Description:
The Cairngorms Scenic Photo Posts project is a pioneering citizen science initiative to gather information about our landscapes as they change from day to day and year to year”
This is a citizen science project with the public gathering photographic information that will help understanding and track landscape and habitat change in the National Park. The photographs that people upload are available to everyone through the website. The project is set to run for ten years from 2015. A long lifespan is important so that the project can make a valuable contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the National Park.
Originator:
Cairngorms National Park Authority
Is this an existing or new approach to measuring landscape change?:
Existing
Aspect of landscape:
Spatial coverage:
Potential to work across the Lake District.
Landscape Character Type:
Geographical unit:
Single location
Frequency of measure:
Continuous
Indicator:
Visible landscape change
Web link:
Resource requirements:
Website with interactive map, publicity, photo posts and then some analysis of the photographs over time to assess landscape change.
Establishment cost:
Medium (additional staff time and limited cash up to £15k)
Data source:
Uploaded to the website by people who have used the photo posts.
Submitted by:
Jemma Simpson
Countryscape
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