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Smartphone Apps for Citizen Scientists
@mWaterCo www.mWater.co | twitter: @mWaterCo | facebook: mWaterCo
John Feighery, cofounder, PhD SEAS 2013 @rocketboy76
The Problem
•Valuable water quality data is locked in paper reports, spreadsheets, and proprietary software systems
•Governments, researchers, and citizen groups collect data but have no way to share it
•Data collection doesn’t lead to action
#MapWASH
#PaperIsWhereDataGoesToDie
The mWater solution
Map and monitor water from your phone
Mobile
Collaborative
Social
Add updates and share with the public or colleagues
Anyone can contribute to a growing global database of over 350,000 points
#MapWASH
Keys to sharing water quality data
• Make an app as easy to use as Facebook …and free!
• Separate geographical and longitudinal data (sites versus updates)
• Single cloud database for all sites • Standard forms and indicators linked to test
methods • Dashboards and maps for digital advocacy
#MapWASH
the platform
Secure cloud database and server
Mobile data collection apps
Survey design and data portal
Maps and dashboards
API
Custom apps and visualizations
Your app
A modern, cloud-based mobile monitoring platform designed with users in mind
#MapWASH
powered by mWaterRiverkeeper
http://www.riverkeeper.org/water-quality/hudson-river/
Facebook Free BasicsWorld Water Monitoring Challenge
http://www.monitorwater.org/ formerly internet.org
#MapWASH
Simple water quality test kits
This sidein water
3 seconds
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Visit app.mwater.co and follow the instructions
Branding
Coming soon:
www.mWater.co/kits
Simple single-use kits for critical drinking and surface water quality parameters
Thank you!
John Feighery, cofounder @rocketboy76
www.mWater.co | twitter: @mWaterCo | facebook: mWaterCo
#MapWASH