Designing a bio-sensitive visualisation for saltmarsh conservation

生物多样性和有效保护自然资源是可持续发展的一个重要方面。作为一个岛国，在联合王国，对当地沿海管理采取具有成本效益和对环境敏感的办法是这一方程式的一个特别重要的组成部分。为此，Siskin Asset Management Limited(SAML)开发了一套海岸保护系统，其中包括停泊在海岸线上的可持续可用的天然材料。这一结构然后起到捕捉流动沉积物的作用，并促进现有海岸的重新植被，以增加对侵蚀的复原力。目前还不存在准确测量和监测SAML的系统随着时间的推移如何影响生物多样性的手段。记录和传达其系统的长期影响的能力有可能对任何安装决策的广泛利益相关者产生重大影响。这包括沿海社区、土地所有者、议会以及供水和公用事业供应商等。每个装置在环境条件方面都提出了独特的要求，而传达系统如何适应和配置以满足这些要求是具有挑战性的。因此，该项目将利用以人为中心的设计技术来支持生物多样性数字双胞胎(BioDT)的规范、生成和评估。这将是模型的物理表示，当系统在现场时，该模型将使用从传感器和系统测量收集的数字信息进行扩充。这将提供一个互动和吸引人的演示，描述生物系统和生态系统如何在安装后恢复和增长。帮助SAML发展和改进其系统，同时向客户、地方当局、行业和更广泛的公共政府传达此类系统如何在其他地方受益。已确定的关键案例研究是莫克姆贝湾盐沼正在进行的一项倡议。这是野生动物、鸟类和海洋栖息地的重要区域，历史和未来的填海作业有可能带来显著的生物多样性净收益(BNG)。SAML已经开发了一种新的低调海岸侵蚀系统(以前的海滩设施已经高调)，这将是此类应用的理想选择。然而，盐沼很容易被淹死，对水、潮汐和保护水平的仔细监测对于它们的生存是必要的。为了提供准确和引人注目的数字孪生兄弟，将与SAML现有客户群和那些专门与Morecambe Bay相关的代表利益相关者进行咨询，以了解需求。这些措施将用于确定一系列环境措施，并推动对侵蚀系统的技术调整。这些设备将在SAML的支持下进行安装和现场测试。同时，将在斯特拉斯克莱德大学创建实物-数字表示，使用共同设计程序，根据多个利益攸关方的反馈对配置进行评估和改进。其结果将是一个新颖的桌面演示器，展示如何将大规模环境设施与关键的生物多样性指标联系起来，并通过引人入胜、身临其境和互动的数字技术进行沟通。

Biodiversity and the effective preservation of natural resources is anessential aspect of sustainable development. As an island nation, in theUnited Kingdom cost-effective and environmentally sensitiveapproaches to local coastal management are a particularly importantcomponent of this equation. To this end, Siskin Asset Management Limited (SAML) has developed a system of coastal protection whichcomprises sustainably available natural materials anchored onshorelines. This structure then acts to capture mobile sediment andpromote re-vegetation of the existing coast to increase resilience toerosion.There currently exists no means to accurately measure and monitorhow SAML's system affects biodiversity over time. The ability todocument and communicate the long-term impact of their system hasthe potential to significantly influence the wide range of stakeholdersparty to any installation decision. This includes coastal communities,landowners, councils, and water and utilities providers amongstothers. Each installation presents unique requirements in terms ofenvironmental conditions, and conveying the way in which the systemcan be adapted and configured to meet these is challenging.This project will therefore utilise human-centred design techniques tosupport the specification, generation and evaluation of a BiodiversityDigital Twin (BioDT). This will be a physical representation of themodel that is augmented with digital information gathered fromsensors and measurements of the system when it is in situ. This willprovide an interactive and engaging demonstrator which describeshow biosystems and ecosystems can recover and grow post installation. Helping SAML to evolve and improve their system while atthe same time conveying to clients, local authorities, industry and thewider public government how such systems could be of benefit in otherlocations.The key case study that has been identified is an ongoing initiative atthe Morecambe Bay salt marshes. This is an important area forwildlife, birdlife and marine habitats, and historical and futurereclamation exercises have the potential for significant biodiversitynet gains (BNGs). SAML have developed a new low profile of theircoastal erosion system (previous beach installations have been higherprofile) that would be ideal for such an application. However, saltmarshes are highly susceptible to 'drowning' and careful monitoringof water, tide and protection levels is necessary for them to thrive.In order to deliver an accurate and arresting digital twin, consultationwill take place with representative stakeholders from SAML's existingcustomer base and those associated specifically with Morecambe Bayto understand requirements. These will be used to identify a range ofenvironmental measures and to drive technical adaptations to theerosion system. These will be installed and trialled on-site withsupport from SAML. In parallel, the physical-digital representationwill be created at the University of Strathclyde, using co-designprocesses to evaluate and refine the configuration based on feedbackfrom multiple stakeholders. The result will be a novel desktopdemonstrator that shows how large-scale environmental installationscan be connected to critical biodiversity metrics and communicatedthrough engaging, immersive and interactive digital technologies.