A high-tech, low-cost, Internet of Things surfboard fin for coastal citizen science, outreach, and education
A high-tech, low-cost, Internet of Things surfboard fin for coastal citizen science, outreach, and education
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DOI：
10.1016/j.csr.2022.104748
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发表时间：
2022-05-10
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2.3
通讯作者：
Waters, Shannon
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作者：
Bresnahan, Philip;Cyronak, Tyler;Waters, Shannon
沿海人口和灾害正在同时升级，导致沿海海洋观测的重要性增加。许多成熟的观测技术都很昂贵，需要复杂的技术培训，并且很少或根本没有公众参与。Smartfin是一个配备海洋传感器的冲浪板鳍和公民科学计划，旨在缓解这些问题。Smartfin通常由冲浪区和近岸地区的冲浪者和划桨者使用，它们可以帮助填补其他观测资产之间的空白。Smartfin用户组可以在有限的区域内提供数据丰富的时间序列。Smartfin包括温度、运动和湿/干传感、GPS定位和蜂窝数据传输能力，用于近实时监测沿海物理和环境参数。Smartfin的温度传感器相对于经过校准的Sea-Bird温度传感器的精度为0.05摄氏度。目前正在开发数据产品，以量化来自运动传感器和水质监测附加传感器的海洋物理学。超过300个Smartfin已经分布在世界各地，并已使用长达五年。该技术已被证明是一个有用的科学研究工具，在沿海海洋，特别是观察时空变化，验证遥感数据，并表征地表水深度剖面时，结合其他工具，该项目已产生了可喜的成果，在正规和非正规教育和社区参与沿海健康问题，具有广泛的国际影响。在这篇文章中，我们描述了技术，公民科学项目的设计，以及自然和社会科学分析的结果。我们还讨论了我们的推广，教育和科学目标的进展。
Coastal populations and hazards are escalating simultaneously, leading to an increased importance of coastal ocean observations. Many well-established observational techniques are expensive, require complex technical training, and offer little to no public engagement. Smartfin, an oceanographic sensor-equipped surfboard fin and citizen science program, was designed to alleviate these issues. Smartfins are typically used by surfers and paddlers in surf zone and nearshore regions where they can help fill gaps between other observational assets. Smartfin user groups can provide data-rich time-series in confined regions. Smartfin comprises temperature, motion, and wet/dry sensing, GPS location, and cellular data transmission capabilities for the near-real-time monitoring of coastal physics and environmental parameters. Smartfin's temperature sensor has an accuracy of 0.05 degrees C relative to a calibrated Sea-Bird temperature sensor. Data products for quantifying ocean physics from the motion sensor and additional sensors for water quality monitoring are in development. Over 300 Smartfins have been distributed around the world and have been in use for up to five years. The technology has been proven to be a useful scientific research tool in the coastal ocean-especially for observing spatiotemporal variability, validating remotely sensed data, and characterizing surface water depth profiles when combined with other tools-and the project has yielded promising results in terms of formal and informal education and community engagement in coastal health issues with broad international reach. In this article, we describe the technology, the citizen science project design, and the results in terms of natural and social science analyses. We also discuss progress toward our outreach, education, and scientific goals.