portability: in your pocket• Immediacy: instant on• Context: GPS• Connectivity: links to web• Social interaction: links to people• Individuality: personal
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Mobile issues
• Connectivity?• Platform specificity?• Cost?• Accessibility?• Interface constraints?• Equity?
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Purpose of App
• To allow users to upload observations and interact with the iSpot community whilst outdoors
• To enable iSpot website functionality on a mobile device in a native format using the enhanced capabilities of a multi-touch mobile phone
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Browser
Cross-platform *Connectivity required Zero installation Restricted functionality
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App
Platform specific Off-line use feasible New marketplace Full functionality
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phones with large touch screen phones with small screen and cursor
http://www.ispotnature.org/mobilekeys
iSpot mobile keys
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iSpot app for Android phones
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iSpot app functionality• Upload observation
– Photo, location, identification
• Browse observations– Own observations– Latest observations
• Provide identification; agree identification
• Manage profile & account
• Social, personal and community aspects– Commenting and identifying observations– “around here” functionality– filtering
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“Overall I have found the app to be extremely stable, easy to navigate and fairly intuitive.”
“Pull down icon menu intuitive once you try it for the first time” “Tried taking photo of pot plant and identifying it. Intuitive interface. Easy to add details. Recognised my location. …Pleased to see my first observation appear on iSpot.”
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“The app crashed only once in more than two hour's use, which is a very noticeable improvement on the last version.”
“'Around here' map showing locations of observations in my immediate vicinity seems clear …and easy to use”
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Future Mobile Plans
• Responsive Design Site + Cross Platform App– HTML5 i.e. available across device types– International rather than UK specific– Regional mapping layers (localisation)– Incorporating user feedback– Improved social tools– Ecology relationships – Bioblitz (surveying) included
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• iSpot Team: Jonathan Silvertown, Doug Clow, Will Woods, Richard Greenwood, Richard Lovelock, Greg Roach, Mike Dodd, Martin Harvey, Rachel Ward, Jon Rosewell, Janice Ansine, iSpot Mentors…and the community!
• Photos: Mike Dodd, Jonathan Silvertown, Martin Harvey
[email protected] @willwoods
[email protected] @dougclow
www.ispotnature.org