For those of you involved in offshore surveys for seabirds, marine
mammals, and other wildlife --
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently funded the
development of a new at-sea survey data collection app for Android and
iOS platforms, such as tablets. The app, called /*SeaScribe*/, was
developed by the Biodiversity Research Institute and Tilson Government
Services, and has now been approved for release.
In short, /*SeaScribe*/ is a data collection tool for offshore wildlife
surveyors (using either boats or planes) that is specifically designed
to improve data standardization and work flow, reduce data entry errors,
and decrease time from raw data output to finalized datasets for analysis.
/*SeaScribe*/ features include:
* capturing environmental conditions and behavioral information
alongside each geo-referenced wildlife observation, using internal
or external GPS,
* efficient data entry screens with core data fields and the ability
to create and use customized data fields,
* capturing digital photographs and audio clips from onboard cameras
and microphones, tagged to specific observations and locations,
* export of data in JSON or CSV file formats, including tagged images
or audio clips, via email or Dropbox, and
* a reporting tool that summarizes survey data by transect or survey
for screen view or exporting.
And, as if that wasn't exciting enough, BOEM has made the app
/*freely*//**//*available*/ for download via
/Google Play/ (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=seascribe&c=apps)
and the
/iTunes App Store/
(https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/seascribe/id1084264780?mt=8).
For more information about /*SeaScribe*/, and to download the handy
User's Guide, please visit our website at --
http://www.briloon.org/seascribe.
-- *Iain Stenhouse, PhD* /Senior Science Director Marine Bird Program
Director/ Biodiversity Research Institute 276 Canco Road Portland, Maine
04103, USA Tel: 207-839-7600 x210 /www.briloon.org/
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