The Field Guide app : Connecting island communities to local conservation through mobile interaction

Sousa, Daniel; Rocha Silva, Alexandra Filipa; Rosário, Isabel Amorim do; Ashby, Simone; Arroz, Ana Moura; Piasentin, Flora Bonazzi; Gabriel, Rosalina; Matos, Sónia

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Sousa, Daniel

Rocha Silva, Alexandra Filipa

Rosário, Isabel Amorim do

Ashby, Simone

Arroz, Ana Moura

Piasentin, Flora Bonazzi

Gabriel, Rosalina

Matos, Sónia

Abstract(s)

Here we present Field Guide, a mobile application (app) designed to connect communities to nature-rich environments, which play a crucial role in nature conservation efforts. The app aligns to a mode of science communication that seeks to establish direct contact between publics and specialised scientific communities, most commonly known as the ’ask a scientist’ approach. Field Guide uses a geolocation positioning system to offer users the opportunity to pose questions to scientists whilst exploring a nature conservation site. In this demo, we display the app as a mock-up presentation before its first use by children and teenagers during afield-trip to a nature trail later in 2021.

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C&T'21: 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies: Wicked Problems in the Age of Tech - Seattle, United States, June 20–25, 2021.

Keywords

Mobile Interaction Nature Conservation Science Communication Place-based Learning

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6208

Citation

Sousa, D., Silva, A.R., Amorim, I.R., Ashby, S., Arroz, A.M., Piasentin, F., Gabriel, R. & Matos, S. (2021). The Field Guide app: Connecting island communities to local conservation through mobile interaction. In “The 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies”, Seattle: United States. DOI: 10.18420/ct2021-064