Global Vegetation Project: An Interactive Online Map of Open-Access Vegetation Photos
The Global Vegetation Project (http://gveg.wyobiodiversity.org) is a new initiative to host an online database of open-access, georeferenced vegetation photos. The mission of the Global Vegetation Project is ‘to inspire and empower people of all ages to learn about the diversity of vegetation on our...
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| author | Jesse R. Fleri Sienna A. Wessel David H. Atkins Nicholas W. Case Shannon E. Albeke Daniel C. Laughlin |
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| description | The Global Vegetation Project (http://gveg.wyobiodiversity.org) is a new initiative to host an online database of open-access, georeferenced vegetation photos. The mission of the Global Vegetation Project is ‘to inspire and empower people of all ages to learn about the diversity of vegetation on our planet and to provide educators with a resource for teaching ecology online’. The beta release includes two R-Shiny web applications that allow users to 1) submit photos of plant communities through a user-friendly online portal and 2) explore submissions made by others through an interactive global map. The spatial coordinates of each photo are used to extract information about the location including long-term and recent climate data to create Walter and Leith climate diagrams for each photo. User submitted photos can be filtered by biome, temperature, precipitation, and elevation on the map. The Global Vegetation Project will evolve to match the needs of vegetation scientists and ecology educators. We intend to enhance the educational value of the mapping application by incorporating additional search features, global data layers, and the publication of curricula geared towards primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. We encourage the global community of vegetation scientists to use this resource in their classrooms and to contribute photos of vegetation to grow this valuable resource for the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-771c76ab028045b1b034a69ec52e7c672022-12-22T00:17:40ZengPensoft PublishersVegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)2683-06712021-04-012414510.3897/VCS/2021/6057560575Global Vegetation Project: An Interactive Online Map of Open-Access Vegetation PhotosJesse R. Fleri0Sienna A. Wessel1David H. Atkins2Nicholas W. Case3Shannon E. Albeke4Daniel C. Laughlin5University of WyomingUniversity of WyomingUniversity of WyomingUniversity of WyomingUniversity of WyomingDepartment of Botany, University of WyomingThe Global Vegetation Project (http://gveg.wyobiodiversity.org) is a new initiative to host an online database of open-access, georeferenced vegetation photos. The mission of the Global Vegetation Project is ‘to inspire and empower people of all ages to learn about the diversity of vegetation on our planet and to provide educators with a resource for teaching ecology online’. The beta release includes two R-Shiny web applications that allow users to 1) submit photos of plant communities through a user-friendly online portal and 2) explore submissions made by others through an interactive global map. The spatial coordinates of each photo are used to extract information about the location including long-term and recent climate data to create Walter and Leith climate diagrams for each photo. User submitted photos can be filtered by biome, temperature, precipitation, and elevation on the map. The Global Vegetation Project will evolve to match the needs of vegetation scientists and ecology educators. We intend to enhance the educational value of the mapping application by incorporating additional search features, global data layers, and the publication of curricula geared towards primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. We encourage the global community of vegetation scientists to use this resource in their classrooms and to contribute photos of vegetation to grow this valuable resource for the world.https://vcs.pensoft.net/article/60575/download/pdf/ |
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| title | Global Vegetation Project: An Interactive Online Map of Open-Access Vegetation Photos |
| title_full | Global Vegetation Project: An Interactive Online Map of Open-Access Vegetation Photos |
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| title_short | Global Vegetation Project: An Interactive Online Map of Open-Access Vegetation Photos |
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