| General info | |
| Project title | EyeOnWater Australia |
| Project acronym | EOW-AUS |
| Project website | https://research.csiro.au/eyeonwater/ |
| Begin date | 2017-01-01 |
| End date | To present |
| Location | |
| Geographic coverage | Australian coastal waters and inland water bodies |
| Description | |
| Abstract | EOW Australia is a citizen science project commencing in July 2017 which aims to use measurements of water colour to understand changes in water quality. Water colour is a very informative indicator of the ecological state of marine and fresh-waters. Until recently, it has only been measurable with specialist scientific instruments. This Australian initiative has built upon results from the EU Citclops project (www.eyeonwater.org) which, since 2015, has combined a fully operational smartphone application with a supporting website. This project has built on the success of the “Eye on Water” project by integrating additional physical measurements. Citizen scientists generate valid data for calibration of satellite information, and provide a synoptic overview of their environment. Each participant will obtain a better understanding of how local water bodies change seasonally and in response to short duration events like bushfires, floods and cyclones. |
| Coordinator | |
| Coordinating organisation | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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| Country of Coordinator | Australia |
| Contact name | Dr. Janet Anstee |
| Contact organisation | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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| Phone | +61 3 9545 2176 |
| Fax | +61 3 9545 2175 |
| Email | Enquiries@csiro.au |
| Project partners | |
| Other partners | Free University Amsterdam
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| Edmerp metadata | |
| Edmerp id | 13587 |
| Collating centre | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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| Latest update | 2021-05-04 |
