In this workshop, I propose three questions that each participant to consider.
Please check out some videos and reading materials to start your ideas flowing!
1. Why is it important to collect ecological data?
Videos
NEON video: Open Data to Understand our Changing Ecosystems, NEON Science
Readings
Scott S Farley, Andria Dawson, Simon J Goring, John W Williams, Situating Ecology as a Big-Data Science: Current Advances, Challenges, and Solutions, BioScience, Volume 68, Issue 8, August 2018, Pages 563–576, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy068
2. Why is Raspberry-Pi suitable for the purpose of remote data collection?
Videos
How to use Raspberry Pi Imager | Install Raspberry Pi OS to your Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)
Uiversity of British Combia / Rogers Collaboration, Natural Assets Project using Raspberry Pi
Readings
Taking care of urban nature with Raspberry Pi, Ashley Whittaker
Gaurav Jadhav, Kunal Jadhav, Kavita Nadlamani, Environmental Monitoring System using Raspberry-Pi, IRJET, 2016, Pages 1168-1172, https://www.irjet.net/archives/V3/i4/IRJET-V3I4233.pdf
Heartbeat Monitor: fitness device built with Raspberry Pi, The MagPi Magazine, r
Scott S Farley, Andria Dawson, Simon J Goring, John W Williams, Situating Ecology as a Big-Data Science: Current Advances, Challenges, and Solutions, BioScience, Volume 68, Issue 8, August 2018, Pages 563–576, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy068
Karegar, M. A., Kusche, J., Geremia-Nievinski, F., & Larson, K. M. (2022). Raspberry Pi Reflector (RPR): A low-cost water-level monitoring system based on GNSS interferometric reflectometry. Water Resources Research, 58, e2021WR031713. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031713
3. Why is it important to share data with the public?
Videos
I highly recommend Data Sharing and Management Snafu in 3 Short Acts byNYU Health Sciences Library.
It is quite funny, but clealy illustrate a very important point about data sharing.
Readings
William K. Michener, Ecological data sharing, Ecological Informatics, Volume 29, Part 1, 2015, /Pages 33-44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.06.010
Suggestions for
Extension Activities
1. What useful data than ecological data do you find around you?
• Check out some projects you can try out at home
2. Is Raspberry Pi suitable to collect the data in your mind? What additional components/parts are required?
• Check out more Raspberry Pi products
• Find Raspberry Pi approved resellers
3. What are other ways to share your data with others besides Twitter? What are the advantages or drawbacks compared to Twitter?
• 4 different ways to share a big data file with someone