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GEOLOGGER : plataforma de apoio à localização e recolha de dados de registadores de dados ambientais utilizados em contexto científico

Authors: Loureiro, Bruno Filipe da Silva;

GEOLOGGER : plataforma de apoio à localização e recolha de dados de registadores de dados ambientais utilizados em contexto científico

Abstract

As zonas rochosas costeiras, na interface entre os ecossistemas terrestre e marinho, constituem um ecossistema altamente dinâmico e rico em biodiversidade. Inúmeras espécies marinhas de valor comercial utilizam estas zonas durante o seu ciclo de vida, para alimentação, proteção e reprodução. Adicionalmente, a própria biodiversidade presente nestes ecossistemas representa um importante reservatório de compostos bio-ativos com elevado potencial económico. Uma vez que estes ecossistemas são altamente sensíveis às alterações climáticas, a sua conservação exige uma constante monitorização das condições ambientais, sobretudo da temperatura. De forma a aprofundar o conhecimento das condições a que estão sujeitos os organismos presentes nas zonas rochosas costeiras, investigadores do CiBio (Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos) implementaram uma rede de registadores de dados de temperatura, colocados em várias zonas rochosas ao longo da costa Atlântica Europeia. Cerca de uma década de dados foram já recolhidos utilizando estes registadores (loggers em formato lapa), que por sua vez serviram de base para várias publicações em revistas científicas internacionais. Apesar de os registadores terem sido alvo de vários melhoramentos desde a sua implementação inicial, o registo da posição e detalhes da colocação dos registadores é ainda feito manualmente num caderno. Esse registo manual gera inúmeras dificuldades, inconsistências e até mesmo erros, sobretudo porque a manutenção da rede de registadores é realizada por vários investigadores. O novo método de gestão aqui proposto envolve uma aplicação android que permite a recolha dos detalhes e fotografias da posição de cada registador de uma forma uniformizada e com uma hierarquia bem estabelecida. Utilizando os detalhes previamente inseridos na base de dados, e com o auxílio do GPS e bússola presente no smartphone, esta aplicação permite aos investigadores localizar os loggers sem ambiguidade, agilizando o trabalho e reduzindo significativamente a probabilidade de erro humano.

Rocky shores, edged between the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, constitute a highly dynamic ecosystem with rich biodiversity. Numerous marine species with commercial value make use of these areas during their life cycles, for feeding, protection and reproduction. Additionally, the organisms present in these ecosystems represent an important reservoir of bio-active compounds with strong economic potential. As these ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change, conservation efforts require constant monitoring of environmental conditions, especially temperature. In order to deepen the knowledge about the conditions to which organisms inhabiting rocky shores are exposed to, researchers from CiBio (Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) have implemented a network of temperature data loggers spanning several rocky shores along the European Atlantic coast. Nearly a decade of data has already been collected using these data loggers (mimicking the shape of limpets). These data, in turn, have already been used in analyses underlying several important research papers. Still, while the design of the data loggers has been updated since their first implementation, the collection of details concerning the exact location where each data logger has been deployed is still done manually. This methodology generates numerous difficulties, inconsistencies, and even mistakes, not least because the maintenance of the network is done by several researchers. The new management method here presented makes use of an android application that allows for the collection of details and photos of the exact location of each data logger in a uniform manner, and with a pre-established hierarchy. Using the details previously inserted to the database, and with the help of the smartphone’s GPS and compass, this application facilitates the finding of previously deployed loggers without ambiguity, speeding the maintenance work and significantly reducing the likelihood of human error.

Mestrado em Engenharia do Software na Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão do Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo

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Keywords

Data logger, NFC, Geo localização, Geo location, Geo localiza??o, Logger, Registador de dados

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