EcoSourcer is a wonderfully innovative and useful new mobile app, developed by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture as part of a collaboration with Isle of Man-based company Fuzzelogic Solutions, that is designed to make it easier than ever to harness crowdsourced environmental information in order to gain real-time and accurate information about wildlife and the environment in general.
What's great about this app is that it leverages the power of the crowd to help government departments and environmental groups get the latest and greatest data. For example, anglers are normally required to fill in a 'catch return' so that authorities can keep track of fish populations in the local area.
Now however, thanks to EcoSourcer, anglers can update their catch information in the app itself so that it can be looked at in conjunction with other environmental information to better gauge the state of the local ecosystem, something that's important for both educational and safety reasons.
Crowdsourced Ecological Apps
This Environmental Information Leverages the Power Of the Crowd
Trend Themes
1. Crowdsourced Environmental Data - The trend of using mobile apps to gather environmental data from the crowd presents opportunities for businesses to develop innovative and collaborative solutions to environmental problems.
2. Real-time Wildlife Monitoring - The trend of real-time and accurate environmental data collection using mobile apps and crowdsourcing presents opportunities for industries to develop sustainable business practices.
3. Collaboration Between Government and Private Sectors - The trend of collaboration between government and private sectors to use technology to gather environmental data can lead to disruptive innovation in developing solutions to imminent environmental problems.
Industry Implications
1. Environmental Management - The use of mobile apps and crowdsourcing for environmental data can be used to develop more efficient and effective environmental management solutions in industries like agriculture, forestry, and conservation.
2. Smart Cities - The trend of using a network of sensors, mobile apps and IoT devices to efficiently gather environmental data and crowdsource information can help cities improve urban sustainability.
3. Fishing and Aquaculture - The use of crowdsourced fishing data via mobile apps can provide valuable insights into catch monitoring and fisheries management.