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，联合王国对当地海岸管理采取具有成本效益和对环境敏感的办法是这一平衡的一个特别重要的组成部分。为此，Siskin资产管理有限公司（SAML）开发了一套海岸保护系统，其中包括锚定在海岸线上的可持续可用天然材料。这种结构可以捕获流动的沉积物，并促进现有海岸的植被恢复，以增加对侵蚀的恢复能力。目前还没有办法精确地测量和监测SAML系统如何随时间影响生物多样性。记录和沟通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、委员会、水和公用事业供应商等。在环境条件方面，每种安装方式都有其独特的要求，而如何调整和配置系统以满足这些要求是一项挑战。因此，该项目将利用以人为本的设计技术来支持生物多样性数字孪生体（BioDT）的规范、生成和评估。这将是模型的物理表示，并通过从传感器收集的数字信息和系统在原位时的测量来增强模型。这将提供一个互动和引人入胜的演示，描述生物系统和生态系统如何在安装后恢复和生长。帮助SAML发展和改进他们的系统，同时向客户、地方当局、行业和更广泛的公共政府传达这些系统如何在其他地方受益。已经确定的关键案例研究是在莫克姆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，历史和未来的填海活动有可能获得显著的生物多样性净收益（bng）。SAML已经开发了一种新的低姿态的海岸侵蚀系统（以前的海滩安装已经比较高调），这将是这种应用的理想选择。然而，盐沼很容易被“淹没”，对水、潮汐和保护水平的仔细监测是它们茁壮成长的必要条件。为了提供一个准确和引人注目的数字孪生，将与SAML现有客户群的代表利益相关者以及与Morecambe bayet特别相关的利益相关者进行磋商，以了解需求。这些将用于确定一系列环境措施，并推动对侵蚀系统的技术适应。这些将在SAML的支持下进行现场安装和试验。与此同时，斯特拉斯克莱德大学（University of Strathclyde）将利用共同设计流程，根据多个利益相关者的反馈来评估和完善配置，从而创建物理数字表示。结果将是一个新颖的桌面演示，展示大规模环境装置如何与关键的生物多样性指标相连接，并通过引人入胜、沉浸式和交互式数字技术进行交流。

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.