Naturæ Social Mapping

Naturæ Social Mapping is a web platform where people can enter their naturalistic observations, through the iNaturalist app. The data increase knowledge of biodiversity throughout the country (Italy) and are available to the entire Scientific Community for further detailed studies. The project has been developed in the framework of the citizen science activities carried out by the Maremma Natural History Museum in Italy.

Aim

The project aims to involve citizens of all ages in a direct collection of naturalistic data, increasing knowledge of natural world and awareness of emerging environmental crises like biodiversity loss.

Needed equipment

Smartphone and iNaturalist app

Coordinator

Maremma Natural History Museum

Private sector

Keywords

Science Topics

Participation tasks

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