All the scientific expertise in your smartphone to identify dragonflies by Rosset Véronique, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Entry in category 3. ©Véronique Rosset; See also bit.ly/snsf_comp_copy
This photograph was conceived on the basis of the model of a smartphone application which will identify the dragonflies (realized J. Gloor, January 2017). The photograph makes it possible to visualize a user of the application in action. We can guess a dragonfly on a leaf in the background. The interest of this photograph lies in the marriage between nature and technology.
The screen of the smartphone visible in the photograph shows the model of an application in progress at the High School of Landscape, Engineering and Architecture. It will allow the user to identify the dragonflies using simple criteria accessible to the general public. It will also offer itineraries of walks with observation points of dragonflies. This app will be available for free on Android and iOS. This application addresses the challenges of popularization of science and technology. Translating scientists' expertise in terms of identification and lifestyle of dragonflies is a difficult but enriching exercise for both scientists and the general public. The IT support thanks to its flexibility and modularity makes it possible to have in its pocket an efficient and playful tool. It also makes it possible to use a flexible and reliable approach called "multi-access" with which the user can choose his "path" among the different identification criteria and avoid blockages which are particularly disheartening for the general public. ¦ Image#3_86
All the scientific expertise in your smartphone to identify dragonflies by Rosset Véronique, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Entry in category 3. ©Véronique Rosset; See also bit.ly/snsf_comp_copy
This photograph was conceived on the basis of the model of a smartphone application which will identify the dragonflies (realized J. Gloor, January 2017). The photograph makes it possible to visualize a user of the application in action. We can guess a dragonfly on a leaf in the background. The interest of this photograph lies in the marriage between nature and technology.
The screen of the smartphone visible in the photograph shows the model of an application in progress at the High School of Landscape, Engineering and Architecture. It will allow the user to identify the dragonflies using simple criteria accessible to the general public. It will also offer itineraries of walks with observation points of dragonflies. This app will be available for free on Android and iOS. This application addresses the challenges of popularization of science and technology. Translating scientists' expertise in terms of identification and lifestyle of dragonflies is a difficult but enriching exercise for both scientists and the general public. The IT support thanks to its flexibility and modularity makes it possible to have in its pocket an efficient and playful tool. It also makes it possible to use a flexible and reliable approach called "multi-access" with which the user can choose his "path" among the different identification criteria and avoid blockages which are particularly disheartening for the general public. ¦ Image#3_86