Dear Colleagues, A team lead by Purdue University is embarking on an ambitious and vital citizen science project for Earth Day 2014 (April 22, 2014). To increase awareness of the fragility of natural soundscapes around the world, we're hosting a RECORD THE EARTH initiative that would be a great activity for classes or just to do as you hike into the wild next week:
Learn more about the event here: www.globalsoundscapes.org<http://www.globalsoundscapes.org> See how much fun ecology can be (trailer to the Day in the Life of a Soundscape Ecologist): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHyNOH_zV3s Connect with us to continue to get updates on the initiative: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Soundscapes/1438166636425580 We are in the very early stages of this initiative! Please help us out! The event is easy to participate in. First, download the free SOUNDSCAPE RECORDER mobile app for Android and Apple (links at our web site). Users can record their soundscape, and answer a few questions about it. Users will then be prompted to upload the recording and answer 4 survey questions anonymously to share with our research team, and the world. Jump online and listen to all of the soundscapes that have been uploaded and that "Make me happy" or "Make me curious". We will have all soundscape recordings linked to a Google Earth map. You will be also listen to over 500,000 stereo recordings from around the world of exotic ecosystems, such as the Sonoran Desert, Costa Rican Jungle and the Ancient Bornean Rainforest. Come Earth Day, there will be pages offering users to "test your acoustic knowledge", online videos so users may experience exotic soundscapes in HD, webisodes on "what is soundscape ecology and how do we collect data" and a fun, interactive "build and play with your own soundscape" site. We sincerely hope you'll join us in supporting this project by downloading the app and recording your own soundscape(s) on Earth Day. And please feel free to individually spread the word about this vital citizen science project. ----------------------------------------------------------------- This research is partially supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (CNH-RCN 1114945) and from Purdue University's Office of the Vice-President for Research. The app content, web site design and research protocols have been approved by Purdue IRB (protocol 1402014603). Questions or comments about this event, the research or the app can be addressed to Dr. Bryan C. Pijanowski, Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). *********************************************************************************************** Bryan Pijanowski Professor and University Faculty Scholar Director, Discovery Park Center for Global Soundscapes 305 FORS Building Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 (765) 496-2215 (office) (765) 496-2422 (fax)
