Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware
Abstract Data collection by conservation biologists is undergoing radical change, with researchers collaborating across disciplines to create bespoke, low‐cost monitoring equipment from open‐source hardware (OSH). Compared to commercial hardware, OSH dramatically reduces participation costs. Four ba...
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| author | Andrew P. Hill Alasdair Davies Peter Prince Jake L. Snaddon C. Patrick Doncaster Alex Rogers |
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| description | Abstract Data collection by conservation biologists is undergoing radical change, with researchers collaborating across disciplines to create bespoke, low‐cost monitoring equipment from open‐source hardware (OSH). Compared to commercial hardware, OSH dramatically reduces participation costs. Four barriers currently hold back its wide adoption: (1) user inexperience inhibits initial uptake; (2) complex and costly manufacturing/distribution procedures impede global dissemination; (3) lack of creator support results in lapsed projects; and (4) lack of user support degrades continued utility in the field. Here, we propose a framework to address these barriers, illustrating how OSH offers a route to rapid expansion of community‐driven conservation action. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f481a2034fc54081966e81ff8c284dfa2022-12-21T23:52:30ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2019-09-01125n/an/a10.1111/conl.12661Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardwareAndrew P. Hill0Alasdair Davies1Peter Prince2Jake L. Snaddon3C. Patrick Doncaster4Alex Rogers5Agents Interactions and Complexity School of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton Southampton UKZoological Society of London Regent's Park London UKAgents Interactions and Complexity School of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton Southampton UKSchool of Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Southampton Southampton UKSchool of Biological Sciences Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton Southampton UKDepartment of Computer Science University of Oxford Oxford UKAbstract Data collection by conservation biologists is undergoing radical change, with researchers collaborating across disciplines to create bespoke, low‐cost monitoring equipment from open‐source hardware (OSH). Compared to commercial hardware, OSH dramatically reduces participation costs. Four barriers currently hold back its wide adoption: (1) user inexperience inhibits initial uptake; (2) complex and costly manufacturing/distribution procedures impede global dissemination; (3) lack of creator support results in lapsed projects; and (4) lack of user support degrades continued utility in the field. Here, we propose a framework to address these barriers, illustrating how OSH offers a route to rapid expansion of community‐driven conservation action.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12661biodiversity monitoringconservation technologyenvironmental monitoringopen‐source hardwareopen‐source software |
| spellingShingle | Andrew P. Hill Alasdair Davies Peter Prince Jake L. Snaddon C. Patrick Doncaster Alex Rogers Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware Conservation Letters biodiversity monitoring conservation technology environmental monitoring open‐source hardware open‐source software |
| title | Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware |
| title_full | Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware |
| title_fullStr | Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware |
| title_short | Leveraging conservation action with open‐source hardware |
| title_sort | leveraging conservation action with open source hardware |
| topic | biodiversity monitoring conservation technology environmental monitoring open‐source hardware open‐source software |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12661 |
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